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January 8, 2008

Search Headlines & Links: January 8, 2008

Want a snapshot of the day's search marketing news? Here we've collected today's top news stories posted to the Search Engine Watch Blog, along with search-related headlines from around the Web:

From the SEW Blog:

• Microsoft Offers $1.2 Billion For Norwegian Search Company
  They may not have Google's market share but Microsoft does not seem to be stopping its acquisition of more properties in the search space.
• The Paid Search Presidential Primaries
  In honor of today's New Hampshire primaries, we decided to hold our own Paid Search Presidential Primaries.
• Google Inks PPC Deal with ReachLocal for SMBs
  Google's local reach rarely exceeds its grasp. Google signed a new partner that raises the stakes in local search and puts IYPs on alert.
• SEW Experts: Small Business SEM New Year's Resolutions
  One of the big challenges to gaining search rankings and marketing yourself online is deciding "what's next."
• SEW Experts: There is no Guaranteed Search Engine Ranking
  If a company ever finds a way to guarantee organic search engine rankings, that company will undoubtedly go public and have a market cap approaching that of Google's.

Posted by Kevin Newcomb on January 8, 2008 5:57 PM