Is Linkbait On Its Last Legs?

Many popular optimization strategies center on the practice of link baiting, which is SEO slang for developing content with the express purpose of luring in a large number of inbound links. As companies like Google continually tweak their algorithm to prevent the system from being gamed, analysts are beginning to wonder if linkbaiting has much of a future.

Yahoo Lost Face Losing Facebook

When Facebook reputedly rejected Yahoo's billion-dollar buyout offer, Yahoo retreated to the sidelines. The missed opportunity may be one that did not really exist.

Yahoo Alpha Goes Beta

This isn't a typo: Yahoo!7 is running the search Alpha beta Down Under, offering a customizable start page people can equip with content modules from Yahoo's properties and others.

The Incredible Shrinking Book

Have you ever read a long document on your computer screen?  I’m talking novel-length.  It’s not nearly as comfortable as paging through a book from your couch.  But if you’re brave enough to try something even more doubtful, stories are becoming available through cell phones.