Jul
28

Microsoft/Yahoo: Far from Serious Google Threat (PC World via Yahoo! News)

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As the tech world awaits an announcement from Yahoo and Microsoft on their web search and advertising partnership, I’m wondering how such a partnership can achieve its end goal – to loosen Google's stranglehold on the highly lucrative internet search market.
Jul
23

Xoopit Buyout Is Bad For Google Users, Worse for Yahoo? (PC World via Yahoo! News)

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Gmail users may soon lose easy photo sharing, but Yahoo could be the real loser. Which is odd since Yahoo is the aggressor, purchasing the Xoopit photo sharing tool and apparently closing the service to new Gmail users.
Jul
23

Yahoo Acquires Xoopit; Should You Care? (PC World via Yahoo! News)

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Late yesterday, Yahoo announced that it had acquired Xoopit--a company known for its photo management tools--and said it plans to integrate the service as a new feature in Yahoo Mail. Xoopit is the company behind My Photos, a third-party application for Yahoo's e-mail service, but Xoopit is perhaps best known for its file management Firefox add-on for Gmail.
Jul
17

Reports: Microsoft and Yahoo Close to Search Ad Deal (PC World via Yahoo! News)

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In less than a week, Microsoft could reach an alliance with Yahoo that could compete better with Google in online search advertising, according to media reports.
May
19

Yahoo Shifts Gears on Mobile App (PC World via Yahoo! News)

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Smartphone browsers are good enough to deliver Yahoo Mobile, so the search provider has killed off an on-device software version of the product that it was beta testing.
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