Monday, February 4, 2008
Yahoo News - Yahoo and Google alliance?
Guardian Unlimited - UK
By Eric Auchard Since its founding 14 years ago as the Web's first navigational guide, Yahoo has entered dozens of lines of business and
become the online ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7279639
Japan stocks gain as Softbank jumps on Yahoo bid
Reuters - USA
Yahoo Japan Corp (4689.T: Quote, Profile, Research), which is owned 41 percent by Softbank and 33 percent by Yahoo Inc, was awash with buy orders coming in ... http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUST17547420080204
Yahoo May Re-Consider Google Alliance, Rebuff Microsoft
Slashdot - USA
Reuters is reporting that Yahoo might consider a business alliance with Google as a way to top a $44.6 billion takeover proposal by ...
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/02/04/0130235
Yahoo selling music service to Rhapsody America
USA Today - USA
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY Yahoo is selling its digital music subscription service to Rhapsody America -- a partnership of Real Networks and MTV Networks ... http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2008-02-04-yahoo-music-rhapsody_N.htm
Wall St Wk Ahead:Recession looms; Yahoo bid stirs optimism
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Stocks rose in volatile trade on Friday on optimism over stock valuations after Microsoft Corp's takeover offer for Internet company Yahoo Inc . The bid is ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7278793
How much will Microsoft-Yahoo marriage change cyberspace?
Xinhua - China
3 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Friday courted Yahoo with a 44.6-billion-US-dollar merger offer, or 31 dollars per share. It came after almost a year of debate ... http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/03/content_7559243.htm
Yahoo Offer Is Strategy Shift for Microsoft
New York Times - United States
DealBook's full coverage of Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6 billion offer for Yahoo, what it means and how it might play out ... http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/02/technology/02soft.html?em&ex=1202187600&en=385345bf23332a1a&ei=5087%0A
Merged Yahoo-Microsoft would have much overlap
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Change is inevitable for Internet users if Microsoft's audacious $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo Inc., made public Friday, is accepted. ...
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/02/MNBUUR938.DTL
Is Microsoft bid for Yahoo a culture clash in the making?
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
1, 2008 to buy search engine operator Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion in cash and stock in a move to boost its competitive edge in the online services market. ... http://origin.mercurynews.com/business/ci_8148911
Antitrust approval for Yahoo deal may not be a slam-dunk
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
A confident Microsoft said it expects to get federal approval for its Yahoo purchase this year, but some experts say not so fast ... http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_8148863
Parsing Yahoo!: What Makes You Think We're Desperate?
And now, it's the distressed damsel Yahoo! that begs to have the meaning of its words revealed. After the old-alpha and new-alpha traded
yammerings about how they were protecting the world from each other, the future acquiree thought it ...
http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/allportfolio/~3/228710814/parsing-yahoo--what-makes-you-think-were-desperate
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Microsoft-Yahoo: It's Not a Done Deal
The Alibaba group is owned 40% by Yahoo. Currently Baidu provides search monetization service for Microsoft's China traffic. If Microsoft buys Yahoo, Baidu might get cut out of the deal with Microsoft. This may give Baidu all the reason ... http://www.thedomains.com/2008/02/04/microsoft-yahoo-it%E2%80%99s-not-a-done-deal/
The Domains - http://www.thedomains.com
The New News Covers the Microsoft Bid for Yahoo
While many folks have been caught up the past 72 hours with the drama of Microsoft's bid for Yahoo and rumors of potential competing bids, I've been fascinated with how the new news has been covering the drama. ...
http://www.socialmedian.com/2008/02/the_new_news_covers_the_micros.html
No Super Bowl For The Yahoo: Top Brass Weigh Their Limited Options
By Michael Arrington
So apparently the Yahoo brass didn't take Microsoft's public offer to buy them as well as could be expected (hey, at least their
shareholders finally got a break - the stock jumped nearly 1/3 on Friday). They've been working all weekend ... http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/03/no-super-bowl-for-the-yahoo-top-brass-weigh-their-limited-options/
TechCrunch - http://www.techcrunch.com
Microsoft-Yahoo: Deal of the Weak
"Yahoo is the last old media company, for it operates on the old-media model: It owns or controls content, markets to bring audience
in, then bombards us with ads until we leave" says Jeff Jarvis. Yahoo'sa company that clings to the old ... http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/microsoft-yahoo-deal-of-the-weak/
SARAH MEYERS - http://sarahmeyers.wordpress.com
Google News - Google is worried about the future of Internet ...
Forbes - NY,USA
In an apparent effort to protect its hefty share of the online search-advertising market, Google on Sunday accused Microsoft of trying to
unfairly dominate ... http://www.forbes.com/home/technology/2008/02/03/goog-msft-yhoo-tech-internet-cx_wt_0203techgoog.html
For Silicon Valley, Microsoft's Yahoo bid isn't quite Armageddon
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Google Inc. today said Microsoft's $44.6-billion bid for Yahoo Inc. raised "troubling questions" about maintaining openness on the Internet ... http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-microsoft4feb04,1,814202.story
Google: Microsoft deal bad for Internet
BusinessWeek - USA
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Google Inc. raised the specter of Microsoft Corp. using its proposed $42 billion acquisition of Yahoo Inc. to gain illegal control over ... http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8UJ72B80.htm
Google weighs in against Microsoft
Financial Times - London,England,UK
Google was yesterday preparing to take a strong public stance against Microsoft's unsolicited takeover offer for Yahoo, arguing that it could open the way ... http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3b020aee-d2c3-11dc-8636-0000779fd2ac.html
Google: Microsoft-Yahoo Bid Raises 'Troubling Questions'
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
By Edward F. Moltzen, CMP Channel Two days after Microsoft pulled the trigger on a $44.6 billion takeover attempt of search company Yahoo, rival Google is ... http://www.crn.com/software/206103160
Update on the Microsoft Bid: Google Sweats, Yahoo Mulls
Wired News - USA
It's taken a couple days to digest the news, but Google finally ... http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/02/update-on-the-m.html
Google's Microsoft Fixation
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
By Saul Hansell Google just released a statement on Microsoft's bid to acquire Yahoo. David Drummond, Google's general counsel, wrote the prospective deal ... http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/googles-microsoft-fixation/
Google Says MSFT Bid Raises "Troubling Questions"; Openness Mantra ...
