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MySpace Mail Arrives
Last week, rumor had it that MySpace was about to launch their long-awaited MySpace email service. It didn't happen last week, but…
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Advocacy Group Calls For Scrutiny Of Microsoft-Yahoo Deal
Advocacy organization Consumer Watchdog is urging the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department to look closely at the proposed Microsoft-Yahoo search deal to ensure there are no antitrust violations and that user privacy is guaranteed. Under the proposed deal Yahoo would use Microsoft's Bing to sell ads that appear with search results. Google currently has 65 percent of the U.S. search market. Microsoft and…
Businesses Increasingly Looking to iPhone Apps
iPhoneAppQuotes, which puts businesses together with iPhone developers, has released some interesting findings. The company has noticed a shift in app development trends. "Business apps are proving to be the most popular category of apps as entrepreneurs and small businesses realize the marketing and additional revenue stream potential the iPhone creates," says Founder Gregg Weiss. Some of iPhoneAppsQuotes' findings include:
Mobile Market Improves In 2Q
The global mobile phone market saw another quarter of year-over-year decline in the second quarter of 2009, shipping a total of 269.6 million units, down 10.8 percent from 302.2 million units in 2Q08, according to IDC. The second quarter results are an improvement from the 17.2 percent decrease in the first quarter, but challenges from the economic crisis remain a factor to watch.
Microsoft, Yahoo CEOs Comment On Employees’ Fates
Personnel-related "efficiencies" can be good or bad, depending on one's perspective. Companies want to save money, of course, and their shareholders also appreciate savings. But employees like to keep their jobs. So let's take a look at what sort of effect the Microsoft-Yahoo deal may have.
What Happens to Yahoo’s Search-Related Developer Projects?
With the big Yahoo Microsoft deal announced, there are still a lot of questions out there, despite the significant amount of information the companies have shared thus far. We know that Bing will become the search engine used in Yahoo searches. We also know that Microsoft will acquire an exclusive 10-year license to Yahoo's core search technologies.
