Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft, AOL, Featured at Search Engine Summit

Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft, AOL, Featured at Search Engine Summit

San Diego, California - May 7, 2007 - Recently, two search engine summit gatherings, have featured Web 2.0 issues, including The Red Herring Spring 2007 in Monterey, California and MediaPost's Search Insider Summit in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Red Herring gathered over 400 CEOs, venture investors, government officials and senior corporate business development executives to its annual Red Herring Spring conference in Monterey, California. As the venue for the unveiling of the Top 100 private companies in North America, it draws upon decision makers and industry observers across the continent. Red Herring Spring 2007 celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Red Herring 100 Awards gathered innovative start-ups.

At the Red Herring, ''10 Years of Innovation and Disruption,'' the event addressed hot topics in search engine marketing and the current transformation of communication strategy. Topics included: search technologies, biggest search-related mistakes in advertising, local search and ''pay-per-call.'' The panel consisted of five speakers from various aspects of the search marketing industry and took place at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Monterey, California.

Numerous past Red Herring 100 winners shared their successes and insights on how to make it to the top. Red Herring Spring 2007 featured presentations from the Red Herring 100 North America Award winners, and keynote addresses from legendary VC investors and CEOs of leading Internet, information and communications corporations. There were insightful roundtable sessions as well as numerous opportunities for conference attendees to meet and interact with peers. Attendees included the following: * Private technology companies: C-level Executives * Public technology companies: C-level executives, Business Development, Marketing and Strategy Executives * Investors: VCs, Private Equity and Other Investors * Media and Industry Analysts * Consulting, Legal and other Advisory Company Executives

The purpose of the Media Post Search Insider Summit was to bring the best minds in the industry together to share leading edge information and experience on search marketing in a think-tank environment, while exploring new technology, strategies and tactics for effective campaigns. In a tranquil setting, over one hundred brand marketers, agency decision makers and search marketing experts networked, discussed and debated, working collaboratively to improve the search channel, as well as their own marketing efforts.

Some of the Participating Companies Included: