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Yahoo! powered by Bing, but not much more?

As widely expected, Microsoft and Yahoo! announced a deal (very early) this morning, a 10 year agreement to have Bing power Yahoo! searches, with Yahoo! controlling ad sales. Last night we asked a few questions , and by digging down a bit we found...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2009 11:29 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO, Bing
Our first take on MSFT-YHOO: Less than meets the eye?

A search deal between Microsoft and Yahoo! hasn’t even been announced yet, and yet tidbits of information are being analyzed, scrutinized, and dissected all across the web. Marshall Kirkpatrick at Read/Write Web sees bad news for search innovation...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2009 1:03 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO, Bing
Details filter out on Microsoft-Yahoo! search deal to be announced Wednesday

Multiple reports are out from AdAge , The Wall Street Journal , and Kara Swisher at All Things Digital that Microsoft and Yahoo! are set to announce a search deal as early as tomorrow, Wednesday. From AdAge: Through the pact, Bing will become the default...

Published Tue, Jul 07 2009 8:11 PM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO, Bing
MSFT-YHOO search deal “likely to be announced this week”: Ad Age

Talks between Microsoft and Yahoo! about deal that would have Microsoft’s Bing providing search technology for Yahoo! properties continue, according to an article in today’s Advertising Age : Yahoo's request for an upfront payment (it is said to have...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2009 12:26 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO
Whee!, more MSFT-YHOO rumors!

In a post one commenter characterized as “Some guys are talking about pitching Microsoft on a crazy scheme”, Michael Arrington at TechCrunch says he’s hearing of a complicated deal, still early on, that would have a group of investors buy Yahoo!, heavily...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2009 12:14 PM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO
Search roundup - More Kumo domains, Yahoo deal still makes sense for mobile growth

While talk of the weekend may have been around whether or not a $20bn Microsoft-Yahoo search deal is back on the cards, there were a few other bits and pieces that caught my eye. Firstly was Mary Jo Foley's post about the continued push to rebrand...

Published Mon, Dec 12 2008 9:32 AM by Chris

Filed under: Search, Yahoo, Live Search, MSFT-YHOO
Is it On again? Times of London reporting $20B MSFT-YHOO deal

A piece in the online version of Sunday’s Times of London is reporting that Microsoft and Yahoo are in talks again , in a complex deal that could see Microsoft acquiring Yahoo’s search business for $20 billion, after putting up $5 billion...

Published Sat, Nov 11 2008 11:51 PM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO
Carl Icahn spins a different story on latest MSFT-YHOO deal

On Saturday we got the Yahoo! spin on things, and now this morning Carl Icahn fires back, in an open letter to Yahoo! shareholders. I mentioned the heavy amount of spin in the Yahoo! press release, and Icahn noticed, too: Over the years I have attempted...

Published Mon, Jul 07 2008 7:56 PM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO
Yahoo! rejects latest doozy from Microsoft/Carl Icahn

Microsoft and Carl Icahn proposed a new offer to Yahoo! on Friday, and according to the Yahoo! press release (if you can believe Yahoo! press releases, and a college level course on “public relations spin” could be taught using only Yahoo! press releases...

Published Sun, Jul 07 2008 7:24 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO
MSFT-YHOO, it just continues*

Like the soap opera it has become, the workings behind a deal between Microsoft and Yahoo! just don’t ever seem to end. This week we’ve seen a Yahoo! PowerPoint presentation that tries to place all the blame on the failed deal on Microsoft, Microsoft...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2008 8:07 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: Corporate Strategy, Live Search, MSFT-YHOO
Back up and running

Apologies for the downtime, we’ve been down the last 17 hours or so, due to problems at our webhost. Pretty frustrating, really, and we’re exploring our options (know a good web host? – leave a comment). Glad to be back up, though. Apparently...

Published Wed, Jun 06 2008 3:41 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: LiveSide, MSFT-YHOO, Windows Live Movie Maker
Microsoft withdraws Yahoo! offer: full text of Ballmer letter to Yang

Microsoft has withdrawn its offer to acquire Yahoo!, according to a press released issued at 5pm PDT today. Here is the full text of the letter from Steve Ballmer to Jerry Yang: May 3, 2008 Mr. Jerry Yang CEO and Chief Yahoo Yahoo! Inc. 701 First Avenue...

Published Sun, May 05 2008 2:10 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO
Microsoft and Yahoo! sites compared: a quick look at the numbers

With all the talk about Microsoft's attempted acquisition of Yahoo!, and with a little help from Nielsen Online , we thought we'd make a quick comparison of some of the main features of both services. I asked Nielsen if they could supply...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2008 7:28 AM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO
Yahoo! responds to Ballmer, believes offer is too low

In response to a letter to the Yahoo! Board of Directors on Saturday, Jerry Yang and the Board responded this morning with a letter of their own , again rejecting the Microsoft offer as too low, although stating publicly for the first time that Yahoo...

Published Mon, Apr 04 2008 4:45 PM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO
The Gig's up: MSFT to YHOO: 3 weeks or we come and get you

Where there's smoke , there's bound to be fire, and yesterday's leaked warning shots across Jerry Yang's bow resulted in a letter today from Steve Ballmer to Yahoo !, saying in effect: take the offer we have on the table, or we come and...

Published Sat, Apr 04 2008 9:33 PM by Kip Kniskern

Filed under: MSFT-YHOO

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