Meta-Tags

The question often arises on whether meta tags actually help out with search engine ranking. I'm under the opinion that it doesn't, sure metacrawler and Mamma use them in ranking, but do the big boys Google and Yahoo? They mostly use the content within the page among other factors. However I'm yet to give up on using meta tags on my web sites. I recommend using the Overture Bidding Tool under my links to get an idea of what keywords people are paying top dollar for, and incorporating them in your meta tags.