Archive for October, 2009

Video firm settles lawsuits clearing way for Google buy (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Video software firm On2 Technologies Inc. announced on Monday that it had settled five pending lawsuits, potentially clearing the way for its takeover by Internet giant Google.

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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Schering-Plough, Merck & Co., Sanofi-Aventis, Google and eBay (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Schering-Plough, Merck & Co., Sanofi-Aventis, Google and eBay

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Activist Investor Resigns From Yahoo! Board (redOrbit)

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Carl Icahn has decided his work is done at Yahoo Inc.

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Carl Icahn quits Yahoo board, commends CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn gave up his seat on the Yahoo Inc board of directors on Friday, closing a tumultuous chapter in the Internet company’s 15-year history.

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Icahn resigns from Yahoo! board (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn resigned from his position on the Yahoo! board, saying the US Internet giant no longer needed an “activist” director like him.

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Icahn quits Yahoo board, commends CEO (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn gave up his seat on the Yahoo Inc board of directors on Friday, closing a tumultuous chapter in the Internet company’s 15-year history.

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Kris Allen talks new album with Yahoo! Music (USA Today)

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Kris Allen discusses his forthcoming album with Yahoo! Music’s Lindsey Parker.

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Google croons a tune with song sales (USA Today)

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Google croons a tune with song sales

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Google co-founder Brin prefers Yahoo! without Bing (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has expressed amazement at resistance to the Internet giant’s efforts to digitize the world’s books and lamented a deal to have Microsoft handle online search at Yahoo!

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China authors say Google violated copyrights (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

A group representing authors in China has accused Google of violating copyrights with its digital library, a claim that Google denies by saying the service complies with international law.

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