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Google Dominated U.S. Searches in January
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 10, 2012
The tech giant increased its share of the American search market to 66.2 percent.
Tags: Bing, search, Google, Yahoo
Yahoo vs. HP: Turn Around Efforts by the Numbers
By Rob Enderle | Article Published February 09, 2012
Both companies face big challenges. Which one is better equipped to improve its position?
Tags: HP, Yahoo
Four Yahoo Board Members to Depart, Two New Ones Arrive and Three More on the Way
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 08, 2012
In the wake of the departure of Jerry Yang, half of Yahoo's board is turning over.
Tags: Yahoo
As Weak Q4 Earnings Loom, Yahoo Freezes Hiring and Contemplates Layoffs
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 19, 2012
New CEO Scott Thompson appears to be cutting costs at the troubled Internet company.
Tags: layoffs, Yahoo
Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang Resigns from Web Giant
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 18, 2012
The "Chief Yahoo" will "pursue other interests outside of Yahoo."
Tags: Yahoo
Microsoft Bing Search Queries Overtake Yahoo for the First Time in December
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 12, 2012
Google continues to dominate the search market with more than 65 percent of all queries.
Tags: Bing, search, Google, Yahoo
Yahoo Names PayPal Head Scott Thompson as New CEO
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 04, 2012
The eBay exec will take over for interim CEO Tim Morse, who has held the position since Carol Bartz was fired in September.
Tags: Yahoo
Alibaba's Ma: 'Very Interested' in Buying Yahoo
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 03, 2011
The founder of one of China's largest e-commerce companies says he may buy the U.S.'s number two search engine.
Tags: Yahoo
Is Yahoo Up for Sale?
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published September 26, 2011
Reports are circulating that Yahoo is considering offers to buy out the number two search firm.
Tags: Yahoo, Microsoft, search
Why Facebook is the New Yahoo
By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 15, 2011
Facebook's awkward attempts to copy Google+ smack of a quiet desperation.
Tags: social networking, google+, Facebook, Yahoo
A Tale of Two Tech CEOs: Carol Bartz and Steve Jobs
By Rob Enderle | Article Published September 08, 2011
Not all executives are equally adept at the difficult task of turning around an ailing technology company.
Tags: IT management, Apple, Carol Bartz, Yahoo, steve jobs
With Bartz Gone - Whither Bing?
By Stuart Johnston | Article Published September 07, 2011
Does this week's shakeup leave an opening for Microsoft to capitalize on its search and advertising deal with troubled Yahoo?
Tags: search, Microsoft, Bartz, Yahoo
Yahoo Fires CEO Carol Bartz
By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 07, 2011
Observers speculate that the company may soon be for sale.
Tags: Yahoo
Google Under Larry Page: the Next Apple, or Next Yahoo?
By Rob Enderle | Article Published April 06, 2011
As Larry Page takes the reins at Google, is the search giant headed for greater glory or a dim future?
Tags: Yahoo, smartphone, tablets, Apple, Google
Two Top Acquisitions Execs Leaving Microsoft
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 06, 2011
Two key merger and acquisition executives are leaving Microsoft, but is it problems with the company's strategy or greener grasses that are at fault?
Tags: enterprise software, mergers and acquisitions, Yahoo, Microsoft, IT managers
Yahoo Does Layoffs, Should its CEO be First?
By Rob Enderle | Article Published December 15, 2010
A tech analysts opines that management and true leadership are very different things.
Tags: layoffs, IT management, Best Buy, CEO, Yahoo
Yahoo Revamps Webmail With Social Tint
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published October 27, 2010
Web pioneer continues its overhaul efforts with a makeover of its popular Webmail service, targeting social features with a focus on security.
Tags: cloud computing, email, Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo
Yahoo Beats Profit Estimates
By David Needle | Article Published October 19, 2010
Solid growth in display advertising, but Yahoo's third quarter results fall short of revenue estimates.
Tags: Yahoo, Yahoo search, earnings, advertising, online advertising
Yahoo Updates Search Engine With 'Immersive' Features
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published October 07, 2010
Web portal Yahoo begins expanding search features for entertainment and news content in new "immersive search" offering.
Tags: Google, Netflix, Yahoo, search, Microsoft
Yahoo Q2 Profits Soar on Web Ads, but Sales Fall Short
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published July 20, 2010
Web pioneer reports 53 percent surge in profits, but shares take a hit as overall sales miss Wall Street expectations.