paidContent.org - Los Angeles,CA,USA
It also has the whiff of what Microsoft argued against the Google-DoubleClick deal: too much concentration of online power with one
company ... http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-google-says-msft-bid-raises-troubling-questions-openness-mantra-again/
A cruel fate for Yahoo, other Silicon Valley legends
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
While Yahoo became one of the hottest content sites online, the company missed a multibillion-dollar opportunity as Google rewrote the Internet business ... http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8156057
Google Wrings Hands at Microsoft-Yahoo Combo
PC Magazine - USA
by Mark Hachman Like everyone else, PC Magazine asked Google for a comment in reporting the hostile $44.6 billion bid Microsoft made for Google ... http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2255520,00.asp
Parsing Google: Don't Trust the Old Bully, Just the New One
Google: The openness of the Internet is what made Google -- and Yahoo! -- possible. A good idea that users find useful spreads quickly.
Businesses can be created around the idea. Users benefit from constant innovation. ... http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/allportfolio/~3/228600144/parsing-google--dont-trust-the-old-bully-just-the-new-one
Google to Microsoft: No, We Said Do NO Evil
By MG Siegler(MG Siegler)
It didn't take long for some new frontline action in the Microsoft/Google War. Today Google used its very much public blog to put in no uncertain terms that it is very much against Microsoft acquiring Yahoo and hopes "policymakers" aka, ... http://www.parislemon.com/2008/02/google-to-microsoft-no-we-said-do-no.html
ParisLemon - http://www.parislemon.com/
Microsoft-Yahoo A-Bombed by Google
Google blasted the Microsoft bid for Yahoo on the official Google Blog this afternoon. SVP Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer David Drummond, characterized Microsoft's proposed acquisition as a "hostile bid" that threatened ... http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sewblog/~3/228582659/080203-180501
Search Engine Watch Blog http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/
Wikipedia 3.0: The End of Google?
By identityandconsulting
The Semantic Web (or Web 3.0) promises to "organize the world's information" in a dramatically more logical way than Google can ever
achieve with their current engine design. This is specially true from the point of view of machine ... http://methainternet.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/wikipedia-30-the-end-of-google-2/
The "Meta" Internet: The genesis... http://methainternet.wordpress.com
Fightin' words from Google
By Jeff Jarvis
At Google's blog today, David Drummond, the company's chief legal officer and senior VP for development, comes out with phasers set to
kill against the Microsoft bid for Yahoo. A week ago in Europe, I ended up at a small dinner and a ... http://www.buzzmachine.com/2008/02/03/fightin-words-from-google/
BuzzMachine - http://www.buzzmachine.com
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Microsoft News - Google reacts to Microsoft's offer for Yahoo!
New York Times - United States
Have you been wondering what had been going through the heads of Microsoft executives as they prepared to make the bid for Yahoo? http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/microsofts-inner-thoughts-on-online-advertising/?hp
Google implies Microsoft/Yahoo hookup will ruin the Internet
Ars Technica - Boston,MA,USA
For the next several weeks we're sure to hear plenty about Microsoft's attempt to buy Yahoo ... http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080203-google-implies-microsoftyahoo-hookup-will-ruin-the-internet.html
Microsoft + Yahoo! vs. Google: E-mail competition getting jiggy
BloggingStocks - USA
Lot's of ink has been spilled on these pages about Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) bid for Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and what this might mean for Google (NASDAQ: ... http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/03/microsoft-yahoo-vs-google-e-mail-competition-getting-jiggy/
Changes if Microsoft lands Yahoo
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
AUSTRALIA's booming $1 billion online advertising market will be radically reshaped if Microsoft's $49.5 billion hostile bid for online media group Yahoo ... http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23154001-643,00.html
Yahoo bid 'should get approval'
BBC News - UK
With US politicians due to meet later this week to discuss Microsoft's offer for Yahoo, analysts ultimately expect any deal to secure regulatory approval ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7224890.stm
Microsoft bids for Yahoo
Globes - Rishon Le-Zion,Israel
Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) bid for Yahoo!(Nasdaq: YHOO) may cause ripple effects in the Israeli technology sector as well. Microsoft's bid for Yahoo! was in ... http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000305071&fid=942
Gates v Google: Microsoft's search for a future on the net
Guardian Unlimited - UK
But days before news of Microsoft's $44.6bn bid for Yahoo became public, there were few signs that Bill Gates was about to unveil an acquisition that would ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/03/billgates.google?gusrc=rss&feed=media
Merged Yahoo-Microsoft would have much overlap
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Change is inevitable for Internet users if Microsoft's audacious $44.6 billion takeover bid for Yahoo Inc., made public Friday, is accepted ... http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/02/03/MNBUUR938.DTL
US stocks cap strong week with Microsoft bid for Yahoo
Jerusalem Post - Israel
Wall Street was pleased by Microsoft's $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. T The US Labor Department's worrisome employment report for January said the economy ...
