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Lieb, Rebecca.
The truth about search engine optimization /Rebecca Lieb. -- 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-7897-3831-8
1. Web search engines. I. Title.
TK5105.884.L54 2009
005.75’8--dc22
2008047988
For most of the past 10 years, I’ve had the privilege of working with, and learning from, the wisest, greatest, and most pioneering, as well as the most generous, minds in search. This book is dedicated to all the searchers: Danny, Mike, Frederick, all the Kevins, Dana, Anne, Amanda, Rand, Matt, Li, Lee, Chris, Frank, Christine, Shari, Brian, Bryan, Chris, Jeffrey, Mauro, Maurizio, Andrew, Elisabeth, Heather, Detlev, Barbara, Jennifer, Jenn, Jessie, Jill, Misty, Vanessa, Sara, David, Mona, and a host of others.
But mostly, it’s dedicated to my father, Warren Lieb, who instilled in me the love of searching, learning, teaching, and sharing.