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Barry's headline is an apt description of this oddly engaging Microsoft ad. If you haven't seen it, the Search Engine Land piece has the link to YouTube. read more »
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Danny Sullivan notes something very true, the times are changing, and presidential candidates are getting better at search marketing, but not in the most recent case. Danny explores how neither campaign is running ads for the new VP nominee. read more »
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David Mihm brings you everything you need to know from last week's SMX Local conference. He says: "I've just returned from SMX Local in San Francisco and my head is still spinning. Chris Sherman, Greg Sterling, and the rest of the Third Door Media t read more »
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Greg Sterling via SEL - Privacy is dead, get used to it. In the effort to rescue display advertising from its historically dismal performance and so-called "banner blindness" behavioral targeting (BT) was born a few years ago with Tacoda. It has bot read more »
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As I watch search marketers often continue to obsess about things like PageRank, I wanted to do a personal post / wake-up call related to our SMX Local & Mobile Search Marketing show happening next month in San Francisco, July 24-25. Because for all read more »
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Matt McGee writes, "Despite what you may have read elsewhere, last week’s SMX Advanced conference in Seattle was not a black-hat spamfest. It was one of the most educational conferences I’ve been to, and a big improvement over the original SMX Advan read more »
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I've got no problem if Microsoft wants to "bribe" searchers to use its search engine. Even Google has done the same. But the Live Search Cashback program rolled out today seems a pretty inept way to do it, far more likely to disappoint and frustrate read more »
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(Danny Sullivan post) If Microsoft's Yahoo walkaway is a ploy to save $5 billion, CEO Steve Ballmer may have proven himself pennywise & pound foolish. He was prepared to spend billions to make Microsoft a serious Google rival but may have destroyed read more »
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SEL - It's not entirely clear if this marks the end of the whole episode but it certainly appears to (at least on the surface.) A skeptic might see this as a power play to deflate Yahoo's stock and then come back with a tender offer or another try t read more »
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With SMX Social Media Marketing coming up next week, Paul Gillin's "Are Social Media Jobs Just A Dodge?" piece in BtoB caught my eye. Gillin's verdict? Most social media marketing positions are created with the mission to influence other marketers i read more »
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I'm happy to announce that the next SphinnCon has now been confirmed for Friday 2nd May 2008, just a few weeks away. The event in Greensboro is designed for local Sphinn members and internet marketers, looking to share knowledge and network with pot read more »
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Tamar Weinberg writes, "As many of you exhibitors knew, Danny Sullivan sent me on a mission to find the best schwag ever at SMX West because I am a schwag addict. In the end, you all had a lot of great schwag, and it's super hard to choose the "best read more »
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A few places you can find live blogging from SMX West today read more »
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Many folks think SMX is Danny Sullivan. They believe that Danny not only chairs the conference, but books the venues, programs the sessions, picks the speakers, sets up the parties, signs up the sponsors, and even cooks those yummy meals.

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(spoken like Dick Vatale) Who's GOING? It's SMX WEST baby! Danny Sullivan (The folks who bring us Sphinn...gotta support em'), NEW Google Groove, Rand Fishkin, Chris Sherman, wine, SUSHI BABY! I KNOW you read Sphinn...I KNOW you're out there! read more »
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Microsoft is aiming to buy Yahoo. Seriously. read more »
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Jeff Quipp does a very rare interview on the SEP blog... Rob Kerry (aka EvilGreenMonkey) is the Editor of Sphinn, and one of Danny Sullivan’s right hand people! read more »
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Alley Insider's Henry Blodget says that layoffs would be good for Yahoo and "Demonstrate that CEO Jerry Yang can make the tough, unpopular decisions necessary to get this company humming again. read more »
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Ad Age reporter Matthew Creamer chronicles efforts by Reprise Media to boost the position of his name in search results...and seems surprised that they did!

An eye-opening example of how much reputation-building is still left to do for search mar read more »
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Danny does a great rundown of how vertical search is being integrated into the core search services. read more »
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Robert says "Some wars can't be won. We've spent a week wrestling with Google's stance on nofollowing advertising and what actions we should take. What I've decided to do is share some of our instant messages over the past few days." Funny stuff! read more »
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With so many search marketers already recommending and linking to the various SMX conference sites, it seems a no-brainer to join the affiliate program. read more »
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Vanessa Fox on how the vast majority of UGC... sucks. read more »
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A nice post complimenting Robert Clough on how he handled my supposed criticism of his advertising model. I totally agree that Robert handled it nicely, and I would like to think I would have done exactly the same! read more »
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Everyone ready for Cali in February? It will be about 20 below here in NY so I will be beyond ready at that point... read more »
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