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201867284071&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Yahoo to take time evaluating Microsoft offer
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
Yahoo Inc says it's "going to take time" to thoroughly evaluate Microsoft Corp's unsolicited $45 billion offer keeping in mind its strategic options ... http://www.ndtvprofit.com/2008/02/03123722/Yahoo-to-take-time-evaluating.html
Parsing Microsoft, the New Champion of Choice
Microsoft: "We have great respect for Yahoo!, and together we can offer an increasingly exciting set of solutions for consumers, publishers and advertisers while becoming better positioned to compete in the online services market," said ... http://feeds.portfolio.com/~r/portfolio/allportfolio/~3/228577316/parsing-microsoft-the-new-champion-of-choice
Google reacts to Microsoft's move to acquire Yahoo, then Microsoft ...
We all heard of Microsoft's move to acquire Yahoo! for $31 per share. Up until now, Yahoo! has not really responded but today Google posted a blog post "out of the blue" by David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development ...
http://blog.sixsigns.com/2008/02/04/google-reacts-to-microsofts-move-to-acquire-yahoo-then-microsoft-responds/
SixSigns Blog - http://blog.sixsigns.com
Pot, kettle, black: Google fires back at Microsoft
Microsoft's hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions. This is about more than simply a financial transaction, one company taking
over another. It's about preserving the underlying principles of the Internet: openness and ... http://www.accmanpro.com/2008/02/04/pot-kettle-black-google-fires-back-at-microsoft/
AccMan Pro - http://www.accmanpro.com
Will Microsoft save Silicon Valley from Google?
There was talk of monopoly in Silicon Valley Friday morning as news of Microsoft's $45 billion offer for Yahoo spread at Internet speed via
e-mail, instant message and mobile phone. But the huge irony is Microsoft's bid for Yahoo is ... http://methainternet.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/will-microsoft-save-silicon-valley-from-google/
Labels: advertising, google, microsoft, yahoo
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Google News - Google vs Microsoft + Yahoo?
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Google's founders said they wanted $1bn (£500m) for the company. Semel offered it and they raised the price to $3bn. Semel walked away ... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2008/02/03/ccyahoo103.xml
IBD's Top 10 - Friday
CNNMoney.com - USA
Google fell 9% after its Q4 miss. 2 Last month's job loss was the first since Aug. '03, raising the risk of recession and making further Fed rate cuts ... http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-22724250.htm
With Yahoo Bid, Microsoft Aims to Outpace Google
NPR - USA by Laura Sydell Weekend Edition Saturday, February 2, 2008 · Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo demonstrates its desire to compete with Google, which has ... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18632831
Microsoft bids for Yahoo, takes aim at Google
CTV.ca - Canada
Inc. If the deal goes through, the US$42 billion bid could help the software and technology company gain a major partner in its attempt to take on Google, ... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080201/yahoo_microsoft_080201/20080201?hub=CTVNewsAt11
Microsoft's bold bid for Yahoo takes aim at Google
Boston Globe - United States
Microsoft Corp. made a well-timed move to check Internet search goliath Google Inc. in the multibillion-dollar online advertising market yesterday, ... http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/02/02/microsofts_bold_bid_for_yahoo_takes_aim_at_google
Yahoo: Internet portal under pressure from Google
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
Currently chairman, Jerry Yang returned to the group last June as its results fell in the face of ever increasing competition from Google ... http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Yahoo_Internet_portal_under_pressure_from_Google_/articleshow/2749485.cms
Why Microsoft and Yahoo! Won't Shake Google
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
By David LaGesse Google's success is driving Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo! Google came to dominate search and the nascent world of online advertising ... http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/economy/2008/02/01/why-microsoft-and-yahoo-wont-shake-google.html>
Google lauds iPhone
By willpark
Jonathan Rosenberg, Google's senior vice president for product management, said that, "[Google is] particularly interested in
looking at the iPhone because the Web browsing experience is so good, and because of the optimization work we ... http://www.intoiphone.com/2008/02/02/google-lauds-iphone.html
Into iPhone - http://www.intoiphone.com
Google's SocialGraph API
As I'm currently at the SG FooCamp in Sebastopol, I had the possibility to directly talk to one of the heads behind Google's SocialGraph API and it really eases some stuff that NoseRub is trying to do in the current development version. ... http://noserub.com/blog/archives/44-Googles-SocialGraph-API.html
NoseRub Blog - http://noserub.com/blog/
How to Perfect Shally's Google hack on Jigsaw to eliminate all ...
(This step is just as important if you adapt the above Google hack to find LinkedIn profile results. I highly recommend you check out Shally's LinkedIn cheatsheet for the clean version, which works fabulously.) ... http://recruiting-online.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!85B563D573918AEA!440.entry
Advanced Online Recruiting Techniques - http://recruiting-online.spaces.live.com/
Search, Ads, Yahoo and Microsoft
By Ionut Alex Chitu(Ionut Alex Chitu)
In 2003, Yahoo!, which was outsourcing its search to Google, wanted in on the action and paid $1.63 billion to buy Overture. Last month Yahoo! dumped Google and now exclusively uses Overture, officially declaring war ... http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/02/search-ads-yahoo-and-microsoft.html
Google Operating System - http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/
Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Google: Let the war games continue
By Gary E. Sattler
Would you care to guess what I call Google in this scenario? Most of you probably already know. Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is like a battle ready nuclear submarine, running deep, cold, and nearly silent, with the ability to effectively ... http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2008/02/02/microsoft-yahoo-and-google-let-the-war-games-continue/
BloggingStocks - http://www.bloggingstocks.com
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Google News - Microsoft to buy Yahoo and finally compete with Google
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
"It's clear that Microsoft is facing increased pressure from their competition with Google and this is a bold move for them to make, especially given (chief ... http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Infotech/Microsoft_bear_hug_for_Yahoo_could_create_Google-beater/articleshow/2750288.cms
To 'Google It' Is To Search The Internet
CNNMoney.com - USA
What, then, is Google's GOOG secret in beating a much larger company, one that has trounced so many others over the years? Analysts say Google uses a ... http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/IBD-0001-22724253.htm
Analysts: Google can take time responding to 'YahooSoft'
USA Today - USA
What some are calling YahooSoft could be the biggest threat yet to Google ... http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2008-02-01-google-response_N.htm
Throughout the 90s Yahoo was king of the net. Then came Google
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Things were going like a dream - until a little known private competitor called Google came along. "Google came out with a smarter search engine," says Mark ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/feb/02/yahoo.business?gusrc=rss&feed=technology
Would a Microsoft-Yahoo deal out Google Google?
