Earlier today I was at the Brickhouse in San Francisco as Tom Coates, head of the Fire Eagle team, announced the release of Fire Eagle, which had been in private beta. The offering is intended to be something of a clearinghouse or “switchboard” (Coates’ words) to help users “manage location” across the internet and on […]

This week I’m seeking some feedback for a future column with a working title of
“Link Development Realities Versus What We Tell Our Clients“
The idea for this column came from a client conference call I participated in this past week. As the call progressed, it became more and more evident that several […]

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on
Search Engine Land and from other
places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Can Newspapers Be Saved? Have you noticed the number of layoff’s being announced by newspapers of late? When the New York Times announced in February 2008 that […]

One of the most frequently asked questions we get while speaking on social media marketing at conferences is “how can something boring be successful in social media?
Well there is really no product, service, or topic that cannot be successful in social media marketing if you are willing to be creative. To prove the […]

AllThingsD and, picking up on that post, Silicon Alley Insider speculate about potential, forthcoming job cuts at Yahoo to streamline consumer-facing and ad-focused business units.
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Have you noticed the number of layoff’s being announced by newspapers of late? When the New York Times announced in February 2008 that they were cutting 100 positions from their newsroom, it was a sad moment. A prominent national paper that informs our opinion and dialogue was announcing a cutback. Then the San Francisco […]

It is not uncommon for Gmail (Google Email) users to complain about outages and issues with sending and receiving email. But right now, there are hundreds of Gmail users complaining that Gmail is down or simply not sending or receiving emails.
A current search at Twitter on Gmail will return hundreds of messages with Gmail […]

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on
Search Engine Land and from other
places across the web.
From Search Engine Land:

Yahoo Exposes Part Of Google Search Deal Terms In SEC DocumentBoth Reuters and CNET report on a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Yahoo that contains many […]

This week’s SMN Webcast explores a highly debated topic in search today: the “social graph.” Is this the wave of search marketing’s future - or just another passing fad? Chris Sherman, Search Engine Land’s Executive Editor, will look at how much time and resources search marketers should devote to social search campaigns. He’ll also discuss […]

Both Reuters and CNET report on a Securities and Exchange Commission filing by Yahoo that contains many of the details of its paid search deal with Google. It’s a redacted version of the agreement the two companies signed. The omitted portions of the document are deemed confidential.
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