Eric Goldman’s Technology & Marketing Blog reports on a key pronouncement by the US District Court (Eastern District of Wisconsin) in Standard Process Inc. v. Dr. Scott J. Banks: Keyword Metatags Don’t Matter. Be sure to download the ruling that is linked in his post.

Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo Inc. and Time Warner Inc.’s AOL are closing in on a deal to combine their Internet operations, a move that could thwart Microsoft Corp.’s effort to acquire Yahoo, people familiar with the matter said Wednesday.