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Internet portal stories: 3 news summaries

Social Networking Now Trumps Email: Nielsen

Social networking explosion attracting users but not advertisers

Mar 10, 09 5:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Social networking has become more popular than email—but that popularity hasn't translated into profitability, a new Nielsen study finds. Social networking "member communities" such as Facebook are now the most popular Internet activity, according to Nielsen's figures, attracting 67% of global Internet users and still growing fast. Email... More »

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social networking • Internet • MySpace • email • Facebook • Nielsen • Internet portal

 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

(Newser) - Yahoo today restated its opinion that Microsoft’s $44.6 billion buyout bid underestimates the online giant’s “combination of unique assets,” but for the first time stated publicly the strengths it would bring to the Microsoft merger, MarketWatch reports. In an investor presentation for the SEC, the... More »

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China • Yahoo • Internet • Microsoft • Japan • mergers and acquisitions • Jerry Yang • search engine marketing • buyout • search engine • search advertising • display advertising • Internet portal

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