Archive for August, 2008

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal Details Murky in Filing (ECommerce-Guide)

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Yahoo has given the public its first glimpse of its new ad partnership with Google in a regulatory filing, though anyone looking for the nuts and bolts of the tie-up will be a little disappointed with the heavily redacted submission to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Verizon Wireless Discusses a Mobile Search Deal With Google (New York Times)

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

The two industry Goliaths are discussing a partnership that would give Google?s search service a prominent spot on the screens of Verizon phones, according to people briefed on the talks.

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Google making SSL changes, other sites quiet (CNET via Yahoo! News)

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

A security researcher has been in discussions with Google on an exploit he plans to release that would allow a hacker to easily intercept someone’s communications with supposedly secure Web sites over an unsecured Wi-Fi network, but other sites, like Facebook, Yahoo Mail, and Hotmail, remain vulnerable.

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Verizon, Google close to mobile search deal: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Mobile service provider Verizon Communications Inc. is nearing an agreement with Google Inc. on a wide-ranging partnership, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the situation.

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Hands-Off with the Intel-Yahoo HDTV Widgets (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Yahoo’s new widget platform for HDTVs running the Intel Menlow platform is rather robust and definitely functional, although the number of widgets was limited. More to the point, it’s pretty.

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Google nears 62 percent of searches in July (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc.’s share of the U.S. search market contracted slightly in July while market leader Google Inc.’s improved, according to estimates released by ComScore Inc.

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Yahoo Shares Trading Below Pre-Microsoft Offer Price (New York Times)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

It may be because Microsoft appears to have shifted its attention from Jerry Yang to Jerry Seinfeld . Or it may be that investors are feeling pessimistic as Yahoo?s search business continues to weaken.

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Yahoo mixes old and new in Internet-age news service (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Yahoo is building an Internet-age news service, leveraging its global audience of a half-billion people to win exclusive interviews with world leaders.

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Google Invests $10 Million in Geothermal Clean Energy (HispanicBusiness.com)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

No Related Stories at this time! WASHINGTON (Xinhua) — Google Inc announced on Tuesday that it will invest more than 10 million U.S. dollars in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) technology, as part of its Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal initiative.

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Intel, Yahoo Launch Widget Channel for TV Devices (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

“Honey, let’s see what’s on the Widget Channel.” That dialog is what Intel and Yahoo are hoping for with their announcement Wednesday of an application framework for TVs and other consumer devices called The Widget Channel.

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