Yahoo is reportedly filing a definitive proxy statement with the SEC along with the accompanying white proxy card, in an attempt to solicit proxies for the upcoming shareholders meeting in late July. Carl Icahn, in the wake of the failed deal with Microsoft earlier this year, had informed Yahoo’s chairman and board that a number [...]
Browser Plus – Yahoo’s Big Treat for Web Developers
May 29th, 2008After a year of whispered rumors and sly hints, Yahoo is finally letting us sneak an peek through the curtain at their newest technology. Yahoo states that Browser Plus is intended to let you combine the powers of the web with the convenience of your desktop to create and combine multiple applications. The drop-and-drag feature [...]
Impatient Searchers – Why You Need Visibility
May 29th, 2008Yahoo, JupiterResearch and iProspect teamed up to run a survey on how far down the SERPs people actually go. The results were compare with stats from previous years, and the results are discouraging – at least for the sites that don’t make page one. Random internet users were asked how long they study the [...]
SMX Event to be Held in Seattle
May 28th, 2008For those of you lucky enough to make the trip, the SMX Advanced Conference will be held June 3rd and 4th at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle. An evening reception on June 2nd is planned at the Olympic Sculpture Park to kick of the event, then the expo hall will open at [...]
Google Algorithms – The Secrets of the Tweaks?
May 27th, 2008There was a rush to the Google Webmaster Blog last week as rumors were flying that Google was discussing its algorithms. With over 450 tweaks last year and a multitude of adjustments so far in 2008, we have seen quite a bit of activity indicating changes in the search engine giant’s inner computations. The Page [...]
