{"id":249,"date":"2008-05-06T06:18:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-06T11:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=249"},"modified":"2008-05-20T17:29:07","modified_gmt":"2008-05-20T22:29:07","slug":"yahoo-sponsored-search-still-a-great-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2008\/05\/06\/yahoo-sponsored-search-still-a-great-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Yahoo Sponsored Search Still a Great Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the Yahoo Microsoft merger is kaput, it is time to look forward to the future of Yahoo, and I have to say that I think that it is bright.<\/p>\n<p>Yahoo Sponsored Search is a good application, delivers clicks and conversions and is a great place for some to start out with a pay per click campaign. 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