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
As Microsoft Corp. tries to take on search company Google Inc. for more advertising ... http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9060699&intsrc=news_ts_head
Google Stumbles
Motley Fool - USA
Despite the blaring headlines, Google didn't technically "miss" with its fourth-quarter numbers ... http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2008/02/01/google-stumbles.aspx
Google clout seen aiding antitrust OK for Microsoft
Reuters - USA
Google Inc so dominates the online search and advertising market that regulators are ... http://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSN0144485520080201
Why Microsoft's Yahoo Bid Helps Google, IBM And Apple
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
A combined Microsoft and Yahoo would be a company truly capable of challenging Google in search and online advertising. At least that's what Microsoft ... http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/02/why_microsofts.html
Google Execs Made 20-Year Commitment To Each Other
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
In July of that year, co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, together with CEO Eric Schmidt, must have been feeling pretty bullish on Google's long-term ... http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/02/google_execs_ma.html
Why Microsoft has made its move
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Microsoft's $44.6bn (£22.5bn) offer for Yahoo confirms months of speculation that the two companies would join forces to tackle Google's domination of the ... http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/01/googlethemedia.yahoo?gusrc=rss&feed=media
Will Microsoft save Silicon Valley from Google?
By michaelcopeland
No one wants to call it out loud and proud, but the role of aggressor formerly assigned to Microsoft (MSFT) has been taken over by Google's (GOOG) in the estimation of many of the Valley's technologists and investors ... http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/02/01/271/
FORTUNE: Techland http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/
Will Google be left in the display ad dust?
By Alain Sherter
Although Google has by far the largest share, at 60%, of the Internet search market and generates enormous revenues from ads linked to such searches, the Mountain View, Calif., company has had relatively little success selling anything ... http://www.techconfidential.com/news/news/will-google-be-left-in-the-dis.php
Tech Confidential - http://www.techconfidential.com/
Social Graph API: One small step for Google, one giant step for ...
By Tim O'Reilly
Google's announcement today of the Social Graph API is a major step in the development of what I've called "the Internet Operating System." In a nutshell, what the Social Graph API does is to lower the barrier to re-use of information ... http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2008/02/google_social_graph_api.html
O'Reilly Radar - http://radar.oreilly.com/
Urchin Software Beta Now Public
By Google Analytics Blog(Eric Case)
Today we're happy to announce that the Urchin Software from Google beta is now available for download at urchin.com. Urchin Software from Google is a web analytics product similar in scope to Google Analytics, except you install and ... http://analytics.blogspot.com/2008/02/urchin-software-beta-now-public.html
Game on- Microsoft and Yahoo to battle the 800 pound gorilla
OK, so we all know who the big 800 pound gorilla in this game andthat's Google. But, does anybody remember the name "Altavista"? Well
Altavista used to be the 800 pound gorilla and the search engine du jour. What happened to Alta Vista ... http://club.ino.com/trading/2008/02/01/game-on-microsoft-and-yahoo-to-battle-the-800-pound-gorilla/
MarketClub Traders Blog - http://club.ino.com/trading
Labels: google, microsoft, short-news, yahoo
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Yahoo: News around the globe - 19 Dec 2006
I'm surprised at Yahoo to be honest, with 10 years under it's belt you would think that, options to turn off toobar intergration and homepage redirection ... read more
Yahoo's IM update bugs users
Yahoo said late on Friday that it has fixed a bug in its newest version of Yahoo Messenger that changed a user's mail preferences without his or her consent ... read more
Critical bug hits Yahoo Messenger
Yahoo Messenger users are being urged to upgrade to the latest version after the application was hit by a 'highly critical' vulnerability ... read more
IBM and Yahoo free up enterprise search
IBM and Yahoo are teaming up to offer a free enterprise search tool likely to challenge Google's server appliances and similar alternatives that typically cost ... read more
Amazon.com leads Net stocks; Google, Yahoo lower
Meanwhile, shares of Yahoo Inc., Google Inc. and eBay Inc. all fell as investors reacted to a mix of news on the Internet bellwethers ... read more
Yahoo COO didn't get 'pink slip'
Last week's Insiders column noted that Yahoo chief operating officer Daniel Rosensweig ``got the pink slip.'' Not true, according to members of the Yahoo PR ... read more
Yahoo inks deal with New Zealand carrier
New Zealand Telecom has formed a joint venture with Yahoo and Australia's Seven Network to beef up content on its Internet portal Xtra, an Associated Press ... read more
Facebook To Yahoo: Please (Don't) Buy Us
Theres no way in a million years that Yahoo (or anyone else, for that matter) is going to pay $8-billion in cash money for it " but will they pay a billion or ... read more
IBM and Yahoo! Introduce Free Enterprise Search Tool
Now, the seemingly odd partnership of the venerable IBM and the consumer Web search service Yahoo! ... The two companies have introduced IBM OmniFind Yahoo! ... read more
Yahoo! still seeking acquisitions
Yahoo! Inc.'s (NASDAQ: YHOO) reactionary approach to the web continues. Supposedly, Yahoo! has approached Facebook, a social-networking ... read more
Labels: around-the-world, yahoo
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Yahoo: News around the globe - 12 Dec 2006
Could the MySpace phenomenon have finally kicked Yahoo from its perch asthe most popular US Web site? ... Yahoo, in contrast, had 38 billion pageviews.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=11731
Google and Yahoo! Jump On the Microsoft IE7 Bandwagon
The battle between Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft has ... internet browsers. In what could be a brilliant move, Google and Yahoo! have ...
