Yahoo Investor Wants Search Business Sold To Microsoft

Ivory Investment Management can't order anyone to do anything.  Since it's only in control of 1.5 percent of Yahoo's stock, Ivory may not even be able to make suggestions using a loud voice.  Still, the investment firm is adding to all the previous Yahoo-Microsoft mess by recommending a sale of Yahoo's search business.

Online Holiday Spending Up 7 Percent

Online holiday spending continues to be the one bright spot in the woeful economy, according to a new report from comScore.For the holiday season through December 7, $15.63 billion has been spent online, about the same level compared to the same period last year. During the first week since Cyber Monday (December 1-December 7), sales totaled $4.45 billion, up 7 percent over a year ago.

Google Pushing Charity Through iGoogle Themes

Keeping within the Holiday spirit, Google is doing something a little more significant than helping track the path of Santa Claus. They're offering a number of iGoogle themes for causes in an effort to spread awareness and raise donations. They're clearly taking it seriously because there is a link to them right from the front page of the search engine, and usually there is not…

SEO Tools To Get Things Done

In the session "SEO Tools" the panel discussed a variety of tools that can be used for site optimization.(Coverage of SES Chicago continues at Webproworld Videos.  Keep an eye on Webproworld for more notes and videos from the event this week.)Bob Briski, Software Marketing Consultant, Raybeam, recommended the following tools:Yahoo! PipesGoogle AnalyticsYahoo Site Explorer