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It would appear that the Microsoft layoffs we first discussed in this post back on 12/22 maybe coming to fruition.
In fact, rumor has it Microsoft may cut as much as 17 percent of its work force (a total of about 15,000 people) within the next 2 weeks, according to Fudzilla.
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Google still reigns supreme, accounting for 71.97 percent of U.S. searches in the four weeks ending Nov. 29, 2008. Yahoo Search, MSN Search and Ask.com came in at 17.70 percent, 5.45 percent and 3.35 percent, respectively, according to Hitwise Search Engine Analysis Tool (via MarketingCharts).
The other, smaller 43 search engines accounted for 1.53 [...]

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If you are like me and are looking for a better way to get organized, you are going to love Digsby.
I just downloaded this little app and took it for a test spin.  It’s free…and it is powerful.  So what is it?
Simply put, Digsby lets you combine ALL of your e-mail notifications, instant messenger accounts [...]

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The Live Search Blog has announced that they are testing a new robot. The new crawler is called msnbot/2.0b and will be added to the current crew LiveSearch spiders, which are now known as msnbot/1.1.
The new spider is being tested but it is expected to replace the old spider eventually. The [...]

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Everyone wants to have their site rank well in Google.  It’s only logical…not only can Google send you a butt-load of free traffic, it’s also highly targeted and it’s one of the best ways to drive business.
The problem lies in that the exact same strategy is being used by thousands of your direct competitors. This [...]

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