http://www.ineedhits.com/free-tools/blog/2006/12/google-and-yahoo-jump-on-microsoft-ie7.aspx
Britney Spears Tops Yahoo's Search List
Yahoo recently released their annual list of most popular search terms this year. ... It's no wonder she's Yahoo's most popular search term.
http://www.thinkfashion.com/blogs/stylosity_hollywood_hookup/archive/2006/12/11/99579.aspx
Can Yahoo Save Itself?
Facing mounting pressure to change, Yahoo last week shuffled its top management and announced a plan to streamline operations into three business units: social ...
http://www.redherring.com/Article.aspx?a=20167&hed=Can+Yahoo+Save+Itself%3F§or=Industries&subsector=InternetAndServices
The Genius of Yahoo's Reorg
LAST WEEK'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF A Yahoo reorganization wasn't necessarily a surprise. ... What's surprising and delightful is just how smart Yahoo's reorg actually is.
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=52325
Brady in a Bunch Over Yahoo!
... He is suing Yahoo!(Nasdaq: YHOO), claiming that the portal is using his likeness in ads for its fantasy football service without his permission.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16154165/
Critics : Yahoo Reorg Not Radical Enough
Shortly after that memo, Yahoo announced a reorganization. ... I don't care if Yahoo has to issue junk bonds, they have to get one of these deals done. http://www.webpronews.com/blogtalk/blogtalk/wpn-58-20061211CriticsYahooReorgNotRadicalEnough.html
Google Caught Stealing from Yahoo!
Recently Microsoft launched IE 7 and wisely marketed two versions just for Yahoo and Google users. To advertise the new browsers ... http://www.laist.com/archives/2006/12/11/google_caught_stealing_from_yahoo.php
What Yahoo *Should Not* Do
Now that their re-org has been announced and Panama is scheduled for a March release, there's been much discussion about what Yahoo should do next.
http://searchviews.com/archives/2006/12/now_that_their.php
Labels: around-the-world, yahoo
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Yahoo: Reuters and Yahoo team up for a user-generated content website
Users will not be paid for content that is used on Yahoo and Reuters sites, but will be paid if their videos are further distributed to Reuters’ clients. Photo editors at Reuters will be checking all images to make sure they haven’t been retouched or tampered with.
Both groups are hoping to further expand their user content resources beyond video and pictures in the future. Yahoo and Reuters will be facing competition for viewer’s media as more media groups turn to citizen journalism.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Yahoo: Yahoo to buy AOL rumor?
An AOL spokesman says "Time Warner ... is not contemplating any deals".
Labels: yahoo
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Yahoo: More on the Newspaper deal
- the first step of the deal will bring together Yahoo's HotJobs and each newspaper individual classified section! A regular listing will be shown on Yahoo and/or the other and will allow users/people access to both of them.
- also, Yahoo will eventually begin populating the newspaper's websites with things like maps and local event listings.
- in time Yahoo will be providing search advertising on the paper's sites as well as republishing some content from the papers.
Some news industry analysts are worried that deals like this mean the newspaper industry is taking their eyes off of their core business and potential deals that could help the industry. But I think this a good business for both parts.
Labels: advertising, yahoo
Yahoo: Answers integrated into Answers.com content
Answers.com users can view relevant questions and answers - both specific questions and topic-related categories - from Yahoo! Answers directly on Answers.com’s own pages. In addition, users can click directly to Yahoo! Answers to ask any question ... read more
Yahoo: Seeking attention from third-party software developers
Never before have small friends been so important to big companies.
"We don't think of ourselves as a portal company anymore. We think of ourselves as a communications application platform" said Bradley Horowitz, Yahoo's vice president of product strategy ... read more
Labels: short-news, yahoo
Yahoo: News around the globe - 28 Nov 2006
Yahoo has just entered into a partnership deal with seven newspaper groups that control 176 daily papers across the US. The deal ...
http://www.ineedhits.com/free-tools/blog/2006/11/yahoo-does-deal-with-176-newspapers.aspx
Yahoo! Explicit Search Results
Someone has found a way to integrate pornographic images into completely innocent Yahoo! search results. As if parents did not have ...
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/topnews/wpn-60-20061127YahooExplicitSearchResults.html
Skytide Joins Google, Microsoft and Yahoo in Support of XML-Based Sitemap Protocol
Skytide, a leading provider of next-generation analytical solutions, has joined industry leaders such as Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.
http://www.playfuls.com/news_05313_Skytide_Joins_Google_Microsoft_and_Yahoo_in_Support_of_XML_Based_Sitemap_Protocol.html
Yahoo Peanut Butter Manifesto and Memorable Tech Gift Suggestions
... The most recent drop in our river of discontent was a memo written by Yahoo's (Nasdaq: YHOO) chief marketing officer talking about what other people in the ...
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/54410.html
Credit Suisse Disruptive Technology Portfolio Mover Of The Week
Yahoo provided one of the most interesting stories of all the Disruptive Technology Portfolio companies last week. ... Yahoo's stock at the market close on Nov. ...
http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=195900131
Yahoo! Execs Join GoFish
Several executives, formerly with Yahoo!, have joined online user-generated ...
http://www.submitexpress.com/news/shownews.php?article=164
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo unite: Brotherly love?
