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The time is now for a Microsoft-Yahoo search deal

The patience over Microsoft and Yahoo's never-ending deal dance is wearing thin among the chattering class--bloggers, analysts and folks sick of following this dysfunctional courtship--and the consensus is right. The time to do a Microsoft-Yahoo deal is now and it's time to put aside the bad boardroom blood and hook...

Tags: Yahoo Search, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Squali, Aggarwal, Data Centers, Outsourcing, Search, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-11

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Yahoo: The second quarter cheat sheet

Yahoo reports second quarter results on Tuesday and if Google's revenue growth was weak what's the second largest search player going to do? Simply put, analysts aren't expecting much from Yahoo. Analysts expect Yahoo's second quarter results to be "muted." That said Yahoo's conference call should be...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Analyst, Social Networking, Pricing, Operational Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Renegotiated MySpace deal to give Google an earnings boost next year

Google reports its second quarter earnings on Thursday, but a few analysts are already looking ahead to the back-half of 2010 and a renegotiated deal with MySpace. Google inked an obscene $900 million guaranteed ad deal with MySpace in 2006. At the time, MySpace was the social...

Tags: Google Inc., Earnings, MySpace, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-13

Dial-up Internet access: A fine business to milk?

There are few things less hip than dial-up Internet access. Most folks don't even remember what a dial-up modem sounds or looks like. Nevertheless, there are millions of people that use pokey dial-up access and some are staying amid a weak economy. Bottom line: Even though these dial-up customers...

Tags: EarthLink Inc., Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Yahoo analysts play deal or no deal on Microsoft search pact

Yahoo's first quarter earnings conference call was a humdinger---and possibly designed that way.  Everyone knew Yahoo's quarter would be so-so at best Techmeme. And everyone knew attention would be focused on potentially outsourcing search to Microsoft. Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz did quite a dance. She hinted that...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Analyst, Microsoft Corp., Managed Hosting, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Yahoo's first quarter: Everything but the numbers

Yahoo will unveil its first quarter earnings on Tuesday and there plenty of sideshows to distract observers from the actual financial figures. To wit: Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz reportedly has a restructuring planned to make things more efficient. For Yahoo, it's the third round...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-21

Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next move

Now that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is out, the handicapping begins. Who will be Yang's replacement and what will that choice reveal about Yahoo's future? The story line Techmeme revolving around Yang's departure is familiar. Yang took over the company at the second worst time in Yahoo's...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Internet, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Google's third quarter: What to expect

Google will report its third quarter earnings after the bell Thursday and all eyes will be on the search giant to see if it can weather an economic storm. Google has been facing these questions repeatedly in recent quarters--so much that the company put its economist on...

Tags: Google Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-16

Can Icahn bring Microsoft's Yahoo bid back?

Updated: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn announced an alternate board of directors for Yahoo in a move that could revive a Microsoft bid. Will Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer bite? As expected Icahn announced his alternate slate, which includes Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Microhoo: A frenetic week ahead; Yahoo could turn the tables on Microsoft

It's crunch time for the Microsoft-Yahoo saga. Yahoo reports first quarter earnings on Tuesday and if the results are good the company could get a little negotiating leverage against Microsoft, which is chasing Jerry Yang & Co. like a lovelorn teenager. Microsoft reports its earnings on Thursday and will be...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yang, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-21

eBay: Did listings change make a difference?

EBay on Wednesday reports its first quarter results and there are many loose ends to tie up. Did the company's changes to listing fees make a difference? Can eBay weather an economic downturn? Can the auction giant get growth going again? Those are some big questions and...

Tags: eBay Inc., Youssef Squali, Donahoe, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-16

eBay CEO Whitman eyes exit amid auction worries

eBay CEO Meg Whitman is reportedly pondering retirement as the online auction giant struggles with slowing growth. Makes you wonder about those fourth quarter results eh? The Wall Street Journal reports that Whitman is seriously thinking about retirement after a decade at the helm. That's a lifetime...

Tags: Meg Whitman, eBay Inc., Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Internet, Business Structures, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-22

Jerry Yang to make Yahoo earnings debut amid low expectations

New Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang makes his Wall Street debut Tuesday and the expectations couldn't be lower.In some respects that's good news. If Yang can deliver anything on the earnings conference call--halfway decent results, a glimmer of hope, a few coherent answers and a proper pronunciation of Yahoo--he'll overdeliver. Why?...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-07-16

eBay raises fees: Half empty or half full?

eBay will raise its fees effective Jan. 30, but its unclear whether this move is good or bad for the company. Clearly, the price increase isnt so swell for eBays merchants. As for eBay,...

Tags: eBay Inc., General, Web Technology, eBay

Blog posts 2007-01-04