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Yahoo Concludes Right Media Acquisition
Yahoo is now $650 million poorer, but that’s all right - it’s only a side effect of the Right Media acquisition having…
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Armstrong In Associated Content Conflict of Interest?
Elinor Mills is asking whether Google’s Tim Armstrong involvement with Associated Content is a conflict of interest. Associated Content creates content optimized for Google - so it can earn revenue from AdSense ads - and that raises questions about Armstrong sitting on the company’s board of directors.
Yahoo, Sony Create “Destination Handycam”
The UK & Ireland branch of Yahoo has established a deal with Sony; as a result, “a one-of-a-kind travel resource” known as Destination Handycam has been launched.
Disney Playing With Online Ads, Downloads
The Walt Disney Company will make its popular Toontown MMORPG ad-supported later this year, and will offer movie downloads in conjunction with Microsoft.
Yahoo Heaped With Negative Vibes
Between Google and a seemingly endless slew of challengers like Facebook and MySpace, Yahoo could be grilled like a panini in the battle for display advertising dollars.
UOL, Buscape Get Accounts With Google
I often ignore unusual punctuation marks (“Yahoo!” becomes “Yahoo,” for example), but “Buscape” sounds like some futuristic thing involving mass transport. So, instead, I’m here to report that Google has signed deals with UOL and Buscapé in Brazil.
