The Key for Microsoft and Yahoo
It’s anyone’s guess at the moment whether Microsoft will succeed in its bid to acquire Yahoo.Following Yahoo’s rejection of the unsolicited bid, subsequent speculation on who else might emerge as a white knight, or even whether Yahoo and Google might get into bed together to keep Microsoft at bay, the scene appears to be set for a battle that, whatever the eventual outcome, will re-draw the competition map of the internet.
SEO Celebrities
I am curious if anyone else has noticed a trend over the past year or so where people (I have nobody specific in mind) in the search marketing business seem to increasingly gravitate towards becoming a “SEO celebrity”. It’s a bit like like moths to a flame, really.
Russia’s Medvedev Seems Okay With Online Freedoms
Say what you want about censorship in Russia; the man who will likely become the country’s next president publicly recognized that, at least in theory, the Internet has made the spread of information much freer.
A Loophole For Paid Links
It seems it was only a matter of time before the cleverer element of the SEO world developed a workaround for Google’s penalizing of paid links. The workaround involves a pretty creative "dynamic" linking strategy, and it’s playing a little bit dirty.
New Nickelodeon/MTVN Buy Caters To Expecting Parents
Corporate ownerships and small sites are branching off this deal in every direction. Still, to reach towards the top level of the matter, MTV Networks has acquired Babunga’s "online family network" for an undisclosed amount.
UK Internet Population Expected To Grow
More and more people in the UK are becoming comfortable with the Internet, according to a new study. Usage remains far short of 100 percent, but approximately 60.5 percent of the population ventured online at least one per month in 2007, and a full 62.6 percent should do so this year.
Alibaba, Beijing Fear Microsoft’s Business Tactics
Look for Jack Ma’s Alibaba to become part of the Microsoft-Yahoo discussions due to Yahoo’s sizable stake in the company.
Google Headcount Tops 16K Employees
At one time, CEO Eric Schmidt blamed rising headcount for having an impact on Google’s numbers and claimed Google would get that under control.
Yahoo Layoffs Could Cost $25M
The reorganization at Yahoo that resulted in hundreds of layoffs will cost the company millions in related costs.
Got Conversion Optimization?
Google has ideas for advertisers who want to capitalize on cost-per-acquisition (CPA) through the AdWords bidding process.