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» Microsoft Withdraws Yahoo Offer
Microsoft has withdrawn its bid to acquire Yahoo after the two sides couldn't agree on a price. Microsoft said it had increased its offer to $33 a share, but said Yahoo wanted at least $37 a share.

"Despite our best efforts, including raising o
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» Yahoo, AOL Close In on Web Deal
Yahoo and Time Warner's AOL are closing in on a deal to combine their Internet operations, a move that could thwart Microsoft's effort to acquire Yahoo the Wall Street Journal reported.
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» Beyond Pay-For-Click: Three Web-Advertising Alternatives
New data suggests that the number of consumers clicking on Google Inc.’s search ads is declining. So where does that leave companies and entrepreneurs who depend on pay-per-click advertising for revenue and/or their own marketing?
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» Why are these ads for MSN, not Windows Live?
The identities of Microsoft's two online brands, MSN and Windows Live, have been a subject of confusion since the company launched the latter a few years ago. So it was interesting and a bit perplexing to see these billboards show up in Seattle rec
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» 5 Ways To Have Fun with Twitter When You're Bored
The beauty of Twitter is in its simplicity. Its magic comes from the endless creativity of its users. What started as a primitive way of telling people what you were up to, evolved into a global, distributed, multi-platform communication channel, a
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» Yahoo turns to radio ads to lure Google Web searchers
Yahoo is running radio ads in the San Francisco Bay Area and several other markets in an effort to get more people to use its search engine instead of Google's.

"Search engines like Google get you lost in all the links, but not Yahoo search,"
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» Google SafeSearch Filter Bug: Porn Found On Google Universal Search Results
Users have been spotting explicit pornographic images on Google web search for a search on hot celebrities. The query triggers Google to show an image search result at the top of the web search results, also known as Google Universal Search.
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» The Evolution of Directories from the Dinosaur Age of Yahoo! | Directory Maximizer Blog
An insight into the changing face of online directories. Tracking the evolution of directories since the days of Yahoo!
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» Brisbane Biz draws Yellow Blood and Google Gold Rush
Brisbane based Clickfind.com.au has launched a direct attack on the established Yellow Pages Online & Microsoft’s Mylocal business models offering advertising free directory listings that help secure top Google rankings for Australian business owner
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» AT&T's Yellowpages.com to list on Microsoft sites
AT&T Inc said on Monday its Yellowpages.com directory will distribute its listings on Microsoft Corp's local search sites, replacing Idearc Inc's Superpages.com service.
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» Microsoft Seeks Kidaro for Virtualization Plan
Microsoft Corp. said it intends to acquire Kidaro, a provider of desktop virtualization systems for enterprises, as part of its virtualization strategy.

Microsoft said Kidaro's virtualization technology will be incorporated into future updates
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» Google to Unveil A New Ad Service For Web Publishers
Google plans to announce a new service that Web publishers can use to manage their online ad sales and serve up ads each time a consumer pulls up a Web page.
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» Superpages.com & Local.com Renew and Expand Advertising Partnership
Local.com and Idearc Media Corp., parent of Superpages.com have renewed and expanded their local advertising distribution agreement under which Idearc Media will continue to place its Superpages.com performance based advertisers on Local.com and Loc
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» On Alltop and RSS For The Masses
Alltop, an aggregator of RSS feeds was launched today. It covers a broad range of topics.
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» Google Closes DoubleClick Deal
European regulators gave a green light to Google Inc.'s acquisition of DoubleClick Inc., clearing the way for the search-engine titan to close a $3.1 billion deal that will enlarge its repertoire of advertising tools.
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» WHY PPC IS THE AMERICAN IDOL OF SEARCH
Why PPC is as popular as American Idol right now.
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» Gmail falls prey to spam bots
Spammers have cracked the captcha mechanism Gmail uses to make sure you are a human before you can open an e-mail account, leading to a huge increase in the amount of spam sent from Gmail last month, security firm MessageLabs says.
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» Digg Rumors not True
Rumors about a bidding war involving Google and Microsoft for Digg aren't true according to Digg.
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» News Corp Gives Up The Fight For Yahoo
Talking to investors at the annual Bear Stearns Media Conference, Murchdoch said that “We’re not going to get into a fight with Microsoft, which has a lot more money than us.” Murdoch also gave support to Google as FIM’s ad provider: “We’re very hap
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» Google Sends Out More TV AdWords Beta Invitations
On March 6th, Google seemed to have sent out a boat load of invitations to the AdWords TV ads program
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» Search Engine Billionaires & Yahoo's Decker Boosts Her Salary
Forbes is out with the latest billionaires list, and Google executives are well represented. Plus Yahoo president Susan Decker saw a 63-percent increase in her salary, with a 29-percent bonus increase from last year.
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» Yahoo Delays Board Vote To Thwart Microsoft
Yahoo on Wednesday said it is extending the deadline by which shareholders must nominate candidates for its board in a move designed to give the company's management more time to pursue alternatives to Microsoft's $41 billion takeover offer.
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» Google is about to let you sync with your Outlook
Google just updated their “What’s New” page with information about a yet unreleased feature that will let you sync your Outlook calendar with Gmail and vice versa.
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» Yahoo Unveils Online Video Ad Formats
Yahoo introduced two online video advertising formats, and said it would also offer overlay ads through its recent acquisition of Maven Networks.
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» Inside AdSense: Diagnosing and treating revenue fluctuations (Part I)
The goal of this post, is to help you understand the AdSense revenue model so you can diagnose and treat revenue fluctuations like an experienced MD.
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