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valleywag.gawker.com - 1/16/2009

Microsoft CEO, Yahoo Chairman Meet in New York

— valleywag.gawker.com — So much for a new boss ending Yahoo's drama. Why did the company's chairman meet Microsoft's Steve... Ballmer at the Time Warner Center Thursday, two days after Yahoo named Carol Bartz its new CEO? A tipster reports spotting the two: On my way down ... (more) Microsoft CEO, Yahoo Chairman Meet in New York

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yprofileblog.com - 1/16/2009

Share Updates from other Sites on your Yahoo! Profile | Profiles News

— yprofileblog.com — Yahoo! is delivering another milestone on our promise to become more open and social . Beginning today,... you can share your activities from other sites on your Yahoo! Profile and across the Yahoo Network. We’ve added a new feature to Yahoo! Updates ... (more) Share Updates from other Sites on your Yahoo! Profile | ...

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online.wsj.com - 1/15/2009

Bartz Eases Some Hurdles to Yahoo-Microsoft Deal

— online.wsj.com — (See Correction & Amplification below.) Yahoo Inc.'s appointment of Carol Bartz as chief executive removes several obstacles... to a search deal with Microsoft Corp. But other hurdles have emerged and a deal is unlikely to be imminent, said people close ... (more) Bartz Eases Some Hurdles to Yahoo-Microsoft Deal

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  I'm sure they've been meeting, and will keep meeting. Who knows if anything will come of it though.

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Linkpost | 1.17.2009
TechBlog — Updated: Reason No. 49,128 to patch your Windows PC | Main January 17, 2009 Linkpost | 1.17.2009 • Obama thinks he can keep his BlackBerry - He says he'll "think before I press 'send'". • Where to watch Obama's presidential inauguration online - Good roundup of sites that will be streaming (as well as chron.com !). Also Download Obama from YouTube • Feel Better, Steve - Gizmodo's Brian Lam feels bad about having to write about Steve Jobs' health problems . . . and curses a lot in the process. He feels bad about that, too. • iPhone App Store Hits 500 Million Downloads, We Break Down the Numbers • ...

Ballmer and Bostock Really Did Meet This Week, Times Confirms (YHOO)
Silicon Alley Insider — Microsoft and Yahoo Executives Meet Facebook shuffles Connect and Platform leadership Federated Media announces layoffs, shift away from display ads Madoff's Last Shopping Spree Photo: Anole ...

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John Battelle's Searchblog — ... They are talking again - Yahoo and Microsoft, and many are claiming a deal in which MSFT buys Yahoo search is imminent. But we've heard this before. I don't think straight out selling Yahoo search to MSFT makes sense. Jerry is right - the piece notes his view that advertisers want to buy brand with search - and as I've written in the past, search gives a company like Yahoo extremely valuable data - consumer insights that help drive product development. ...

Ballmer: Still Interested in Yahoo's Search Business
Bits — Microsoft’s decision to lay off 5,000 workers in light of dismal financial results has not changed one thing at the software giant: Steven Ballmer, the chief executive, would still like to get his hands on Yahoo’s search business. And whether he succeeds or not, he plans to continue investing in Internet search to take on Google. Asked about a deal with Yahoo on search during a conference call with investors early Thursday, Mr. Ballmer said, “We would like to do one.” And Mr. Ballmer sounded more optimistic about the possibility of coming to terms with Yahoo now that Carol Bartz, the former chief executive of Autodesk, replaced Jerry Yang as chief executive of Yahoo. ...

Yahoo and Microsoft Said To Be Closer To Search Deal
Bits — Yahoo and Microsoft have held on and off discussions about how to pool their search efforts together to create a more powerful counterweight to Google. The Times reported that the talks were ongoing as recently as Tuesday . Now it appears that the talks have heated up again, suggesting that a deal could be closer at hand than ever. A handful of top Microsoft executives are in Silicon Valley meeting with their Yahoo counterparts to try to iron out remaining wrinkles in a proposed partnership, according to people briefed on the talks who agreed to speak on condition of anonymity because the negotiations are confidential. The executives include Yusuf ...