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yahoo goes Rich Internet Application for its browser messenger: Yahoo goes Rich Internet Application for its browser messengerAnother ClientHey Ryan,Great insight as always. I use Meebo all the time, as Adobe IT blocks most IM protocols. Also, for whatever reason, most of my friends seem to use AIM, and most of my co-workers use YIM. Having...; Tags: Desktops, Meebo, desktop, Apollo, Yahoo goes Rich Internet Application, Yahoo Goes, Yahoo! Inc., Internet application, rich Internet application, Web browser; Discussion threads 2007-05-03
yahoo goes mobile: Yahoo goes mobileI wasn't use itVerizon charges $.10 per text message, after one I had text messageing blocked!; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Yahoo Goes, Yahoo! Inc., mobile; Discussion threads 2006-01-06
yahoo goes drag-and-drop for mapping: Yahoo goes drag-and-drop for mappingGoogle, Yahoo thanks you for a great idea.This is new?Thanks Google Maps. You are awesome.We have a new winner: Yahoo Maps!You really need to try it before you knock it:http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/index.phpI like this much better than google maps, virtual earth, or mappoint. It just runs a...; Tags: Channel management, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Yahoo Goes; Discussion threads 2005-11-03
In China, yahoo goes to a gigabyte: In China, Yahoo goes to a gigabyteGood news for web users in China..At least, until the government decides it's being used for subversive purposes and extends the "great firewall of China" to cover it..Discrimination?Why would yahoo give China a gig while the rest of us only get 100 megs? ...; Tags: Yahoo Goes, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2004-07-29

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Run by Wall Street? A Cause or a Company?: Guest post: Anshu Sharma is author of Anshu's blog, which focuses on Software as a Service and the emerging SaaS Ecosystem. He is an Enterprise Irregular. In light of the Yahoo! - Microsoft fiasco, fellow bloggers Larry Dignan and Vinnie Mirchandani have been asking the question whether...; Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Vision, Wall, Management Team, Software As A Service (SaaS), Financial Accounting, Construction, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Management, Anshu Sharma; Blog posts 2008-05-16

Jerry Yang is busy...Writing email: Yahoo filed its internal communications about Carl Icahn's proxy war plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The takeaway: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has been writing a lot of emails. To senior vice presidents at Yahoo, Yang delivered a few talking points following Icahn's first volley and...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Annual Meeting, Board, Carl Icahn, E-mail, Stockholder, Director, Company, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Barney Pell reports on Powerset's first week in discussion with the Semantic Web Gang: Powerset CTO Barney Pell joins regular members of the Semantic Web Gang to share some of Powerset's experiences on the week since the launch of their public beta. Gang members also discuss Yahoo! SearchMonkey and next week's Semantic Technology Conference in this hour-long conversation recorded yesterday. by...; Tags: Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-16
News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature: There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...; Tags: Web, Industry, Mashup, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Itasca, Serena, Mashup Exchange, SnapLogic, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Yahoo to Icahn: You misunderstand: Yahoo's board has responded to activist investor Carl Icahn: "Your letter reflects a significant misunderstanding of the facts about the Microsoft proposal." That letter--delivered by Icahn earlier Thursday Techmeme--has one theme: Yahoo's board botched the Microsoft deal and hasn't served shareholder interest. In its...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Proposal, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
BriefingsDirect Insights analysts probe future of online advertising and find transactional lucre lurking: Read a full transcript of the podcast. The future of online advertising captures the headlines and attention when the likes of Microsoft courts the likes of Yahoo! And Wall Street still has a hard time figuring out how much Google is worth, based on just those little...; Tags: Software, Advertisement, Business, Online Advertising, Bookkeeping Service, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Yahoo! frees the Monkey, and announces prizes for a Developer Challenge: In conversation with Yahoo! Research's Peter Mika last week, I jokingly suggested that Yahoo! Search's open developer platform, SearchMonkey, might open its doors to developers this week. Well, they just did, and went a step further by announcing a month-long Developer Challenge and prizes of up to $10,000 for innovative...; Tags: Developer, Yahoo! Inc., Infobars, Search, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15
DIY phishing kits introducing new features: What are some of the main factors for the increase of phishing attacks, and their maturity from passive emails to blended threats attempting to not just steal personal information, but also infect with malware by embedding client-side vulnerabilities at the pages? It's all a matter of perspective, which in this...; Tags: Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-15
The real question: Is Microsoft still interested in Yahoo?: I actually believed Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer when he said he was walking away from buying Yahoo. I wasn't among the crowd who thought Ballmer was just posturing, waiting for Yahoo stock prices to plummet and Yahoo shareholder lawsuits to mount before sweeping back in and getting Yahoo for a...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Site Development, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?: As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...; Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
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
News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...; Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Icahn reportedly preps his board slate for Yahoo: Icahn reportedly preps his board slate for YahooDefinitely entertainingSeems to me, though, that Yahoo's employees, customers, and users could stand a little less excitement.; Tags: Corporate governance, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc., board; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
Icahn reportedly preps his board slate for Yahoo: That Yahoo proxy war looks like it's on, but with a new cast of characters. According to Reuters, billionaire investor Carl Icahn will move ahead with an alternate slate of board of directors. The goal: Turn over Yahoo's 12 directors at once and sell Yahoo to Microsoft--or...; Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Get the AOL Succubus Off My Back!: Pursuing a career in Information Technology comes with certain responsibilities and baggage -- among these are having to act as a personal, unpaid member of the Geek Squad whenever a friends and family computer is ill. Yesterday I got a phone call...; Tags: America Online Inc., Internet, E-mail Providers, Channel Management, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-14