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It's Complicated, But MicroHoo Hasn't Fallen and Will Get Up (Now, Lay Off Jerry Yang)
It's Complicated, But MicroHoo Hasn't Fallen and Will Get Up (Now, Lay Off Jerry Yang)
In what should come as a shock to almost no one, the detailed negotiations to complete the Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) search and online advertising final agreement is more complicated that its authors anticipated and is taking longer than expected to complete. Relax, ...
GeoCities' time has expired, Yahoo closing the site today
GeoCities' time has expired, Yahoo closing the site today
latimesblogs.latimes.com — We always imagined how this might end: GeoCities would finally take down all of the animated "under... construction" signs, and we'd hear one last Midi file to the tune of horns playing taps. Instead, GeoCities will probably go down with a whimper ... (more) GeoCities' time has expired, Yahoo closing the site today
Yahoo To Launch Real Time Search, Too
Yahoo To Launch Real Time Search, Too
techcrunch.com — Not wanting to be left completely behind, Yahoo will soon launch their own real time search engine... too. But unlike Microsoft and Google , they won’t be partnering with Twitter and Facebook directly for the data (perhaps memories of their ... (more) Yahoo To Launch Real Time Search, Too
Microsoft And Yahoo Delay Signing Search Deal
Microsoft And Yahoo Delay Signing Search Deal
businessinsider.com — Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) have delayed signing their search deal, Yahoo told the SEC in a... filing. In their original Juy 29 agreement, Yahoo and Microsoft said they would sign finish negotiating the search deal by October 27. "But," reads ... (more) Microsoft And Yahoo Delay Signing Search Deal
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Contentinople: — ... , which they originally said in July they would do by October 27. In an SEC filing, Yahoo wrote: But don't panic, BoomTown's Kara Swisher writes . The deal will get done.

Dear Yahoo: So Get Up Already! [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... ,” declaring its 6 percent operating margin as “pathetic” and announcing the start of “good times” that will leave those bad old times (hello, Jerry Yang) in the past. Then came the juicy little sound bite, which ...

Weekend Update 10.31.09—Heartbreaks, Heart Trobs and Heart Attacks
Digital Daily — ... . Her panel included a group of VIPs from Facebook, Kiva, Blue Slate Digital and the twitterific Ashton Kutcher. With Mission: Kutcher accomplished, Kara followed up with the complicated world of MicroHoo (MSFT, YHOO) and offered analysis on the STILL pending search deal. Moral of the story: Commentators should give it time, and Carol Bartz should quit with the Jerry Yang jabs. Boomtown rounded out the week at ...

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