Tags: display ads, Yahoo, Yahoo search, earnings, advertising
How to Guard Your Email from Hackers
By Michael Horowitz | Article Published May 06, 2010
Protecting your email, both personal and professional, against prying eyes requires some basic caution and few specific techniques.
Tags: email backup, Gmail, Yahoo, email, email security
Yahoo's Q1 Profit Soars in Sign of Web Ad Rebound
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published April 20, 2010
Web pioneer reports strong profits in first quarter as ad spending returns and it begins to move ahead with its search and advertising deal with Microsoft.
Tags: advertising, Yahoo search, Yahoo, Microsoft, earnings
Bing Gains While Google Slips in February: Nielsen
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 16, 2010
The Nielsen Company's latest search numbers show Bing's market share still growing, but is Microsoft finally starting to take a bite out of Google's share of the pie?
Tags: Bing, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, search
Microsoft Rolls Out Major Update to MSN Home Page
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 10, 2010
Microsoft has been previewing a radical redesign of its MSN home page since last fall, but now it's time to start pushing it out to MSN's 100 million U.S. users.
Tags: Yahoo, MSN, google buzz, Microsoft
Bing's Search Share Increases but Growth Slows
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published March 10, 2010
With Bing up slightly and Yahoo down slightly, and Google holding the line, is it possible that the combination of the No. 2 and 3 competitors in the search sweepstakes could be a wash?
Tags: Google, comScore, Yahoo, Microsoft, Bing
Tech Giants Search for Real-Time Value
By David Needle | Article Published March 02, 2010
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo talk up their real-time search strategies and why it's not all about just adding Twitter to search results.
Tags: Twitter, Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Bing
Google's DoubleClick Ad Server Gets Major Upgrade
By David Needle | Article Published February 22, 2010
Better ad management, distribution and new features are the focus of Google's DoubleClick upgrade.
Tags: Yahoo, dynamic allocation, DoubleClick, Google, ad exchange
Bing Continues Search Growth While Yahoo Slips
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published February 10, 2010
Will Microsoft be able to push forwards or will its assault on Google stumble?
Tags: Bing, Microsoft, Google, Yahoo search, Yahoo
Bing Reaches New High at Yahoo's Expense
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published January 15, 2010
More evidence that Microsoft's renewed success in search is coming at the cost of Yahoo, while Google remains dominant.
Tags: Google, search, Bing, comScore, Yahoo
Zimbra: Yahoo Wasn't a Fit
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 13, 2010
What went wrong and why did Zimbra need to move? Zimbra executives provide an insider's look at the once-promising partnership.
Tags: open source, Zimbra, VMware, Yahoo
Twitter in the Black?
By David Needle | Article Published December 21, 2009
Content-related search deals with Google and Microsoft help the microblogging service turn a profit, according to one report.
Tags: microblogging, Yahoo, Google, Twitter
MSFT: More Search Buys Unlikely
By - Reuters | Article Published October 05, 2009
Having partnered wtih Yahoo, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer says that should do it for now.
Tags: search, Windows, Microsoft, Yahoo, Google
Facebook (Finally) Makes Money
By - Reuters | Article Published September 16, 2009
Now with 300 million users, the social networking giant is making ends meet. Users are spending money on the site.
Tags: Google, Facebook, search, Yahoo
Yahoo to Challenge Bing Despite MSFT Deal
By - Reuters | Article Published August 25, 2009
Yahoo has revamped its search to compete against Microsoft's Bing search engine, even as it relies on the software giant to power its queries.
Tags: Yahoo, Google, search, Microsoft
Bing Search Engine Offers Better Value?
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published August 01, 2009
One study suggests that click through rates are higher on Microsoft's Bing search engine –– but volume figures put that in perspective.
Tags: marketing, Google, search, Yahoo, Microsoft
Love at Last: MSFT Inks Yahoo Search Deal
By - Reuters | Article Published July 29, 2009
Microsoft and Yahoo, after the longest courtship in recent memory, will collaborate in search.
Tags: Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, search
Microsoft-Yahoo: Who Wins, Who Loses?
By Chris Nerney | Article Published July 29, 2009
Microsoft-Yahoo: Who Wins, Who Loses?
Tags: Google, Microsoft, TechCrunch, Yahoo, search, online advertising, Bing
A Meaningful Bing Metric
By Chris Nerney | Article Published July 27, 2009
A Meaningful Bing Metric
Tags: Yahoo, Google, online ads, market share, Bing, search
Google's Schmidt Claims Economy on the Mend
By - Reuters | Article Published June 29, 2009
Better times are ahead in 2010, the Google CEO opines. Plus, he says that Google is studying Bing.
