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Overture to Buy Norway Firm for $70 Million
Search company Overture Services Inc. plans to buy the Web-search unit of a Norwegian technology company for $70 million and an incentive payment of...
Overture to Pay $140 Million for AltaVista
Overture Services, Inc. will acquire search engine AltaVista Co. for $140 million in cash and stock. Overture provides pay-for-performance search functions...
Ask Jeeves Profitable in Fourth Quarter
Ask Jeeves Inc., a search engine firm, reported $2 million in net income during fourth quarter 2002, up from $1.4 million in fourth quarter 2001. The...
Meta Keyword Tags: Fun With Fossils
The meta keyword tags may be the dinosaur of search engine optimization but it is still important when optimizing for MSN search. The meta keywords...
SEM, Classifieds Are Growing Online Ad Vehicles
Search engine marketing, online classifieds and rich media are the three areas of online advertising that are growing, according to an analysis of several...
Good Web Site Writing Drives SEM Results
Text on e-commerce sites should be written with search engine marketing in mind without sacrificing marketing emphasis, said a panelist at the AdTech...
Online Searchers Expect Quick Results
Nearly half of people doing online searches expect to find the answer to their query on the first page of search results. And, 78% of Web users will...
Live From AdTech: The Bottom Line on SEM
Search engine marketing delivers more click for your buck than direct mail, said a panelist at a discussion on search engine marketing. There are 200...
Larry and Wendy Davis' company has been selling guitar parts for 25 years. It is mostly a wholesale business,...
Being Frank About Search Engine Rank
You're using your favorite search engine, ready to find the most appropriate sites for your needs. You type in your search terms, and up comes a list...
Sanibel Holiday Dipping Toes
Search engine marketing is not an all or nothing affair. It is extremely possible to get into it slowly, a step at a time. For example, in mid-May, Sanibel...