NBC purchased the sole rights to broadcast the Summer Olympic Games in the United States, a distinct advantage over its competitors both in the land of television as well as online. NBC is the only media organization permitted to use the Olympics logos as well. This failed to stop Yahoo from getting in on the action. The [...]
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Yahoo and NBC lead in Olympic viewers
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Yahoo and Customized Ads
Friday, August 15th, 2008World Wide Web and search engine presence Yahoo announced on Friday plans to permit users to opt out of customized advertising on the pages of Yahoo. Yahoo had previously implemented the option to turn off customized advertising on the pages of other companies, and this will be an extension of that. Through Yahoo’s Privacy Center,users will [...]
Read MoreGoogle, Yahoo, Cuil?
Monday, August 4th, 2008What is cool about Cuil is that is a cost efficient search engine . Yahoo’s initial investment to enter the search arena was $300 million, Cuil’s architecture permits entry into a ‘series B’ price point; for a second round of venture capital, the standard term is not in hundreds of millions, but in the millions or tens [...]
Read MoreMicrosoft Supports Carl Icahn with Yahoo Proxy
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008The annual shareholder meeting for Yahoo will be held on August 1st, 2008 in San Jose, California. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is expected to pursue his preference to replace the current board of directors, including CEO of Yahoo at the shareholder’s meeting, with the support of Microsoft behind him. Icahn has made his agenda apparent, [...]
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