Arch rivals Google, Microsoft and Yahoo will be battling for mind share of decision makers at print and electronic Yellow Pages, classified newspapers, local ...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/micro-markets/index.php?p=704
Yahoo!, Newspapers Team Up on the Web
Yahoo! Inc. and seven ... alone. The members of the newspaper consortium teaming up with Yahoo! are ...
http://rismedia.com/index.php/article/articleview/16842/1/1/
A Look at Google/Yahoo's Challenge of Stock Exchange Data Fees
George Gutowski submits: Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO), CNET (CNET) and IAC/Interactive (IACI) have mounted a challenge to Archipelago's streaming data fee ...
http://usmarket.seekingalpha.com/article/21271
Labels: around-the-world, yahoo
Monday, November 27, 2006
Google: Yahoo! vs Google on newspaper advertising
Involved in the deal with Yahoo! are newspaper giants Belo, Cox Newspapers, Hearst Newspapers, Journal Register, Lee Enterprises, MediaNews Group and E.W. Scripps.
The newspapers included in this news-media publishing consortium reach 38 US states. Here are the most important: The Denver Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Houston Chronicle, the Rocky Mountain News, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the San Jose Mercury News.
The local online advertising opportunity is significant. The U.S. online advertising segment is predicted to grow from an estimated US$3.4 billion in 2006 to an estimated $12.4 billion by 2010, according to Bank of America.
Also to be considered is that 35 percent of all online searches are local, according to the Kelsey Group, with volume expected to increase from 20 billion searches in the 2007, to more than 30 billion searches by 2009.
But, Google already has a share on this newspapers ads business. Google signed a deal with 50 top newspapers to sell print ads through its website.
"This is a transformational deal for the newspaper industry," said William Dean Singleton, CEO of MediaNews Group. "This relationship will significantly extend our local assets to a much wider audience, and gives us the technology required to fulfill the growing demands of advertisers and consumers," he added.
"This is the wave of the future. Everyone is recognizing that no one has all the pieces of the puzzle. The combination of online and offline is much more compelling than an online only or offline only proposition, especially with geo-targeted or local advertising" Sterling concluded.
Labels: advertising, google, yahoo
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Yahoo: News around the globe - 26 Nov 2006
These cultural concerns, of great interest in Silicon Valley, would not matter if Yahoo was performing better. But the constant ...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-2471612_2,00.html
Nintendo Wii Tops Buzz Chart
... or certainly Xbox 360. Sales prove it, talk shows it, and so do the latest rankings in the Yahoo Buzz Index. Nintendo's next-gen ...
http://www.nintendorevolution.ca/11242006/21/nintendo_wii_tops_buzz_chart
Best of the Best: Tech Blog Roundup
... No way. So Craigslist wins and eBay loses. But that's not all. Yahoo loses, too, as does every other site with paid advertising.
http://www.newsfactor.com/blog_article.php?aid=404804
Yahoo insider dishes the dirt
YAHOO fosters the impression that it is an open and friendly company, in keeping with the consumer brand that is familiar to hundreds of millions of internet ...
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2095-2471612,00.html
Yahoo And Amazon Experience Cost of Search Problems
Stephen E. Arnold, a noted enterprise search expert, has released evidence of large problems in premises made by Yahoo and Amazon, two online ...
http://www.prleap.com/pr/56871/
Dot time, centroid of the city
... "I tell it to people all the time," he said. The dot would be in the same spot if you did the same search on MapQuest or Yahoo! Maps.
http://www.beatricedailysun.com/articles/2006/11/25/ap-state-ne/d8lk65dg0.txt
Office is OK for 2 machines
... Let it dry thoroughly. Q: I have a Yahoo! e-mail account. On my computer, I use Microsoft Outlook. Can I download my Yahoo! e-mail using Outlook?
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061126/BUSINESS/611260371/1003/BUSINESS
Branching out critical for growth of Google
... It is especially adept at making rival Yahoo Inc., which runs the Internet's second-largest advertising network, look really bad. ... Yahoo's declined 37 percent. ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/investing/personalfinance/chi-0611260350nov26,0,2746865.story?coll=chi-businessyourmoney-hed
Labels: around-the-world, yahoo
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Web: One sitemap (protocol) to ... rule them all!
As part of this development, the protocol was moved to a new namespace, www.sitemaps.org. If you've already submitted a Sitemap to Google or Yahoo! using the previous namespace and version number, they will continue to accept it.
If you haven't submitted a Sitemap before, check out the documentation on www.sitemaps.org for information on creating one. You can submit your Sitemap file to Google using Google webmaster tools. See the documentation that Yahoo! and Microsoft provide for information about submitting to them.
Yahoo: More about the recent Yahoo! Memo
"I proudly bleed purple and, yellow everyday! And like so many people here, I love this company"
Then he bluntly outlines the big problems he sees at Yahoo, and "I believe we must embrace our problems and challenges and that we must take decisive action". The problems he outlined are:
- Yahoo lacks a focused, cohesive vision
- Yahoo lacks clarity of ownership and accountability
- Yahoo lacks decisiveness
Through the entire document, despite some harsh and blunt criticism, you can feel the passion Brad has for Yahoo ... read more
Labels: short-news, yahoo
Yahoo: New social networking web2.0 acquisitions
Much like del.icio.us and Flickr before it, Yahoo! will let Bix run under its existing brand, but for sure they will inject some advertising and links to other Yahoo properties in an effort to grow the already huge Yahoo! user base.
Epinions co-founder Mike Speiser, who also led the Bix team, now becomes a Yahoo vice president in charge of community sites like Yahoo Photos and Yahoo Groups.
