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Archive for the ‘Yahoo’ Category

February 11th, 2008

Yahoo Rejects Microsoft $44.6 Billion Offer

Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) has just rejected the $44.6 Billion offer made by Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT). Yahoo wants at least $40 a share.
From Bloomberg’s website it seems like Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is proposing a partnership with Yahoo.
“Google CEO Eric Schmidt contacted Yang to suggest a partnership, the New York Times reported Feb. […]

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February 5th, 2008

Yahoo Acquires Foxy Tunes

While all the attention over the past few days were with the Microsoft-Yahoo possible merger, Yahoo Inc (NASDAQ: YHOO) has just acquired Foxy Tunes.
Foxy Tunes is an Israeli-based company who developed a cool Firefox plugin that enables you you to control a variety of music players directly from your firefox browser.
For those […]

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February 3rd, 2008

Microsoft + Yahoo vs Google

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) gave a $44.6 billion cash and stock bid for Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO). This was the big news this weekend.
Among the 3 biggest search engines, Microsoft’s MSN.com/Live.com was the third. So far it simply can’t make a scratch to regain some of it’s […]

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October 6th, 2007

Google Domination in Print and Video in 2008

While economy may be slowing down, analysts keep their predictions that we will not stop searching the net and, therefore, Google is destined for growth while everyone else may be dieing.
WIRED writes this weekend:
“Google continues to gain market in search queries while continuing to face a bevy of competitors,” Peck released in a research note […]

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September 25th, 2007

Hidden Agenda for Yahoo’s Zimbra Deal?

Last week Yahoo announced the acquisition of Zimbra, a web based email collaboration tool for organizations, ISPs, universities and more. Zimbra’s powerfool platform was chosen as a leading tool for the development of Comcast’s SmartZone (review) which should allow Comcast’s clients to manage their phone, email and intrernet accounts from a central area.

Maurene Caplan Grey […]

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September 20th, 2007

Yahoo Continues to “Rule” The Net

comScore released its August “Web Ranking” report and Yahoo continues to rule the net when it comes to overall U.S. Traffic.
The top 10 properties remained unchanged in August, as Yahoo! Sites topped the ranking with more than 135 million visitors. CBS Corporation experienced a 16-percent gain, lifting it 6 spots to number 24. Comcast […]

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September 18th, 2007

Yahoo Presents Yahoo Teachers

Yahoo announced yesterday Yahoo Teachers, an online clipping service, part lesson planner, and part collaboration tool. The service is currently in closed beta.
Here’s a quick introductory video off Yahoo Teachers:

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September 17th, 2007

Yahoo Acquire Open-Source Email Solution Zimbra

Yahoo announced today the acquizition Zimbra, an open-source email solotions & collaboration solutions provider, for $350 million in cash.
Zimbra develops email servers as well as hosted solutions for organizations, businesses and universities. This purchase was meant in order to expand Yahoo’s capabilities to offer services “in universities, businesses and through ISPs by enabling organizations to […]

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August 30th, 2007

Google Lands CNN.com Deal, Beats Yahoo

Google announced yesterday that they closed an exclusive deal to provide contextual advertising to be displayed on the U.S. news portion of CNN’s website. Google beat Yahoo to the deal which has been Yahoo’s since 2004 (when they took it away from Google). Yahoo still remains the provider of such services to CNN’s international edition.
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August 30th, 2007

Yahoo & Google Direction in the Benz Near You

Beginning next week, Mercedes Benz owners will be able to plan trips, stops, hotels, restaurants and more using Yahoo or Google and forward their results directly to their in-car GPS system. The new program, called Search & Send, was developed as a joint effort between Yahoo and Google.
Drivers can plot destinations, addresses or points of […]

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