Nobody ever said the search for value was easy.

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Once again, this is a key missing piece in the quest for ultimate value delivery in the core search engine business model.

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One way this plays out, Galeti explains, is in the search for ways to combine social and financial value.

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In the past, driven by a relentless search for value, energy CEOs devoted much of their time to strategy.

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Lastly, Turtle Beach is releasing the new USB powered Z22 headset for PC gamers in search of a high value audio experience.

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They discover the practical value of a deliberate, persistent, wide-ranging search for ideas.

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"Given the explosion in content and the frustration many viewers express in being able to find something to watch, a superior search-and-discovery experience offers one of the biggest opportunities for delivering value to customers, " he said.

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Similarly, we estimate that the search advertising business is the most valuable business for Google and constitutes around 73% of its stock value.

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The search engines are motivated to deliver value so they need to be able to ensure high quality appropriate content for each and every search request.

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At Search Bank, a Beijing employment agency, Hai Yuen points out that, whereas the value of compensation packages for expat executives has been shrinking over the past ten years, the number of Chinese-speaking foreigners she handles has been rising.

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