Yahoo: Yahoo needs organizational shake-up
Labels: short-news, yahoo
Yahoo: News around the globe - 25 Nov 2006
... the search gap with Google (GOOG - commentary - Cramer's Take) and extend its leads in the fast-growing social media and mobile segments, much of Yahoo!'s own ...
http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/newsanalysis/technet/10323979.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
A Nostalgic Perspective On Search
... GOTO became Overture, which is now Yahoo. ... For the past few years, the industry has ridden the shoulders of the big three (Google, Yahoo & MSN).
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=51579
Digital Fishwrap Reconsidered
... Collective action to deprive the internet, temporarily, of free and timely news—leaving Yahoo, Google, MSN and other portals with only digital fishwrap to ...
http://www.californiaprogressreport.com/2006/11/digital_fishwra.html
Yahoo & Peanut Butter Market Timing
... Since DialPad was a private company, it wasn't the same public market situation, but in the end it did get taken out by Yahoo, where Brad worked.
http://gigaom.com/2006/11/23/yahoo-peanut-butter-market-timing/
Yahoo's rising star
When Sue Decker joined Yahoo! ... Yahoo!'s stock was already at half of its all-time high of $120; the Nasdaq was three month past its inflated peak.
http://www.vnunet.com/forbes/news/2169510/yahoo-rising-star
Yahoo Opens Flickr To Guests
YAHOO'S PHOTO-SHARING COMMUNITY FLICKR HAS launched several new features to make the site more accessible to non-users, mobile users and those in search of the ...
http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=51571
Yahoo Image Search Bug Showed Sex Images For Innocent Search
Yesterday, on Thanksgiving, The Register reported that a search at Yahoo Images for franchise returned very offensive and disturbing images.
http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/061124-084727
The Best International Stock for 2007: Baidu
You are no doubt inherently familiar with the three websites that, Alexa claims, draw larger worldwide traffic: Google, Yahoo! ... Baidu is similar to Yahoo! ...
http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2006/commentary06112420.htm
Sect's cozy tearoom fights health code - Yahoo! News
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, AP Writer 1 hour, 21 minutes ago. COSTA MESA, Calif. - A fight over what constitutes government oppression and ...
http://www.sierratimes.com/rss/newswire.php?article=/news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061124/ap_on_re_us/tearoom_tyranny&time=1164401652&feed=us
How to become an Internet pro in 60 seconds
... Over at Yahoo, there's a sort of daily TV show that's mostly about what's hot (or odd) in Web video and called, for no discernible reason, "The Nine." Why not ...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/columnists/chi-0611240016nov24,1,6914708.column?coll=chi-technologyreviews-hed
Labels: around-the-world, yahoo
Friday, November 24, 2006
Yahoo: News around the globe - 24 Nov 2006
That far outpaces No. 2 Yahoo Search, which had 23.9 percent of search activity. During the month, Google recorded about 3.02 billion ...
http://www.sacbee.com/103/story/81747.html
Warning: do not search Yahoo! for 'franchise'
NSFW We're obliged to the anonymous reader who's just tipped us off that anyone tempted to do a Yahoo! ...
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/23/yahoo_search_result/
Office Evolution goes abroad - NokiaWorld coverage next week
... looks fantastic and features speakers from a stellar group of companies including Adobe, Cisco, Citigroup, Orange, Sony, Telefonica, Warner Brothers, and Yahoo ...
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/index.php?p=278
Mobile e-mail heading for the masses
... And access to mobile e-mail Web sites, such as those offered by Google and Yahoo, has also been available through a mobile WAP (Wireless Application Protocol ...
http://news.com.com/Mobile+e-mail+heading+for+the+masses/2100-1039_3-6138015.html
Yahoo! "buy," target price raised
In a research note published yesterday, analysts at American Technology Research reiterate their "buy" rating on Yahoo ...
http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1428802.html
Samir Saraiya moves from Yahoo! to MSN
MSN, India, has appointed Samir Saraiya as head, business development. He moves in from Yahoo! India, which he joined in 2003. ... In 2003, he moved to Yahoo! ...
http://www.agencyfaqs.com/news/stories/2006/11/24/16462.html
Peanut Butter Manifesto of Yahoo Leaked
Yahoo's memo called the Peanut Butter Manifesto is out in the open. Yahoo senior vice president Brad Garlinghouse wrote the memo...
http://www.sda-asia.com/sda/features/psecom,id,770,nodeid,1,_language,Singapore.html
Yahoo seeks geek credibility
Yahoo, best known as an internet portal welcoming millions of consumers, is undergoing a transition to appeal to a different audience: software developers.
http://uk.builder.com/0,39026540,39345852,00.htm
Labels: around-the-world, yahoo
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Yahoo: News around the globe - 23 Nov 2006
Google and Yahoo both gained search market share in October at the expense of Microsoft and Time Warner, according to a report released on Monday by Internet ...
http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=42562&src=site-marq
AmTech Likes Yahoo In 2007
Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Rob Sanderson, an analyst at American Technology Research, wrote a research note today which asserted that Yahoo (YHOO) could ...
http://internet.seekingalpha.com/article/21139
Takeovers could affect Yahoo!, health care industry
In the Internet space, there have been rumors recently about Microsoft Corporation buying Yahoo! Inc. ...
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/11/22/takeovers-could-affect-yahoo-health-care-industry/
Yahoo Needs A Dramatic Shake Up Claimed
A leaked memo penned by Yahoo Senior Vice President Brad Garlinghouse has claimed that the online portal needs a dramatic shake up.
http://www.smarthousenews.com.au/Computing/Broadband_And_Web_Hosting?Article=/Computing/Broadband%20And%20Web%20Hosting/U7M9A7F2
Dell earnings boost Nasdaq; Yahoo stock surges
... Cisco Systems, Intel, Oracle, Apple Computer, eBay, Yahoo, and Applied Materials advanced. ... Yahoo rose $1.35, or 5 percent, to $28.49. ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/16078223.htm
Yahoo! to share classified ads with US local newspapers
Yahoo! has signed a deal with seven US newspaper ... Under the two-part deal, Yahoo! will publish local recruitment ads on its HotJobs ... http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1953197,00.html
Yahoo! "buy"?
