Archive for October, 2008

Google Founders? Fighter Jet Will Fly NASA Missions (New York Times)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

A NASA official said Friday that the top Googlers? new fighter jet will be used mostly to fly missions for the agency that four other jets owned by Google?s top executives could not handle.

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Despite slump, Yahoo plans new operations in Neb. (AP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Yahoo Inc. says it will invest at least $100 million in a new data center and a new service center in Nebraska, creating at least 100 jobs.

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Yahoo?s Big Bet on the Cornhusker State (New York Times)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Yahoo said today it plans to invest $100 million to build a data center and service center in two Nebraskan cities. Yahoo must i

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Stand-alone Yahoo Messenger for Vista: R.I.P. (ZDNet)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Yahoo said Friday that it will discontinue stand-alone downloads of Yahoo Messenger for Vista. The official reasoning: We have discontinued stand-alone releases of the Yahoo! Messenger for Vista application in order to focus on delivering one Windows experience that is optimized for all Windows users. …

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Despite slump, Yahoo plans new operations in Neb. (USA Today)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Yahoo Inc. says it will invest at least $100 million in a new data center in Nebraska, creating at least 100 jobs.

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Source: Yahoo to announce plans for Neb. facility (AP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Yahoo Inc. is expected to unveil plans to build a new facility in Nebraska on Friday, just days after the California-based Internet company announced it will cut at least 1,500 workers as it deals with the economic downturn.

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Five reasons to buy Yahoo stock (CNN Money)

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Here’s why you should buy, not bail, on Yahoo.

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Russian watchdog rejects Google bid for ad firm (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Russia’s anti-trust watchdog rejected on Thursday a $140 million bid by Google Inc. to buy the Begun advertising agency, claiming the deal would reduce competition in the online advertising market.

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Will Yahoo Have to Face an Impatient Icahn Again? (New York Times)

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Yahoo said Tuesday that it would lay off at least 10 percent of its 15,000 workers as it tries to bring down its expenses. It said reduced marketing budgets had taken a bite out of its online advertising business, sending its net income for the third quarter tumbling by 64 percent.

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Google Launches U.S. Voter Info Site (New York Times)

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

With the upcoming U.S. elections only 12 days away, Google has

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