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Companies are always trying to pass off deceiving statements or misleading data, and we pride ourselves on being suspicious types. January AOL…
Whether it's a matter of strange planetary alignments, something in the air, or our wobbly economy, it's hard to say, but in any event, these past few days haven't been great for acquisitions. The latest one to look ill is the proposed takeover of WebMD by HLTH Corporation.
No deal, says Yahoo’s CEO, in response to a hostile $44.6 billion bid from Microsoft.
The GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona spurred a few mobile-related items of interest, including Microsoft acquisition news that does not involve Yahoo.
HarperCollins will begin offering free electronic editions of some of its books online in an effort to increase sales. The idea is to give readers the chance to sample books online in much the same way they would if they were in an actual physical bookstore. "This is analogous to removing the shrink wrap from a book," said Jane Friedman, President and CEO of HarperCollins…
Researchers at the University of Texas in Houston have found that one in 20 breast cancer Web pages contained inaccurate information and sites featuring complimentary and alternative medicine were 15 times more likely to have false or misleading health information.
