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Review of Microsoft Excel 2010

Microsoft Excel 2010 is an exciting upgrade from 2007 in terms of cool new features and also a welcome improvement in ease of use. Learn how Excel 2010 can help you better manage your SEM campaigns. [...more]

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The Week We Searched For- December 18, 2009

December 19th's stories from the world of search are dominated by FTC legal troubles, as Facebook is forced to justify their new privacy policy settings and Intel is required to prove they aren't the high tech chip bully. [...more]

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Yahoo! SEM Product Changes

Yahoo! used their recent Ad Forum in Sunnyvale, CA to unveil some cool innovations to their SEM platform. Read more to learn about the impact of these enhancements on your current Yahoo! PPC campaigns and what we might expect once the Yahoo!/Microsoft partnership is finalized. [...more]

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The Week We Searched For- December 4, 2009

We start of December with a flourishing rivalry between Google and Microsoft, as they head off to chart the best map. Google also responded to criticism from Rupert Murdoch and other traditional news outlets with a new policy to limit access to content on subscription sites. [...more]

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The Week We Searched For- November 13, 2009

This weeks stories are quite seasonal. Yahoo, Microsoft and Google kick off the holiday season with the gift of free WiFi and, if your cold has got you down, Google just introduced their new flu shot search feature. [...more]

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The Week We Searched For- November 6, 2009

With Google’s introduction of their new service Google Dashboard, MSN’s makeover and Twitter’s new retweet, this week's stories are all about how social media is changing the nature of search and prompting new internet privacy boundaries. [...more]

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The Week We Searched For – October 30, 2009

This week Microsoft had a hard time keeping things in order. They suffered a delay in their deal with Yahoo and a cancellation of their highly anticipated Family Guy episode. Google is staying hip, however, with their newly announced music service and a surprise music roundtable in Hollywood. [...more]

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Family Guy Starring Windows 7 – Old Media Jumps the Shark

On November 8, Fox will air a special 100% commercial-free episode of Family Guy. Until yesterday, it was to be sponsored by Microsoft as part of a larger deal with Fox to promote Windows 7. What does this type of branded integration say about the current state of television advertising and the disruptive impact of the internet? [...more]

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The Week We Searched For – October 23, 2009

This week’s results are fully of controversy and competition, especially for Google, as they compete with Bing over Twitter, Facebook over music and AT&T over the political future of the internet. [...more]

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Google and Microsoft Reach Agreements with Twitter

Both Google and Microsoft have reached agreements with Twitter to incorporate real-time tweets in their respective search results. I asked some fellow Search Agents to share their reaction and to speculate on the potential impact on all 3 companies, the SEO industry, and search behavior. [...more]