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Google wasn't the only one hinting at a new search engine results page design. On November 27, Macworld reported that Yahoo would launch a structure search component to their Web site to help users compare data on certain types of queries, possibly in the near future. The structured search format is most suitable for product-based searches.

After scouring the Internet for informative blogs to help entrepreneurs with their marketing efforts, EvanCarmichael puts together their list of the Top 50 Marketing Blogs To Watch In 2008. Go and enjoy! Hope it useful for you.

The User Experience 2007 Conference separately is held in Las Vegas and Barcelona, it offers up to 6 days of deep learning as international experts lead 31 full-day tutorials on topics such as: Turning usability data into interaction design; Improving usability for complex applications; Writing for the Web; Applying information architecture (IA) principles; Managing user experience strategy .

Ask.com is planning on coming to China within two-years. Barry Diller said he plans on spending $100 million to bring Ask.com to China. Diller told the Wall Street Journal, "We've certainly got enough capital to do damage," and admitted there is risk to such an undertaking. Diller plans on replicating the strategy they used to expand in the European markets, with this China expansion.

Jakob Nielsen, principal of Nielsen Norman Group thought: In the short term, five years--I see great potential for jobs in search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimization (SEO). However, I am a bit more skeptical about the long-term prospects for these fields, looking ahead 10 years, but it should be possible to use a job in SEM/SEO as a springboard to a more senior position in Internet marketing or user experience.