Tags: Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, search
Bing's 'Solid' First Week Good For Online Search
By Chris Nerney | Article Published June 10, 2009
Bing's 'Solid' First Week Good For Online Search
Tags: Yahoo, Bing, comScore, StatCounter, search, Microsoft, Google
Is Tech Hiring a 'Fixed' Game?
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published June 04, 2009
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether big tech firms have a de facto agreement to keep salaries down.
Tags: IBM, Dell, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft
Microsoft to Show Off Kumo.com Search?
By - Reuters | Article Published May 20, 2009
Microsoft may be on the verge of unveiling a new search engine.
Tags: Yahoo, Microsoft, search
Is Microsoft Borrowing Money for Acquisitions?
By Stuart J. Johnston | Article Published May 13, 2009
As Microsoft issued issued $3.75 billion of private debt, industry observers wondered if it was intended to purchase SAP or other tech firms.
Tags: Windows, SAP, marketing, Microsoft, Yahoo
Facebook to Spread User-Gen Across Net
By - Reuters | Article Published April 28, 2009
Facebook's new Open Stream API will allow developers to export content generated by Facebook users across the Web.
Tags: Yahoo, Facebook, services, Google
Marriage Off, But Microsoft Still Wants To Date Yahoo
By Chris Nerney | Article Published April 24, 2009
Marriage Off, But Microsoft Still Wants To Date Yahoo
Tags: Ballmer, Internet, acquisition, Microsoft, partnership, Facebook, Yahoo
Sun Catches Yahoo Disease
By Chris Nerney | Article Published April 06, 2009
Sun Catches Yahoo Disease
Tags: buyout, stocks, Sun, Yang, McNealy, IBM, Yahoo
Ramifications Of Yahoo Shakeup Will Not Be Found Here
By Chris Nerney | Article Published February 26, 2009
Ramifications Of Yahoo Shakeup Will Not Be Found Here
Tags: Bartz, search, Yahoo, management, CFO
Hulu Controversy Reveals Online Video Trends
By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published February 22, 2009
The Hulu online TV hub yanks shows from CBS's TV.com and ends its sharing with the Boxee Web-to-TV service.
Tags: video, Yahoo, programming, Hulu, MySpace
For Enterprises, Alternatives To Google Analytics
By Chris Nerney | Article Published February 19, 2009
For Enterprises, Alternatives To Google Analytics
Tags: enterprises, Web analytics, Yahoo, WebTrends, CMS Watch, Google
IT Job Search: The 30 Best IT Job Sites
By James Maguire | Article Published February 10, 2009
The best IT job sites are helpful, but do you know the formula for getting the most from them?
Tags: Yahoo, IT management job, SAP, IT job, IT Jobs/Salary
Salesforce Departures: Belt Tightening?
By Richard Adhikari | Article Published February 09, 2009
Does Salesforce's loss of three key executives signal typical job churn or essential cost cutting in the face of rough seas ahead?
Tags: Salesforce.com, cloud computing, software, SaaS, Yahoo
64 Seriously Cool iPhone Applications
By James Maguire | Article Published February 06, 2009
Utilities, social networking, weather, sports, news, games, music – all the apps you need to hypercharge your iPhone. (And yes, the list includes Gumball Bingo and Castle Feud. Serious fun is not optional.)
Tags: Apple, Amazon, iPhone, Yahoo, Google
Yahoo Sweetens 'Classic' E-mail With Messaging
By David Needle | Article Published January 31, 2009
New IM and SMS text messaging features are added for millions of "Yahoo Mail Classic" users.
Tags: search, Microsoft, services, Yahoo, Windows
Open Source ECM Growing Up
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published January 23, 2009
Alfresco, a major player in open source enterprise content management, is branching out with latest release.
Tags: software, open source, management, Microsoft, Yahoo
Salesforce Launches 'Service Cloud'
By Richard Adhikari | Article Published January 15, 2009
Customer service solution leverages partnerships with Google Facebook and Amazon.
Tags: Salesforce.com, Facebook, services, Google, Yahoo
Glad Bartz Said 'Butt' Instead Of 'Butts'
By Chris Nerney | Article Published January 14, 2009
Glad Bartz Said 'Butt' Instead Of 'Butts'
Tags: CEO, search, layoffs, Yang, Yahoo, Bartz
How China's '50 Cent Army' Could Wreck Web 2.0
By Mike Elgan | Article Published January 08, 2009
A mass of paid Internet commentators working for the Chinese government threatens to upend hopes for an improved online community.
