Microsoft walks away from the proposed deal with Yahoo. Who was right? Who was wrong? What's next for Yahoo? What's next for Microsoft? Ranting, yelling, singing -- and more.
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Yanks Its Offer For Yahoo
Microsoft has decided to withdraw its offer for Yahoo and not pursue a hostile takeover bid, according to a letter from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, just released: "Clearly a deal is not to be." This marks an amazing turn in the MicroHoo drama. When the acquisition bid was first announced... - Leaving Las
Yahoo: Microsoft's $5 Billion Mistake?
If Microsoft's walkaway from the Yahoo deal is indeed a ploy to save $5 billion, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have proven himself pennywise and pound foolish. He was prepared to spend billions to finally make Microsoft a serious rival to Google. For a bit more, he may have destroyed... - Yahoo Next
Steps: Google Deal, AOL Purchase & Pleasing Investors
The question of the day seems to be how low will Yahoo go when the US stock market opens later today. Even I, optimistic about Yahoo's chances on its own, don't expect it to rise. But maybe the latest blog spin from Yahoo, along with formal news of a deal... - I Believe In
the Google -60 Penalty
Whenever people say there's a new Google penalty, often there's not confirmation from Google that such a thing exists and even other webmasters may disagree that the penalty does exist. But with the -60 penalty that's going on, there's more clues that make me thing this is indeed real. First,... - Beware: Google
AdWords Phishing Attempts Continue
Google adwords fuel new URL attack from IDG News reports that the AdWords credit card phishing attempts continue to be a problem. Emails disguised as official Google AdWords emails are being sent to advertisers asking them to update their billing information. When an advertiser goes through the link and updated... - Local Internet
Marketing Firm Spams Google Maps Bigtime
In another case of major mapspam (discovered first by Imnotadoctor), an SMB-local internet market firm, Big Local, has captured many of the top positions in the Google Maps "onebox" for the category "internet consulting." Below are some examples from various cities.... - Search In
Pictures: Yahoo Baby, Google Megaphone, Alanis Morissette
In this week's Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have, and more....
