In an interview with Bloomberg , Carol Bartz graded her first year as Yahoo!'s CEO. She gave herself a B minus. That's probably a fair grade. Bartz did finally get the search deal with Microsoft done . But the deal hasn't been implemented yet and their search market share has fallen quite a bit . Yahoo! stock has recovered a bit from 2008, when Jerry Yang failed to take advantage of Microsoft's generous offers. But there is still recovery to be made.

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by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Real Vampires (Searches increased by 2,281%). Let's hope that the only vampires around are the fake ones . Jay Leno (+752%). The New York Times says Leno will get his old time slot back, but only for a half hour show, and push Conan O'Brien to a full hour starting at 12:05. Holocaust Museum (+740%). The 89-year-old man who allegedly killed a security guard when he opened fire at the D.C. museum,

Sites like Hulu and the increasing adoption of media players such as the Apple TV are showing consumer desire (and willingness) to experience original content in new ways. This has not been lost on former NBC and Universal co-chair Ben Silverman, who has formed a new studio called Electus. The studio is an effort to connect content creators with advertisers. Think product placement - taken to the next level. This, of course, NEEDS to happen.

As you are probably aware, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has been going on this week, and will continue to do so through Sunday January, 10. WebProNews is in attendance, and will be periodically posting exclusive video interviews and looks at new products, continuing after the show is over. What are your favorite releases from CES? Tell us in the comments . As one would imagine, there have been quite a few announcements made up to this point.

With CES well on its way, the talks, the meet ups, the late night festivities, and not to mention the ever crazed exhibit floor...we wanted to let you all know the Bing team is here in and we are in full CES mode. If we havent had the chance to meet you yet please stop by the Microsoft booth and say hi. We will be in exhibit hall C1 in booth #7144. And for those of you who know how tough getting around in Vegas can be during the conference,

Once upon a time, Google was a company that specialized in search and advertising. Now, it's tossing out advanced mobile phones and requesting the right to buy and sell energy. Still, several financial analysts think these not-entirely-conventional moves are a good idea. Sharon Gaudin spoke to Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group, Ezra Gottheil of Technology Business Research, and Dan Olds of the Gabriel Consulting Group.

Remember when Google was just a search engine? We often still think about it that way, yet we are frequently reminded of the breadth of product offerings and ultimately the power the company possesses. Power, or energy rather, is actually something Google could end up selling in the future. Google recently applied for approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the right to purchase and monetize energy,

Last week, we introduced expanded mobile reporting features in Google Analytics. To help developers, this launch includes features that make it easy to see how people are using specific parts of their iPhone and Android applications. The same Google Analytics reports that provide insights into website traffic and engagement are now available for mobile apps. As with websites, there are two basic categories of user interaction you can track : pageviews and events.

Image: Life in the Fast Lane by t3ermin4t0r . We all love the fast life of the SEO industry , don't we? Each day is a challenge and the sheer diversity of tasks makes this profession so refreshing. As we have to deal with a plethora of developments, hundreds of ranking factors and daily breaking news which can make or brake a business we're also short on time all the time . We'd like to do so much more during a day or the business hours but we can't.