Archive for the ‘Yahoo’ Category

Yahoo Settles Mary Kay Trademark Infringement Suit (WebProNews)

Friday, November 6th, 2009

It looks like some lawyers representing cosmetics giant Mary Kay have removed their figurative war paint.  In early July, Mary Kay sued Yahoo, alleging trademark infringement, but not long ago, Yahoo was able to settle the case. Mary Kay originally objected to Yahoo’s practice of adding links of its own choosing to certain emails.  The links appeared in popups when people would position their …

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Microsoft Chief Eyes Yahoo Partnership Outside U.S. (New York Times)

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Microsoft’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, said Thursday that the company might look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.

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Yahoo Settles Mary Kay Trademark Lawsuit Over Online Ad Logos (Bloomberg)

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) — Yahoo! Inc. settled a lawsuit by cosmetics distributor Mary Kay Inc. that accused the Internet search firm of letting unauthorized resellers of Mary Kay makeup products use its logos in pop-up advertisements.

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Microsoft CEO sees Yahoo partnership outside U.S. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company’s search engine partnership with Yahoo would not be limited to the U.S. but would be introduced around the world, once it gets regulatory approval.

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Google Dashboard Bows to Users? Privacy Concerns (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

In a big concession to users’ privacy rights, Google launched what it calls Google Dashboard – a tool which gives Google account holders a single view of all of the data associated with their Google accounts.

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Microsoft CEO eyes Yahoo partnership outside U.S. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday the company could look to extend its search engine partnership with Yahoo outside the United States, if it gets regulatory approval.

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Yahoo To Partner On Real-Time Search Development? (redOrbit)

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Unnamed sources said on Tuesday that Yahoo is running tests with several real-time search partners in an effort to match its rivals in providing up-to-the-minute Internet search results, Reuters reported.OneRiot, whose data will be available initially to about 10 percent of Yahoo’s users, is among the companies providing real-time results to Yahoo on a trial basis, according to a person familiar …

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Yahoo teams with OneRiot on real-time search (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Yahoo Inc, looking to match rivals in providing up-to-the-minute Internet search results, is running tests with several real-time search partners, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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Google Chrome Beta Gets Bookmark Sync (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

The latest beta version of Google’s Chrome Web browser is making it easier for you to keep track of all your favorite Web sites across multiple computers.

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Yahoo Beats out Google on O2 Germany (PC World)

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Yahoo said it won a mobile search contract with O2 Germany, displacing Google.

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