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Yahoo Changes Bylaws To Stall Microsoft
Microsoft will have to wait to nominate new directors for Yahoo's board, in its efforts to takeover the company.
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Michael and I had the opportunity to attend the SMX (Search Marketing Expo) last week in sunny Santa Clara, CA.
Google Tests Site Links Feature
I was tipped off today by a WebmasterWorld thread that Google is testing their Site Links feature that includes a search box right under the Site Links. See the screen capture below:
Only 44% Of Online Shoppers Are Happy With Company Web Sites
A majority of online shoppers (74.5%) said they use a company's Web site to get information about a product or service, but less than half (44%) said the information met their needs a new study from ServiceXRG, "Influencing the Online Experience," found.The study surveyed around 1,000 companies and online shoppers to find out how people use search for online support, do product research and take…
Gary Gygax Departs For Ethereal Plane
Gygax co-created Dungeons & Dragons, a roleplaying game that likely occupied some time for the geeks you know today. We bid farewell to him.
Page Load Times Affect AdWords Quality Score
Thanks to the diligence of a marketer (i.e., not to an announcement from Google), it is now known that Google instituted a new factor in determining the quality score for AdWords ads: landing page load time. In brief: slow landing page load times negatively impact quality scores, which increases minimum bids and ad placement rankings.
