Pop quiz hot shot: What do Steve Jobs, Israel, Billy Beane, Don Draper, and Bonnaroo have in common ? All of the above have been sources of inspiration for my columns -- and, today, I’ll add one more to the list. After spending last week in Hawaii with my time-zone challenged kiddos, I hope you can understand why my mind wandered to SEM every now and then. Here’s where I landed: 1. Search cannot exist on an island. Some things thrive on islands. Bananas. Surfers. And sugar. Others don’t. Battleships. Birds. And search. Indeed, as I pontificated on the eve of the inauguration of the 44th U.S. President (who was born in Hawaii), integrating search is no easy task -- but one that’s vital to national, er, job security.…
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