Analysts at Banc of America Securities maintain their "buy" rating on Yahoo Inc. ...
http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1428048.html
Yahoo! Deals With Newspapers
Monday, I reported at the Search Engine Watch Blog that Yahoo Strikes Deal With 176 Newspapers, a great deal for Yahoo! to promote ...
http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/006768.html
Pando Breaks Attachment Limit For Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail
... has unveiled a beta application that lets users of popular Web e-mail sites such as Hotmail and Yahoo Mail transmit extra-large attachments. ...
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=195900056
Labels: around-the-world, yahoo
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Yahoo: New feature on Yahoo! Publisher Network
Here is more detail on what you can see in your account, and how you resolve each of the issues:
Flagged: An issue that violates our terms of service has been identified on your web page. It is recommended that you address the issue to avoid future issues;
Warned: An issue has been identified with your web page. Action Required: You have three business days to fix or address the issue before your web page is upgraded to suspended status;
Suspended: The Yahoo! Publisher Network has stopped serving Content Match ads to your web page based on continued violations of our terms of service. Action Required: Fix or address the problem, then submit a request for reinstatement;
Submitted: You have submitted a request for reinstatement and are awaiting a response. The Yahoo! Publisher Network will respond with a decision within seven business days;
Accepted: The Yahoo! Publisher Network has reviewed your resubmitted web page and determined that it is now in compliance with our terms of service. Content Match ads will appear on your web page immediately upon reacceptance;
Action Required: Your web page has been "Warned" or "Suspended." You must fix or address the issue to be in compliance with our terms of service;
Blocked: Based on continued violations to our terms of service, the Yahoo! Publisher Network has opted to permanently block your web page from the Content Match program.
Labels: advertising, yahoo
Friday, November 17, 2006
Yahoo: Deal with Vodafone for ads distribution
Yahoo! want's to extended its European mobile advertising strategy by partnering with Vodafone to distribute ads on the carrier's content services.
Vodafone will offer service discounts to "customers who agree to accept carefully targeted display advertisements". Ads will be served trough Yahoo's live! portal, games, television and picture messaging services.
In Europa there's more acceptance for mobile content and marketing, so targeting sponsored links to phone users is presents good prospects.
This agreement between Yahoo! and Vodafone will go into effect next year.
Yahoo: Terry Semel said predictions for Internet advertising have been underestimated!
At Internet Advertising Bureau Engage 2006 conference, Semel said predictions for Internet advertising did not take into account the new technologies and directions that can be seen today on the WWW and did not include advertising on video, social media or mobiles.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Yahoo: YPN executives are leaving from Yahoo!
Bill Demas, the Senior VP of Yahoo Publishing Network, is leaving Yahoo to pursue his goal of leading a small company as he said.
Will Johnson, VP and GM, of Yahoo Publishing Network won't be with YPN much longer.
Yahoo! said that Josh Siegel will replace Will Johnson.
Is this happening because of the recently Yahoo! bad third 2006 quarter report? I think so!
Labels: yahoo
Yahoo: Instant Messaging and Email in Web-Based Application
The popular internet portal, Yahoo Inc., has revealed plans to follow in the footsteps of Google by integrating its email and instant messaging tools into a single web-based application.
Customers will be able to run both programs in a web browser, with no need to download any software.
This is similar to the Google Talk messaging application that comes embedded in GMail.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Google: Google vs Yahoo! 2006 third quarter earnings
Comparatively, Yahoo! has reported their third quarter profits sliding by 32%, from $253 million last year to $158.5 million this year.
The figures come a week after Google announced its takeover of the most successful web video company, YouTube, for $1.65 billion! Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, talked about this quarter's success: "Our third quarter results are a testament to the strength of our network of advertisers and partners, as well as our continuing focus on users."
With these latest financial results that have substantially exceeded market expectations, Google is unlikely to lose their position in the market any time soon, particularly with its ever-widening portfolio of products and the new advertising avenues it offers.
Yahoo! chairman Terry Semel was somewhat less optimistic on the performance of the Yahoo engine, and has offered hope for a turnaround next year by returning to a "back-to-basics" approach: "I am not satisfied with our current financial performance, and we intend to improve it. We are not exploiting our considerable strengths as we should be."
In the coming months Yahoo promises further optimization of their engines and a redesigned of their pay-per-click management system, while Google promised continued improvements on their meteoric launched services and recently acquired companies.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Yahoo!: Symantec and Yahoo sign deal signals
AOL and McAfee have already teamed up to offer a similar deal to AOL users and the pricing of the Symantec package at $50 mirrors the Windows Live OneCare offering from Microsoft.
The major security vendors have been telegraphing their own insecurities ever since it became apparent that their former partner Microsoft signalled its intent to compete against them. Microsoft needs to find new markets to grow and security software for its own customer base is a no brainer.
For the past year or more, the security vendors have been flailing around in many directions trying to make sure they stay relevant and maintain a grip on their customers. Symantec, realizing its vulnerability in the consumer anti-virus space decided to diversify and bought storage management company Veritas in 2005.
Diversification or not, however, the importance of the anti-virus and internet security products to Symantec's survival as a thriving growing business was demonstrated in May when it launched a lawsuit against Microsoft seeking an injunction against further development of Windows Vista.
Symantec alleges that parts of V