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Yahoo Spits Out Poison Pill
As part of its plan to make an acquisition extremely unpalatable to Microsoft, Yahoo adopted a poison pill severance plan six months…
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Microsoft’s adCenter Desktop To Exit Beta
Microsoft’s adCenter Desktop, currently in beta testing, is about to go public, said Jeremy Lamothe, Search Account Manager for Microsoft Advertiser and Publisher Solutions at the Search Engine Strategies Conference in Chicago. (Coverage of SES Chicago continues at Webproworld Videos. Keep an eye on Webproworld for more notes and videos from the event this week.)
Yahoo Investor Wants Search Business Sold To Microsoft
Ivory Investment Management can't order anyone to do anything. Since it's only in control of 1.5 percent of Yahoo's stock, Ivory may not even be able to make suggestions using a loud voice. Still, the investment firm is adding to all the previous Yahoo-Microsoft mess by recommending a sale of Yahoo's search business.
Online Holiday Spending Up 7 Percent
Online holiday spending continues to be the one bright spot in the woeful economy, according to a new report from comScore.For the holiday season through December 7, $15.63 billion has been spent online, about the same level compared to the same period last year. During the first week since Cyber Monday (December 1-December 7), sales totaled $4.45 billion, up 7 percent over a year ago.
Google Pushing Charity Through iGoogle Themes
Keeping within the Holiday spirit, Google is doing something a little more significant than helping track the path of Santa Claus. They're offering a number of iGoogle themes for causes in an effort to spread awareness and raise donations. They're clearly taking it seriously because there is a link to them right from the front page of the search engine, and usually there is not…
Congress Tells Martin He Officially Sucks
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin won’t be leaving his post with his legacy in tact or without a kick to the backside from Congress.
