Our friends over at the Search Marketing Standard, one of the first successful search marketing focused print magazines, has been acquired by iNET Interactive.

Search Marketing Standard launched in the first month of 2006, with many supporters. Boris Mordkovich & Eugene Mordkovich of MordComm founded and finance the magazine. iNET Interactive’s Director of Marketing, Kevin Gold, has been writing for the publication since their debut issue, and now he can call the magazine his own

Not much will be changing with the magazine; the staff will remain on board. Boris will remain involved on an advisory level, and the same guiding principles should remain intact under the new management.

Search Engine Land wants to wish iNet, Kevin, Boris, Eugene and the staff, Editor-in-Chief Andrey Milyan, Associate Editor Frances Krug, Advertising Director Alex Lukashov, Office Manager Alina Vernikov, and Graphic Designer Jonathan Limoanco a congratulations!

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