Comments on: What the Yahoo/Microsoft Deal Means for Your Site http://www.hostscope.com/templature/what-the-yahoo-microsoft-deal-means-for-your-site/ WordPress is the new LAMP. Wed, 26 May 2010 08:18:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: WalterGR http://www.hostscope.com/templature/what-the-yahoo-microsoft-deal-means-for-your-site/comment-page-1/#comment-4992 WalterGR Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29:54 +0000 http://www.hostscope.com/?p=300#comment-4992 > First, if you are currently ranking well in Yahoo, but not in Bing, you’re hosed. Sorry. All that work for Yahoo is down the drain, since their engine is being put out to pasture. How do you figure? "Microsoft will acquire an exclusive 10 year license to Yahoo!'s core search technologies, and Microsoft will have the ability to integrate Yahoo! search technologies into its existing web search platforms" (<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2009/jul09/07-29release.mspx" rel="nofollow">MS press release</a>) > First, if you are currently ranking well in Yahoo, but not in Bing, you’re hosed. Sorry. All that work for Yahoo is down the drain, since their engine is being put out to pasture.

How do you figure?

“Microsoft will acquire an exclusive 10 year license to Yahoo!’s core search technologies, and Microsoft will have the ability to integrate Yahoo! search technologies into its existing web search platforms” (MS press release)

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