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fudzilla.com - 12/31/2008

Fudzilla: Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff

— fudzilla.com — Image Worldwide cutbacks The rumor that Microsoft was set to lay off people on January 15th, 2009... is no longer a rumor but a fact. Staff at Microsoft have been informed that the company is readying major layoffs to its worldwide operations and it's ... (more) Fudzilla: Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff

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fudzilla.com - 1/1/2009

Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff

— fudzilla.com — Worldwide cutbacks (more) Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff

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searchengineland.com - 12/31/2008

Tough Love For Microsoft Search

— searchengineland.com — Back in June, I spoke at Microsoft as part of a regular series for those involved with... its webmaster tools group and anyone generally interested in search. My talk was called “Tough Love For Microsoft Search,” and I covered various reasons why I felt ... (more) Tough Love For Microsoft Search

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