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Companies hoping to ride out a recession may be able to rely on paid search advertising, according to a new report.  Natural search shouldn't be forgotten, though, and paid search campaigns are likely to cost more than they have in the past.

A lot of people feel that, as its rising stock price and market share seem to show, Google’s bulletproof.  One possible problem with this outlook rested with the cost of Google’s keywords and what advertisers were getting in return.  But now even those concerns are being laid to rest.

One might think the rise in US gas prices would spur people to race to the Web for pricing information and hybrid car details. One would be wrong to think these things.

This won’t cause the end of the world, and it probably won’t even drive anyone out of business, but VeriSign is set to raise domain prices by 7-10%.  More ominous is the possibility that the prices will, from this point on, continue to increase on a yearly basis.  Oh, well - at least the company is being upfront about it.

Online driving direction and map finder MapQuest has added tools to help people find per-gallon prices that do the least damage to one's bank account.

The popularity of voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) telephony services is pushing the telecommunications industry to cut prices as customers jump ship for cheaper voice services.

Gas prices reaching $2.90-$3.00 per gallon appear are the boiling point that pushes consumers onto the Internet to research some peace of mind, according Hitwise. Searches for [gas prices] and [hybrid] soar at those prices, as does traffic to energy sites.

Finding customers isnt usually the hard part of selling. Its "closing" that can drive you crazy. You know the excuses.