Archive for January, 2009

Ex-Yahoo Moore Boomerangs Back To Microsoft; Puts Start-Up Idea On Hold (Forbes)

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

Scott Moore, who left Microsoft for Yahoo four years ago, is headed back to Redmond as general manager and executive producer of the U.S. content business, according to a report by Kara Swisher that I have confirmed.

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Ex-Yahoo Moore Boomerangs Back To Microsoft; Puts Start-Up Idea On Hold (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Scott Moore, who left Microsoft for Yahoo four years ago, is headed back to Redmond as GM and executive producer of the U.S. content business, according to a report by Kara Swisher that I have confirmed.

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Tech Stocks: Economic woes weigh down gains by online retailers

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Strong earnings and big gains from Amazon.com Inc. and Overstock.com Inc. aren’t enough to lift the tech sector out of the red as concerns about weakness in the broader economy outweigh optimism about the online retailers.

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Take a Peek at the Google Drive (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Friday, January 30th, 2009

                                                                    Google’s long-awaited online storage tool, dubbed the Google Drive, may soon be a reality. A detailed description of the GDrive was found in a file used by Google Pack, a suite of Google desktop programs, by blogger Brian Ussery.

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Dell to Make Google and Microsoft Phones ? Really? (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Just when you thought there are enough not-so-good looking and overrated phones out there, Dell is said to announce two iPhone and Blackberry competitors sometime next month. Code named MePhone (hopefully not the final name), the phones will run on Google Android and Microsoft Windows Mobile respectively.

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Yahoo posts US$303-million loss in Q4 (National Post)

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Yahoo! Inc., owner of the second most popular U.S. search engine, reported a fourth-quarter loss because of reorganization costs and international expenses. Sales met analysts? estimates, sending the shares higher.

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Google delays stock option exchange program (CNET via Yahoo! News)

Friday, January 30th, 2009

Googlers who want to revalue their underwater stock options will have to wait until Tuesday for the voluntary employee option exchange program to launch, Google said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday that did not explain why.

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Stimulus holds tax relief, help for those who lost homes or jobs

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Here are the chief provisions of the stimulus bill.

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Google begins effort to find Internet blockers (USA Today)

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Google Wednesday unveiled a plan aimed at eventually letting computer users determine whether providers like Comcast Corp are inappropriately blocking or slowing their work online.

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Yahoo shares jump as results beat targets

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

Shares of Yahoo Inc. jump after the Web portal reports better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter and newly named CEO Carol Bartz makes her debut to Wall Street.

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