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Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google

Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not GoogleBuy Buy Buy"The short answer is no. It?s not necessary to buy newspapers. Newspapers, like many other industries, need to rethink their business models. For now, Yahoo is happy to partner with them on advertising and content-sharing."I'd be looking to go...

Tags: Financial accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Bartz, Yahoo shareholder, shareholder

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Yahoo shareholder pushes for Microsoft search deal

Yahoo shareholder pushes for Microsoft search dealCurrency != ValueWho cares if they lose their "money". It's not real, and socialism has to bail them out every time anyway...

Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Search Deal, Yahoo shareholder, shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-12-10

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: Bebchuk, Board, Business Operations, Carl Icahn, Chairman, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Director, Larry Dignan, Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Shareholder, Yahoo Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc.

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Yahoo may go nuclear vs. Microsoft: Close to Google ad deal

Yahoo may go nuclear vs. Microsoft: Close to Google ad dealanything is better than being assimilated by M$M$ brings only waste, death and slavery to what it aquires!Google must step in and save the day.Fire at willNext shot is MS taking it to the streets.. watch.RE: Yahoo may go nuclear...

Tags: advertisement, Yahoo shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Legg Mason Inc., shareholder

Discussion threads 2008-04-09

Additional Resources

Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing

Microsoft's Bing search engine won non-exclusive deals to integrate Twitter and Facebook feeds, officials said at the Web 2.0 conference. The deal may be a sign that Google won't chase pricey search deals. The news, first reported by Kara Swisher at BoomTown, could be construed as a...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Twitter Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Bing: Decision engine = shopping engine

Bing is also better at medical searchesTry searching for "sciatica" on Google vs Bing. The Bing results are better laid out and categorized:http://www.bing-vs-google.com/?q=sciatica It's also great for weather and maps......although I still like Google Maps UI a little better with being able to change the course for directions by dragging...

Tags: Thurrott, MS marketing, Bing, Apple Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

High-risk vulnerabilities hit Google Chrome

This software was programmed by Google, did anyone not see this happening? Google has the worst programmers because they don't give two squats about anything except playing with their office toys all day.For a browser built from the ground up with security in mindthere seem to be more than...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., sandbox, vulnerability, Web browser, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Can Yahoo steal the search throne from Google with Search Pad?

Can Yahoo steal the search throne from Google with Search Pad?Interesting.Interesting. I may try it. I can see big privacy concerns, though.. . . and give up on the Microsoft/Yahoo deal thing. It was totally a move for shareholder money, and would have never benefited actual, real customers.Step 1: Evernote...

Tags: Search Pad, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-06

Can Yahoo steal the search throne from Google with Search Pad?

Yahoo is set to launch a new search feature this week that could give the embattled company an opportunity to do what it - as well as others - have been able to do in recent years: truly challenge Google in the search business. I know. It's...

Tags: Google Inc., Search Business, Yahoo! Inc., Search Pad, Search, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-06

Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google

Yahoo's Carol Bartz took the stage at her first annual shareholder's meeting as CEO this morning. The first half of the meeting was business as usual, specifically votes on the re-election of board members and other official business facing the board. It wasn't until about halfway through the meeting that...

Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Government, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Yahoo: Showtime for shareholders this morning

A lot has changed at Yahoo since its shareholders last gathered last year. Back then, Jerry Yang was running the show and anger was in the air over a missed opportunity to be acquired by Microsoft earlier in the year. The lynch mob of shareholders, led by billionaire investor Carl...

Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Tweet This: IAC Might Be Interested in AOL (Says Barry Diller)

Well, maybe the founders of Twitter and the CEO of Yahoo aren’t interested in acquiring AOL. But IAC chairman Barry Diller might be. The Time Warner online service, which is openly for sale, still is a “tremendously valuable property,’’ Diller...

Tags: IAC/InterActive Corp., America Online Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-10

Microsoft to issue bonds: Will it go shopping?

Microsoft on Monday said in a regulatory filing that it will issue bonds for the first time to raise and $3.75 billion of capital. And given that Microsoft doesn't exactly need the money you can't help but wonder what the software giant will do with the dough.  ...

Tags: Bond, Microsoft Corp., Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-11

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

The IBM-Sun saga: Can McNealy let go? Should he?

IBM's acquisition of Sun Microsystems was shot down as its board split into two camps---one for the deal led by CEO Jonathan Schwartz and one against led by Chairman Scott McNealy---and the consensus appears to be that McNealy has a bad case of Yahoo-itis. Meanwhile, McNealy is also bordering on...

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Scott McNealy, IBM Corp., Scott, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Sarbanes-Oxley, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-06

Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en route

Sun following the IBM deal collapse: Customer confusion en routeThank You Scott MacNealy!In this case you need to look at what the CEO wanted. He wanted to give away the Brand for money. It was only going to give a one time payday, no matter how big.Most CEOs would go...

Tags: Sun Solaris, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., following-The

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Microsoft shouldn't buy Twitter

Microsoft shouldn't buy Twitternot on TwitterHi, Patrick. No, I am still not on Twitter. The day I feel like I'm missing something by not being on it, I will sign up.Thanks! MJRE: Microsoft shouldn't buy TwitterIs Mary J. Foley actually on Twitter ? Patrick, A fan from Belgiumhttp://twitter.com/itworksYes MS should...

Tags: Channel management, Twitter, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

Is $100 million enough to help Microsoft gain search share?

Is $100 million enough to help Microsoft gain search share?Could it? Yes. Will it? No.Why do I think that? Gut feeling. Given the information provided that's about all we have to go with.Rebranded is worthless don't they get that by now?How many times do they have to re brand MSN,...

Tags: Marketing research, IT User, MS-search, Microsoft Corp., marketing, MSN

Discussion threads 2009-04-02

Remembering whose money it is

Remembering whose money it isIBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems RudyWhat if the rumour is true........ http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52H1GS20090318Comon Man!Murph! You there man?!? Stop tying the Ethernet cable as a noose and talk to us.Its not so bad! Really! I welcome you with open arms my brother! The fact that...

Tags: Blogging, UNIX, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

News to know: Congress; Newser; Apple; VMware; High-speed rail

Harry Fuller: Confronting Congressional hypocrisy The U.S. is losing it Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Newser Versus The New York Times, Revisited: Who's Copying Whom? Andrew Nusca: Apple director: 'no change' in Jobs' plans Sam Diaz: No Twitter blasts...

Tags: Google Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, U.S. Congress, Mary Jo Foley, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Sam Diaz, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Cloud Computing, E-mail Providers, Strategy, Hardware, Internet, Management

Blog posts 2009-02-26