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Yahoo Triples Profits After Cost-Cutting

Revenue falls, but downsized company earns $186M

Oct 20, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(AP) - Yahoo’s third-quarter profit more than tripled even though the company's quarterly revenue fell in the double digits for the third consecutive time. The earnings improvement reported today was primarily driven by extensive cost-cutting that has eliminated more than 2,000 jobs in the past year. The company, however, is... More »

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Yahoo • profits • corporate earnings • revenue • downsizing

Yahoo Gave Iran Names
of Dissidents: Blogger

Reportedly met with officials after Yahoo.com was shut down

Oct 9, 09 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A ZDNet blogger says Yahoo gave up the names and emails of 200,000 Iranian subscribers so the government would lift its block of the site during post-election violence. Yahoo turned over information on all Iranian users who publish blogs, writes Richard Korman, citing anonymous sources and a blog post... More »

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Iran • Yahoo • Tehran • email

opinion

Gmail Reveals Google's Achilles' Heel: 'Arrogance'

Search giant is starting to look a lot like the companies it toppled in late 90s: Blodget

Sep 17, 09 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Henry Blodget of the Business Insider recently switched from Yahoo Mail to Gmail, mainly because Yahoo had become “buggy, inconsistent, and unreliable.” For basic functionality—and spam-blocking—Gmail performs well. But he hates the "conversation model" for email. Why? "Because I can't easily find the exact... More »

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Yahoo • Google • email • Gmail • search • Henry Blodget

(Newser) - So much of our search engine experience is based on branding, but who would come out on top without all the window dressing? Blind Search may help you figure it out. Designed by a Microsoft employee, it spits out unadorned results from Google, Bing, and Yahoo, only telling you which... More »

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Yahoo • Google • search engine marketing • search engine • branding • Bing

(Newser) - Microsoft, Amazon, and Yahoo are ganging up against Google Books, trying to quash its settlement with publishers and authors, the Wall Street Journal reports. The settlement, which still needs court approval, would allow Google to offer works scanned off library shelves online for free, provided publishers get a cut... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Google Book Search • Amazon • library

Analysis

 Why MicroHoo 
 Won't Kill Google 


Jul 29, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wondering what the Microsoft/Yahoo pact will mean for you, the tech-loving consumer? Probably not much, writes Todd Weiss for PC World. His reasons:
  • “I tried Bing, I played with Bing, I experienced Bing, but Bing, you’re no Google search,” Weiss opines. Even with Yahoo’s
... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • mergers and acquisitions • search • Bing

UPDATED

Microsoft, Yahoo Finally Strike Search Deal


Jul 29, 09 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft and Yahoo finally officially tied the knot today, with a 10-year deal to integrate their search and advertising businesses, MSNBC reports. It appears Microsoft won't pay Yahoo up front, which is probably a blow to Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who promised she'd only join Microsoft for a "boatload... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • online advertising • mergers and acquisitions • search engine • ad revenue • Bing

(Newser) - Yahoo is close to a deal that would make Microsoft's Bing its new search engine, reports Advertising Age. To Yahoo's dismay, the deal will likely involve revenue sharing, not a fat up-front paycheck. Negotiations, which have been heated over the amount of revenue each side gets from search ad clicks,... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • search engine • ad revenue • Bing

 Tech Falls, But Dow Up 68 

Market extends winning streak into 7th day

Jul 21, 09 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks closed with modest gains today as the tech and financial sectors, drivers of the recent rally, lost some steam, the Wall Street Journal reports. Nonetheless, the Dow was boosted by a 7.7% rise by Caterpillar, which reported a smaller-than-expected profit decline and raised its full-year earnings forecast. Apple... More »

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Yahoo • Dow Jones • Apple • Nasdaq • Caterpillar • S&P 500

Yahoo Sues for  Free Fantasy Football Stats

Company argues NFL union has no copyright on players'  info

Jun 4, 09 8:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo has taken the NFL Players Association to court in a bid to use players' information for its online fantasy football game without paying royalties, CNET reports. Yahoo argues that since the players' names, biographies, and statistics are already in the public domain, it no longer needs to gain permission... More »

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Yahoo • NFL • copyright • fantasy sports • lawsuit • NFL Players Association

Search Service Will Answer Questions Google Can't

Though not intended to dethrone the search king, Wolfram Alpha will compete for clicks

