I've been blogging for the last three years now and one of the most important things I've learnt is readers don't have the time (or attention span) to read through long detailed posts. Concise, attractive looking posts grab the attention of readers and perform far more effectively almost every time. I figured this out the hard way, spending hours writing up long posts which I considered to be quality content but unfortunately no-one else agreed!

The nation awoke yesterday morning to stunning, world-shaking news - the ad deal between Yahoo and Google was kaput, finished, finito. Naturally this was cause for dancing and celebrating in streets and cities the world over but spare a moment of thought for Jerry Yang and the Yahoo crew. What now, after such a crushing defeat. Do they go it alone, and if not, who can they turn to?

Posted by Nick Gerner "I'm not an SEO. I've never worked at Google or Yahoo! I worked at Microsoft, but not on search." This is how I began my talk at the SEOmoz Expert Training Seminar last August. Now I have been invited to speak at a SEMNE event on November 18 in Providence, RI. And I'm asking you to attend. It's a poor sales pitch, but stick with me.

Why stay home when you could be out having fun? We've got the best of where to go and what to do in your area with AOL's new online event guide - When.com . When.com has events for everyone to enjoy, like family activities, community events, live performances, festivals, sporting events and much more. You can search for events by location, time and type of event, so it is easier than ever to find something that interests you.

Starting in late October, holiday travel fares have been falling quite a bit, and right now the average airfare for both Thanksgiving and Christmas travel are actually below their price points from this time last year. But don't take our word for it. You can see for yourself. Farecast puts the power to predict into your own hands with expert travel advice based on science, not marketing.

Christmas presents to be purchased? Budget a bit tight? Microsoft Live Search has a solution for all the parents out there being harassed for big ticket items by our kids. Why not save up to 25% right now? I need an Xbox 360 for ankle-biter number one. What is the plan? I head on over to http://www.live.com/ and search for "xbox 360," where I see a bunch of search results. At the top I see "Xbox 360" with the gold coin cashback icon and "Live Search cashback.

We hope to see you at Pubcon , coming up soon in Las Vegas. Be sure to check out the full agenda , and register . Here are some speakers from Microsoft who'll be participating in panel sessions. Tues. Nov. 11 10:00 - 11:20 PPC Engine Vendor Panel.

The holiday season is quickly approaching. For all the fun that ensues, there are always lots of things to do and sometimes a little stress. Well, YouTube is here to help. This year we've teamed up with Lowes Home Improvement and created the Holiday Solutions Center to help with your holiday hassles and share some great ideas for the special season. This YouTube checkpoint is built to get you through the holidays without a hitch. From cooking to decorating and gift giving,

by Vera H-C Chan People are still having problems spelling the name of our president-elect, and now Barack Obama has gone ahead and appointed as chief of staff Rahm Emanuel ??"searched in the past seven days as Ron, Rob, Rom, Ram, Rahn, Rham, and Rohm. We won't even go into the surname variations...although egregiously missing is his old moniker that the New York Times revived: Rahmbo . However one spells the first Obama Cabinet member,

Posted by rebecca Last year I bought Comcast's NBA League Pass, which gave me access to the entire season of NBA basketball games. My brother egged me on to order it so he could use my online login and watch streaming games at home in Michigan (his cable provider didn't offer League Pass). A couple weeks ago I received a letter from Comcast informing me that they've auto-renewed me for NBA League Pass this year and that if I don't want to renew I'd have to cancel.