2009 is upon us and even with numerous bloggers still on holidays (or writing less frequently), there are still some great content worth checking out. Below are this week's must reads in search marketing:

Search Marketing

• Report: Microsoft To Lay Off 15,000 Workers - Search Engine Land
• Last Toolbar PageRank update of 2008 - Matt Cutts
• 10 Irrational Human Behaviors and How to Leverage Them to Improve Web Marketing - SEO Moz
• Yes, Keyword Ranking Reports are Still Valuable - SEO Book
• Measuring Natural Search Marketing Success - Search Insider
• Marissa Mayer To Leave Google? - Search Engine Watch
• Google Guide to SEO - Are Social Media Links on Death Row? - Graywolf
• Best of 2008: Top 10 Website Optimization Posts to Kick Start and Improve Your Website! - Rich Page

Web Analytics

• 7 Social Media & Web Analytics Predictions for 2009 - Social Media Today
• Web Analytics – Year 2008 in Retrospection - InfoSys
• Trackset - Web Analytics Made in Italy - Web Analytics Book
• Web Analytics Stats: Fact or Fiction? - MLV Writes
• Web Analytics World: Holiday Contest

Labels: Must Reads, SEM