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Google Wins Again – ASK is History

March 6th, 2008 by Ray "Catfish" Comstock

OK so maybe not history, but if you read this article about ASK changing their business model to appeal to married women, it’s pretty clear that they have raised the white flag and given up competing with Google. It’s actually a smart move as they are focusing more on their core user group. But it now makes the MSN / YAHOO deal all that much more interesting. Personally, as much as I love Google, I don’t believe that this news, or a potential MSN/Yahoo deal is good for SEO professionals. What Google needs is (more…)

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Why the MSN / Yahoo Deal (Mahoo?) is Bad for SEO

February 4th, 2008 by Ray "Catfish" Comstock

So it appears that Microsoft is hell bent on acquiring Yahoo. This is not a good thing for the SEO industry nor is it good for consumers. SEO is already dominated by three main search engines (sorry ASK but you are not one of em). The three are Google, Yahoo and MSN. And MSN is just barely on the radar. I understand why MSN wants Yahoo. It’s pretty easy to see it would help them compete with Google. But the thing that strikes me as funny is, other than acquiring existing marketing share, how is that acquisition going to help them to take some of what Google already has. The presumption is that somehow the merger of these companies is going to create a stronger company capable of competing with Google. Unfortunately for them and the average visitor, nothing could be further from the truth. See the real reason that Yahoo and MSN can’t compete with Google is that Google’s company infrastructure and culture are superior to other two companies. (more…)

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