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 Feds Probing
 Google-Yahoo Deal 

Formal investigation signals that Justice may have antitrust concerns

Jul 2, 08 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google’s agreement to provide Yahoo with advertising for some of its searches in the US and Canada has prompted the Justice Department to launch a formal antitrust investigation into the deal, the Washington Post reports. "They don't do it without having identified significant issues," one lawyer said... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Department of Justice • Microsoft • antitrust

Microsoft
Preps a New Run at Yahoo

Has been recruiting partners for another  effort to vivisect Yahoo

Jul 2, 08 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Microsoft is back in pursuit of Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the company in talks with both News Corp. and Time Warner as potential partners for a restructured deal to buy the search giant. Yahoo has been in Microsoft’s sights for nearly six months, but initial... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Carl Icahn • takeover bid

Yahoo's Defensive Stance: Microsoft 'Inconsistent' in Bid

Company gives take on negotiation as clock ticks on Icahn proxy fight

Jun 30, 08 4:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - As it tries to fend off investor Carl Icahn's attempt to replace its board of directors, Yahoo today presented its version of buyout negotiations with Microsoft to shareholders, MarketWatch reports. Yahoo portrayed Microsoft as “unresponsive, inconsistent,” and loose on logistic details of the proposed merger. "The record... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • Carl Icahn • proxy battle • takeover bid

 Angry Worker Blasts 
 Yahoo in Email  

Missive blames office politics, lousy execs for sinking company

Jun 27, 08 8:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A sarcastic Yahoo employee slammed the company in an email sent to Fortune today, taking aim at futile executives and lousy decision-making. In the wake of Yahoo's latest shakeup, "things could not be better," the email says: True, past "reorgs" were sparked by pointless executive shifts, but... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • mergers and acquisitions • Fortune • employee • disgruntled

 Yahoo Regroups, Again 

Struggling company attempts to recover after Microsoft bid

Jun 27, 08 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Reeling after Microsoft’s failed takeover bid and bracing for a fight with financier Carl Icahn over board control, struggling Yahoo is once again restructuring itself, the New York Times reports. “Any organization change is disruptive,” said Yahoo’s president, but “the flip side of disruption is... More »

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Yahoo • Internet • Microsoft • Susan Decker • restructuring

When Is A Facebook Friend Just A Friend?

Social sites clash over letting users share info between services

Jun 27, 08 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s a movement among some social Web services, from MySpace and Yahoo to Plaxo, to let users share data, the MIT Technology Review reports. Take Google’s new Friend Connect, a service that lets users transport profiles and connections among sites. But Facebook, for one, is swimming against the... More »

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social networking • Yahoo • Google • MySpace • privacy • Facebook • Friend Connect • Plaxo • data portability • OpenID • OAuth

Yahoo Defends Rejection of Alternate Microsoft Offer

Seeking to blunt attacks from Carl Icahn, the company goes to shareholders

Jun 26, 08 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo yesterday launched an offensive against billionaire Carl Icahn’s attempt to displace the board, detailing in a letter to shareholders why accepting Microsoft’s alternative $8-billion search-only deal would have diminished Yahoo’s value and hurt the company strategically, reports MarketWatch. CEO Jerry Yang and Chairman Roy Bostock said... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Carl Icahn • Jerry Yang • Roy Bostock

Yahoo,
Microsoft
Talks On Again

Microsoft may now be seeking partial deal,
not full buyout

Jun 25, 08 3:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A deal may still be in the works between Microsoft and Yahoo—but not for a full acquisition of Yahoo, according to Fortune. Microsoft may be after Yahoo's search business, which the software giant needs to tackle competitor Google. Yahoo is also under investor pressure to revive talks. Its shares... More »

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Yahoo • Steve Jobs • Microsoft • acquisition

Ad Execs Feel Besieged by Google & Co.

Net giants' deep pockets could squeeze creativity, competition

Jun 23, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Advertisers are spooked at net giants like Google and Microsoft throwing their weight around in the world of online advertising, the New York Times reports. With its ad deal with Yahoo drawing fire at conference in Cannes, Google “clearly wants to replace the advertising industry in its totality,"... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • advertising

ANALYSIS

Amazon Kept Laughing After Dot-Com Bust

E-tailer stays nimble as Yahoo, eBay trip into the future

Jun 20, 08 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo, eBay, and Amazon emerged from the dot-com bust as a mighty triumvirate, but only Amazon has kept its mojo in the decade's latter stages, the Economist reports. Yahoo, the oldest of the lot at 14, shooed away Microsoft, surrendered part of its business to Google, and failed to stay... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Internet • eBay • Jerry Yang • Jeff Bezos • John Donahoe • Amazon