May 11, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - WolframAlpha, a powerful new Web service that can answer a vast array of questions, has already answered one: No, it is not intended to dethrone Google. The site’s creator, scientist and entrepreneur Stephen Wolfram, is “not keen on the hype,” but others believe WolframAlpha could be a... More »

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Yahoo • Google • search engine • search • search queries • hype • Wolfram Alpha • Jay-ZTV

MARKETS

 Pharma Pushes Dow Down 83 

Sandisk gains after earnings beating expectations

Apr 22, 09 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks were mixed today as pharmaceuticals declined but tech saw gains, the Wall Street Journal reports. GlaxoSmithKline reported a 13% drop in first-quarter earnings; GSK, Merck and Pfizer shares dropped. Yahoo and Sandisk were up despite posting quarterly losses. The Dow fell 82.99 to close at 7,886.57.... More »

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Yahoo • Dow Jones • GlaxoSmithKline • Nasdaq • SanDisk • S&P 500

(AP) - Yahoo says its slump worsened in the first quarter as the recession made it more difficult to sell the ads that generate most of its profits. The company says it will cut 600 to 700 jobs, or about 5 percent of its work force. Yahoo says it earned $118 million,... More »

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Yahoo • layoffs • corporate earnings • tech sector

Microsoft, Yahoo Discuss Ad Partnership

Takeover apparently
off the table in
informal negotiations

Apr 10, 09 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft and Yahoo have returned to the bargaining table, but their latest discussions concern advertising sales, the Wall Street Journal reports. The advanced, though informal, negotiations have included both firms' CEOs but likely don’t involve talk of Microsoft acquiring Yahoo’s search business, which it tried to do last... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • search advertising

Tech Review

 Yahoo Widgets 
 Make Net TV Fun 

Revolutionary!

Mar 25, 09 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Internet TV has been tried many times with little success, but the Yahoo Widget Engine just might change all that, writes Katherine Boehret in the Wall Street Journal. The system, shipping with the $3,000 Samsung LED TV 7000 introduced this week, allows you to neatly distract yourself with... More »

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television • Yahoo • Internet • Samsung • widget

(AP) - Yahoo Inc. stumbled to a fourth-quarter loss of $303 million, but the Internet company withstood the recession better than analysts had expected. Yahoo's loss—officially wrapping up the Jerry Yang era—translated into 22 cents per share, compared with a profit of 15 cents per share in the prior year,... More »

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Yahoo • Jerry Yang • tech companies • corporate earnings • Carol Bartz

ANALYSIS

Years of Search and Destroy Get Microsoft Back to Yahoo

New Yahoo CEO opens door for search deal, another shot to catch Google

Jan 16, 09 11:00 AM CST
(Newser) - A new CEO at Yahoo has many speculating Microsoft will renew its bid for Yahoo’s Web-search unit, the Wall Street Journal reports. But Microsoft’s quest isn’t a mere attempt to better compete with Google in the $12.3 billion paid-search market; it’s the rectification of years... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • search engine • Steve Ballmer • paid searches • Carol Bartz

 Even Microsoft Is 
 Weighing Layoffs 

Need to trim costs in weak economy has software firm looking at rare cuts

Jan 15, 09 9:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Microsoft could be considering the first large-scale layoff in its history, as it looks for ways to trim costs, reports the Wall Street Journal. Up to 15,000 positions are rumored to be at risk—6% of its workforce—but insiders say the cuts, across all divisions, are likely... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • layoffs • Sun Microsystems • Steve Ballmer • Hewlett-Packard • recession depression

Yahoo to Name Software Exec Its New CEO

Bartz, of Autodesk,
will succeed Yang,
sources say

Jan 13, 09 1:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Yahoo will soon name Carol Bartz as its new CEO after a two-month search for a successor to Jerry Yang, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 60-year-old Bartz served as CEO of Autodesk Inc from 1992 to 2006, and still serves as the company’s executive chairman. She’s... More »

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Yahoo • Internet • CEO • Jerry Yang • search engine • Carol Bartz

ANALYSIS

Yahoo Will Keep Searchers' Info Only 3 Months

Search firm now holds information for less time than Google, Microsoft

Dec 17, 08 3:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Yahoo will shorten the amount of time it will keep users’ personal data, Stacey Higginbotham reports for GigaOm. The firm will scrub page views, ad views, and search data after 90 days, though it will keep data flagged as suspicious for twice as long. Google and Microsoft recently proposed changes... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • privacy • online privacy • search • Internet privacy

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