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Google Health Launches, But Gets A Second Opinion On Terms Of Service - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 19 May 2008 12:58 PM PST

A lot has changed since the concept of Google Health was first broached in July 2006. After months of preparation, the site was finally launched on Monday. Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG)…

Microsoft’s Online Ad Circus: Not Much To Talk About This Year - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Sun 18 May 2008 11:39 AM PST

Every year at Microsoft’s (NSDQ: MSFT) annual online ad gatherings in Seattle, the company offers the latest update on its vision for challenging Google (NSDQ: GOOG). WSJ argues that with…

As Icahn Storms The Gates, Yahoo Sends Google Ad Smoke Signals Again - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 16 May 2008 12:08 PM PST

Every time things heat up at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), they seem to play the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) card. In the days before it went into failed negotiations with Microsoft (NSDQ:…

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Mark Cuban On Beating Google: Pay Top Sites To Opt Out? - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 15 May 2008 08:52 AM PST

When Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) assembled a slate for Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) board, the names didn’t matter too much: it was mainly about getting ten directors who would vote yes. For…

Icahn Watch: Yahoo Shareholders Wait For The Next Move - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 14 May 2008 10:08 AM PST

What are Yahoo shareholders doing today? They’re hitting reload on their browsers every second looking for some word on what Carl Icahn plans to do with his reported 50 million-share…

10-Q Watch: Google: DoubleClick Growing 17 Percent; What About YouTube? - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 12 May 2008 02:48 PM PST

So what kind of results is Google (NSDQ: GOOG) getting from its recently completed $3.2 billion acquisition of DoubleClick? In its just-filed 10-Q, the company provides pro-forma group financial data—as…

After MySpace And Facebook, Google Completes Open Trifecta - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 12 May 2008 11:46 AM PST

If you must have your news accompanied by a gripping narrative, then you could say that on back-to-back-to-back business days, MySpace, Facebook and Google (NSDQ: GOOG) all announced new social…

Blinkx Rises And Falls On Mystical Google-News Corp Acquisition Chatter - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 09 May 2008 06:41 AM PST

Market speculation from an Investec analyst (via Bloomberg) that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) or News Corp (NYSE: NWS) may buy voice recognition-based video search index Blinkx did wonders for the company…

Inside The Deals: Forget Yahoo—Microsoft Needs To Go On The Ultimate Corporate Diet - 3 Comments
Posted By Steve Rosenbush - Thu 08 May 2008 10:00 PM PST

Several years ago, I had the memorable experience of listening to Bill Gates defend the structure of the company that he built. It was during the height of Microsoft’s (NSDQ:…

Google Annual Meeting: Shareholder Proposals Fail, But Brin Abstains; Board Re-Elected - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 08 May 2008 02:58 PM PST

Two non-shockers from the Google (NSDQ: GOOG) annual shareholder meeting: The entire board slate has been re-elected, and two shareholder proposals (doing business in China, board on human rights) failed…

Industry Moves: Channel M; Facebook; NetShelter; Grey Global - 0 Comments
Posted By Amanda Natividad - Thu 08 May 2008 10:10 AM PST

-- Channel M: Peter Lee has been appointed CTO and chief strategy officer, focusing on building out the company’s digital distribution network. He joins from the Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS)…

Google Execs ‘Divided’ On Yahoo Search Deal; AOL Talks Continue Without Urgency: Report - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 08 May 2008 04:37 AM PST

Where have all Yahoo’s Plan Bs gone? In the days before Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) withdrew its bid for the company, it put out word that it was on the verge…

Sprint-Clearwire: Google’s Role Too Big? Pay-For-Access Deal Raises Net Neutrality-Like Concerns - 0 Comments
Posted By Tricia Duryee - Wed 07 May 2008 08:45 AM PST

Over the last year, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has made its presence known in the wireless industry, not for its applications, but instead, for its position on open access. The internet…

Who Will Microsoft Buy Now With the $50 Billion Change Left? AOL? Facebook? - 3 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 03 May 2008 08:36 PM PST

Despite the fact that Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has withdrawn its offer to buy Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), the M&A machinery on all sides is still in full gear, and expect tons…

Microsoft Ready For Hostile Bid; Announcement Could Come Tomorrow - 4 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 01 May 2008 09:56 PM PST

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is now leaning towards a hostile bid to take over Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), and the announcement may come tomorrow morning, WSJ reports, citing sources. But the situation…

Yahoo May Do Full Rollout of Google Ads Next Week; Could Include Non-Exclusive Ads on Competitors - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 01 May 2008 05:08 PM PST

Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), which was waiting for the other shoe to drop, is still waiting, but it is moving ahead with its plans to deploy Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) search/text ads…

Google CEO Schmidt: Enjoyed Working With Yahoo; Microsoft Wants To Deprive Consumers Of Choice - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Wed 30 Apr 2008 09:19 AM PST

Don’t wait until 4:00 PM (ET) to get Eric Schmidt’s views on Microsoft-Yahoo and Google’s (NSDQ: GOOG) declining rate of growth. Schmidt was interviewed by Maria Bartiromo at the Milken…

Google Board Member Ann Mather In Backdating Action - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 28 Apr 2008 02:53 PM PST

Google board member Ann Mather has been eyed on backdating charges stemming from her tenure as CFO of Pixar, according to a filing put out by Google (NSDQ: GOOG). Mather…

MSFT-YHOO-GOOG: The Ball-and-Chain Weekend - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sat 26 Apr 2008 11:06 AM PST

All reports lead to this weekend, or maybe not; the game continues. As the Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) deadline for a hostile takeover ends today, the Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) board may…

Industry Moves: Google Taps Morgan Stanley Vet For CIO - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 24 Apr 2008 12:15 PM PST

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has quickly found a replacement for Douglas Merrill, the company’s departing CIO, reports News.com. Benjamin Fried, a former managing director of Morgan Stanley’s Application Infrastructure group, will…

Updated: Justice Department Investigating Yahoo-Google Ad Test; Companies Say They Volunteered Info - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Wed 23 Apr 2008 12:48 PM PST

The U.S. Department of Justice is looking at the Google-Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) two-week ad test, according to Reuters. The wire service says it has been told by a source that…

In The Batter’s Box: Yahoo To Report Tomorrow - 0 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Mon 21 Apr 2008 12:45 PM PST

You could plausibly argue that Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) will release the quarterly report of its corporate existence tomorrow. Without a strong showing, it would be nigh-impossible to argue that it…

ComScore: Defending The Google ‘Miss’; Value Of Third-Party Data Debated - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 18 Apr 2008 12:06 PM PST

After taking a beating last night, comScore (NSDQ: SCOR) is out defending itself from the charge that its Google (NSDQ: GOOG) paid click numbers were inaccurate. In a post on…

Google Earnings: ‘The Silence Of The Cynics’; Google’s One Day Surge Almost A Yahoo - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Fri 18 Apr 2008 06:36 AM PST

Like the girl in the movie who turned out to be cute once she took her glasses off, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is feeling loved. Following last night’s report, shares are…

comScore Shares Sink After Blowing Google Call - 3 Comments
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Thu 17 Apr 2008 04:45 PM PST

More on the “gotcha mongers” theme: So who was the big loser from this evening’s Google (NSDQ: GOOG) report? It looks like comScore (NSDQ: SCOR). The traffic analysis firm had…