Tags: media, Digg, policy, YouTube, Yahoo
Yahoo Pitches (Relatively More) Privacy
By Chris Nerney | Article Published December 17, 2008
Yahoo Pitches (Relatively More) Privacy
Tags: Ask.com, Microsoft, search, Google, Yahoo, privacy
Google, Lessig Fire Back At WSJ
By Chris Nerney | Article Published December 15, 2008
Google, Lessig Fire Back At WSJ
Tags: Google, Microsoft, Net Neutrality, Lessig, Obama, WSJ, Yahoo
Do The Layoffs Right, Yahoo
By Chris Nerney | Article Published December 11, 2008
Do The Layoffs Right, Yahoo
Tags: Yang, Yahoo, layoffs, recession, search
HP Betting on Next Gen Info Management
By David Needle | Article Published November 23, 2008
The head of HP Labs says the computing giant is investing in a number of advanced technologies and working with venture capitalists to assist startups.
Tags: Intel, Yahoo, services, HP, startups
Rooting For Yahoo
By Chris Nerney | Article Published November 19, 2008
Rooting For Yahoo
Tags: Yang, New York Times, Apple, CEO, jobs, Facebook, Yahoo, CNET, Microsoft, Bezos
Heroic Turnarounds: The US as a Template for Yahoo
By Rob Enderle | Article Published November 18, 2008
Both the US and Yahoo have been fortunate, in a way, to receive a massive slap on the face before they were in danger of complete failure.
Tags: HP, Blackberry, Microsoft, netscape, Yahoo
The Year of Living the OpenSocial
By David Needle | Article Published November 16, 2008
Developer's confab celebrates the one year anniversary of the OpenSocial launch.
Tags: Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, social networking
The Power Of Words
By Chris Nerney | Article Published November 07, 2008
The Power Of Words
Tags: Microsoft, Ballmer, acquisition, search, Yahoo, stock
A Collaboration Of Corporate Cynicism
By Chris Nerney | Article Published October 28, 2008
A Collaboration Of Corporate Cynicism
Tags: censorship, Google, NSA, Yahoo, privacy, warrantless surveillance, spying, Microsoft
Tech And The 'L' Word
By Chris Nerney | Article Published October 22, 2008
Tech And The 'L' Word
Tags: Hiring, IT jobs, Yahoo, layoffs, IT career, Comcast
Two Weeks Before Halloween, Ballmer (Sort Of) Raises The Dead
By Chris Nerney | Article Published October 16, 2008
Two Weeks Before Halloween, Ballmer (Sort Of) Raises The Dead
Tags: acquisition, Ballmer, Microsoft, Yahoo, Gartner
Google Follies: So You're a 'Customer'? Think Again
By Joshua Greenbaum | Article Published October 07, 2008
If you’re using a free service, you’re not a customer, you’re the sales prospect.
Tags: Amazon, services, SAP, Yahoo, Google
U.S. IT Security Tops in the Globe?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 05, 2008
The Palin e-mail hack is helping to raise awareness but in general, Cisco sponsored study shows wide global disparity in security.
Tags: security, Yahoo, Cisco, e-Mail, policy
If You Can't Earn Loyalty, Buy It!
By Chris Nerney | Article Published October 01, 2008
If You Can't Earn Loyalty, Buy It!
Tags: Live Search, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, search engine
Of Death Spirals And The Free Market
By Chris Nerney | Article Published September 24, 2008
Of Death Spirals And The Free Market
Tags: online ads, Yahoo, EU, Google, European Union, DOJ, antitrust
First Palin, Now Bill O'Reilly Gets Hacked
By Andy Patrizio | Article Published September 23, 2008
As the FBI focuses in on a Tennessee suspect in the hack on Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail account, Fox News commentator gets hacked out of spite.
Tags: e-Mail, Yahoo, search, authentication
Products to Watch at TechCrunch50
By Richard Adhikari | Article Published September 09, 2008
Yahoo flies the flag, as wannabes strut their stuff and pray for funding.
Tags: search, Yahoo, software, Demo, SaaS
Craigslist: The Crucifixion of Craig and the End of Free
By Joshua Greenbaum | Article Published September 01, 2008
Editorial: It’s time to stop letting “free” be a shield for anonymous criminal behavior at a wide array of major sites, including eBay, Yahoo and Google.
Tags: Yahoo, Google, consumer, services