Archive for February, 2009

Just before reorg, mobile chief departs Yahoo (CNET)

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Marco Boerries, who led Yahoo’s effort to bring its services to phones and TVs, is leaving the company.

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Yahoo offers new tools for targeting online ads (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Yahoo on Tuesday set out to increase its appeal to advertisers by rolling out tools that better match online ads with what people are searching for on the Internet.

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Yahoo offers tools to help marketers (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Yahoo introduced several tools on Tuesday that it says will help marketers target their ads more efficiently at a time when many of them are cutting advertising spending drastically.

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Google Chief for Charity Steps Down on Revamp (New York Times)

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Larry Brilliant said that he would step down from managing Google?s philanthropic unit and signaled that the unit may focus its efforts on nonprofit groups more closely aligned with Google projects.

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Yahoo! executive leaves for Hearst amid shakeup reports (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

A senior Yahoo! executive left the company on Monday, amid reports new chief executive Carol Bartz was planning a major shakeup of management this week.

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Google triggers annoying DoS CAPTCHA prompt? (ZDNet)

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Twice today during work — from the confines of Google Chrome, no less — I’ve been prompted, while logged into Google, with a denial-of-service notice stating the following: We’re sorry, but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users,…

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Google Sinks Atlantis Discovery Buzz (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Last week, a British man announced he’d found the lost city of Atlantis using Google Ocean — the latest add-on to Google Earth that features 3D bathymetry, which lets you explore the ocean floor. The supposed ?Atlantis’ image is about 620 miles off the northwestern coast of Africa and south of Portugal. It shows a rectangular grid with what looks like roadways leading away from it at the …

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Yahoo May Reveal Revamping Next Week, Report Says (New York Times)

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz could announce a major management reorganization as early as next week, according to the blog AllThingsD.

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How to Get More Out of Google Docs (Wired News)

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Google’s document and spreadsheet editing suite is remarkably easy to use, and it becomes even more convenient when you add the ability to launch, edit and save documents from within your Gmail inbox. Here are some tips and tricks for making your Google-powered workspace more productive and seamless.

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Yahoo fights for its turf (International Herald Tribune)

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

Yahoo, the Internet company, is strengthening its hand. It has now increased its market share in search for five months running. And it just updated its search result listings. That should make Microsoft and Google lose some sleep. Yahoo’s comeback makes Microsoft, the software giant, need it more, and shows Google, the search king, that its dominance isn’t unassailable.

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