Yahoo to Reorganize in
Wake of Microsoft Bid

Company execs quit amid changes

Jun 20, 08 7:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Regrouping in the aftermath of Microsoft’s takeover bid, Yahoo plans to consolidate its myriad branches, the Wall Street Journal reports. President Susan Decker aims to centralize the mail, search, and home-page teams to help boost earnings and justify its rejection of Microsoft’s $47.5 billion offer; some executives... More »

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Yahoo • Susan Decker • Flickr • restructuring • quitting

ANALYSIS

Yang's First Year Leaves Many 'Disillusioned'

Microsoft fiasco most public of Yahoo's woes; '09 could be tougher

Jun 19, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo’s stock has slipped 16.5%, the company might as well be wearing a sign that says “take me over,” and there’s a line of shareholders waiting to sue for what they say was a mishandled non-deal with suitor Microsoft, Fortune reports—not quite the scenario... More »

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Yahoo • Carl Icahn • Jerry Yang • proxy battle • shareholder revolt

 MySpace Takes Aim at Yahoo 

Social networker seeks to become a portal

Jun 13, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Myspace is retooling itself to become a more direct competitor to web portals, specifically Yahoo, BusinessWeek reports. Starting Wednesday, the popular social networking site will unveil changes to its homepage such as news headlines, local weather apps, and entertainment links. More »

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Yahoo • Internet • MySpace • email • Jerry Yang • web portal • Internet portal

analysis

Yahoo and Google: It's All Up to Yang

CEO must pave way
for struggling company as investors look on

Jun 13, 08 10:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Yahoo and Google prepare for a new search-ad deal, it’s all up to CEO Jerry Yang, writes Charles Cooper for CNET. Will Yang be the next Steve Jobs, pulling a struggling company back to the spotlight—or will he fade like his Yahoo predecessors? The afreement "may... More »

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Yahoo • Google • investors • antitrust • Jerry Yang • regulation • search advertising

 Yahoo Strikes Deal With 
 Google on Search Ads 

Announcement comes just hours after Microsoft deal falls through

Jun 12, 08 8:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Yahoo struck a deal today with Google to display its rival's search ads, just hours after announcing the end of talks with Microsoft on a possible merger, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal with Google, which still faces months of federal scrutiny, could bring in $800 million a year... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Internet advertising

Microsoft, Yahoo End Talks, Rule Out Merger

Weekend meeting torpedoes hopes of a merger

Jun 12, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looks like a Microsoft-Yahoo marriage is off—for good this time, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a meeting last weekend, Microsoft representatives stated “unequivocally” that the software giant was not interested in purchasing all of Yahoo for any price. Yahoo then ruled out an alternative of selling... More »

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

Startup Site Wants to See Your Paycheck

Glassdoor.com gives users dirt on others in exchange for theirs

Jun 11, 08 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ever wonder how much people at Google or Microsoft really make? Just-launched Glassdoor.com wants to tell you, TechCrunch reports. Essentially, the site collects self-submitted compensation reports and reviews for as many jobs at as many firms as possible. Open to everyone are full details for Googe, Yahoo, Microsoft, and... More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Apple • employer • Cisco • compensation • Glassdoor

 Icahn: Yahoo
 Poison Pill
 'Reprehensible' 

But pricey severance plan kicks in if Icahn wins proxy fight, Yahoo says

Jun 11, 08 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Billionaire investor Carl Icahn yesterday called Yahoo’s poison-pill severance plan, designed to deter hostile takeovers, “reprehensible,” the Wall Street Journal reports, but Yahoo said the measure would kick in if Icahn wins control of the board. "Now they found a way to entrench themselves forever,"... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • Carl Icahn • mergers and acquisitions • proxy battle

 Icahn Again Skewers Yahoo 

'Why did you permit Google to leave you in the dust?' investor asks board

Jun 9, 08 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Investor Carl Icahn broadened his attacks on Yahoo today, targeting not only the recent failure of a Microsoft takeover deal but longtime performance issues, the Wall Street Journal reports. "Why did you permit Google to leave you in the dust?" he wrote to the board. More »

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Yahoo • Google • Microsoft • Carl Icahn • Jerry Yang • corporate governance • Roy Bostock

Yahoo Chair Hits Back at Icahn

Says corporate raider 'grossly' distorted, lacks 'credible plan' other than Microsoft sale

Jun 5, 08 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The chairman of Yahoo's board was quick to fire back at accusations leveled by Carl Icahn yesterday, reports the New York Times. An open letter from Roy Bostock to the corporate raider said Icahn's claim that Yahoo's board had sabotaged a Microhoo deal grossly distorted the board's position, and went... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • Carl Icahn • takeover • proxy battle

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