Barbara contributed to the expansion of the industry as an advisor for MSN and their new paid search product.

Kevin Lee and Dana Todd filled Barbara’s shoes at SEMPO, leaving her more time to focus on speaking engagements, something she is in high demand for. Barbara remained involved as co-chair of the Sponsorship/Development committee and a Board member.

WebMama.com was named 27th Largest Women-Owned Business and ranked 4th in the Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in San Francisco Bay Area.

Barbara continued with speaking engagements, Ad-Tech New York, Kelsey Group Local Search Conference, Search Engine Strategies Chicago and was approached to be the Keynote Speaker at the Yellow Pages Associations conference.

Consulting clients included: Verisign and the Wedding Channel.

WebMama.com introduced new offerings by media providers to include contextual advertising and targeted banners.