Archive for September, 2008

Yahoo Said to Get OK to Restart AOL Talks With Time Warner (New York Times)

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Yahoo ?s new board on Tuesday approved a new round of discussions with Time Warner over the future of its AOL unit, The Financial Times reported, citing a person familiar with Yahoo?s thinking.

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Antitrust Group Urges Limits on Google-Yahoo Deal (New York Times)

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Google and Yahoo ?s deal to let Google place some ads on Yahoo?s search pages, currently under review by the Justice Department, should be allowed with limits, the American Antitrust Institute said on Tuesday.

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Yahoo unveils Messenger 9.0 (CNET via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Yahoo Messenger 9.0 is becoming available on Tuesday–a week after Yahoo’s target launch date and interestingly, a week after Microsoft released its beta update of Windows Live Messenger.

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Antitrust group urges limits on Google, Yahoo deal (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Google and Yahoo’s deal to let Google place some ads on Yahoo’s search pages, which the Justice Department is reviewing, should be allowed with limits, the American Antitrust Institute said on Tuesday.

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Google phone to cost $179, debut Oct. 22 (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

The first cell phone running Google Inc.’s mobile software looks something like Apple Inc.’s iPhone and has a large touch screen, but it also packs a trackball, a slide-out keyboard and easy access to Google’s e-mail and mapping programs.

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Google-Yahoo Ad Deal Continues To Stir Antitrust Fears (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

The proposed massive advertising deal between Google and Yahoo, first announced by the companies on June 12, continues to spark antitrust fears that may bring close scrutiny from U.S. and European regulators.

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Gadget browses full suite of Google blogs (CNET)

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Can’t keep up with the profusion of Google blogs? Company offers two new ways: an iGoogle gadget and a directory.

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Google continues to push for Yahoo deal (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Google representatives are using blogs to defend the firm’s proposed advertising deal with Yahoo in the face of stiff opposition.

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Google in Shift on ?Abortion? as Keyword (New York Times)

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

After a lawsuit from a Christian anti-abortion group, Google is now allowing religious organizations to take out ads using the keyword ?abortion.?

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Yahoo entices software developers with open strategy, rewired platform (Manila Bulletin)

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Pointing out that no single entity has the monopoly of good ideas, Internet pioneer Yahoo is betting that its recently introduced open strategy would pave the road for developers to build applications on its soon-to-be-launched overhauled platform.

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