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Young, liberal workers at Google and Yahoo like him
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Apr 14, 08 5:19 PM CDT
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Google and Yahoo workers who have donated to presidential campaigns support Barack Obama, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports, donating significantly more to him than any other candidate. Obama does well with the tech industry as a whole, though his edge is less pronounced at older companies like Microsoft and Apple. Obama took in a whopping $264,800 from Google employees to Hillary Clinton’s $75,500.
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But Google team-up would shrink advertisers' options
Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 08 3:57 PM CDT
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Winds of a Yahoo-Microsoft merger have sparked a “nuclear war” in the online-advertising world—and the Google-dominated market could soon see major changes, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Nothing short of a new world order in this space is up for grabs,” says an expert. As Yahoo and Microsoft mull joining forces with each other (or perhaps other partners), consolidation could create healthy competition.
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It's his first high-profile post since legal troubles last year
New York Times Apr 11, 08 11:00 AM CDT
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Google has hired controversial former dot-com banker Frank Quattrone to advise the company on its increasingly complicated role in Yahoo’s takeover drama, the New York Times reports. It’s Quattrone’s first high-visibility gig since his obstruction-of-justice conviction was overturned last year. Google CEO Eric Schmidt is a longtime associate of Quattrone’s.
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Microsoft likeliest buyer but battle heats up
Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 08 2:45 AM CDT
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Yahoo's board meets today to examine the options for avoiding a hostile takeover by Microsoft, the Wall Street Journal reports. Experts think a Microsoft grab is still the most likely scenario, but the situation has grown increasingly complicated in the midst of discussions of an AOL-Yahoo merger, Yahoo's proposed trial of Google ads, and rumors of News Corp. joining Microsoft's side.
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Companies say they have a right to collect information for advertisers
Wall Street Journal Apr 10, 08 4:15 PM CDT
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Google, Yahoo and a bevy of Internet biggies have joined to fight a proposed New York state law that would limit their ability to collect information about people's web habits for advertisers, reports the Wall Street Journal . The coalition says the law would endanger the future of online advertising and “the availability of free content on the Internet.”
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Two Internet-shaking deals stem from Microsoft-Yahoo talks
Wall Street Journal Apr 9, 08 10:34 PM CDT
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Two groundbreaking Internet deals are in the works, both related to Microsoft's desire to take over Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reports. In one, Yahoo is considering combining its online operations with Time Warner's AOL. In the other, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is in talks to join Microsoft in its bid to acquire Yahoo.
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Deal could help company fend off Microsoft or get a improved offer
Wall Street Journal Apr 9, 08 4:56 PM CDT
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Yahoo will try carrying ads from Google as it seeks to ward off a takeover by Microsoft—or at least get an improved offer, the Wall Street Journal reports. The test will run two weeks, and only 3% of Yahoo search results will come up with Google ads. Google, in a statement, said the test doesn't preface any longer-term cooperation.
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Stakeholder Legg Mason will support Yahoo if Microsoft tries to drop price
Wall Street Journal Apr 9, 08 11:28 AM CDT
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Yahoo received a tepid endorsement from its second-largest shareholder yesterday as its takeover battle with suitor Microsoft continued to heat up, the Wall Street Journa l reports. Legg Mason, which holds a 7% stake in Yahoo, said it would back an independent Yahoo before it would sell its stake at a reduced price—and Microsoft's CEO "blundered" by threatening to go that route.
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Companies should delete users' info within six months, advisory group says
BBC Apr 8, 08 3:51 PM CDT
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A European advisory body has sharply criticized Internet search companies’ use of personal data, the BBC reports. Its recommendations, likely to be adopted by the European Commission, say search companies should delete users’ information within six months. The opinion comes alongside reports of a new kind of computer cookie that tracks Internet surfers’ behavior in much more detail than ordinary cookies.
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Microsoft 'would be foolish to dismantle this,' analyst says of would-be buyer
Wall Street Journal Apr 7, 08 3:50 PM CDT
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Aiming to increase revenues in the face of a proposed Microsoft buyout, Yahoo is working on a system that will provide businesses with one-stop shopping for graphic advertisements across Yahoo’s partner sites, the Wall Street Journal reports. The system, called AMP, will let businesses buy ads such as banners—targeted by standardized demographic and geographic information—to appear on a range of sites.
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Yang fires back after Ballmer ultimatum
Wall Street Journal Apr 7, 08 8:12 AM CDT
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Yahoo execs fired back a response this morning to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's weekend ultimatum giving the Yahoo board a deadline of 3 weeks to avoid a hostile takeover. CEO Jerry Yang and Chairman Roy Bostock reiterated that the Microsoft offer is still too low—it has declined in value as Microsoft stock has continued to skid—but said they're still open to a sweetened deal. They accused Ballmer of being the one who's failing to negotiate.
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Corporation promises proxy battle, threatens lower buyout price
Wall Street Journal Apr 5, 08 3:09 PM CDT
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Yahoo has 3 weeks to accept Microsoft’s takeover before things get hostile, Microsoft warned in a letter to Yahoo execs today. “The substantial premium reflected in our initial proposal anticipated a friendly transaction,” wrote Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who promised a proxy director battle and implied a lower sale price. “If we are forced to take an offer directly to your shareholders," Microsoft's $40 billion offer would tumble.
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