The phrase “attribution model” may be a bit too industry-jargonish, and for those of us who remember parcels of information left over from late-night Psych-class cramming, “attribution” means something else entirely.
A Walk in the BigPark: Microsoft’s Latest Acquisition
Microsoft executives are busy laying off thousands, hiring thousands, releasing Windows 7, and checking the blogs for the latest rumors from Apple. They are also busy acquiring companies—well, one company at least. On Thursday, Microsoft announced its acquisition of a small company named Big Park.
New Severance Plan Clears Way For Yahoo Acquisition
Delaware Chancery Court Judge William B. Chandler III apparently doesn’t love the idea of poison pills. A settlement he approved would make it much less expensive – and therefore much more appealing – for a company to acquire Yahoo.
Travelzoo Talks $1.8 Million Acquisition of Fly.com Domain
Last Friday, travel site Travelzoo announced that it had purchased the domain Fly.com for $1.8 million. Not a lot of details were released about the transaction, so I contacted Travelzoo to find out a bit more. Mindy Joyce, Travelzoo’s senior marketing director got back to me and answered a few questions.
Ballmer Ignores Yang, Rules Out Yahoo Acquisition
Even the harshest critics of Steve Ballmer will have to admit one thing: in regards to not buying Yahoo, he’s been consistent for a long time now. At a shareholder meeting today, Ballmer said that he still has no interest in a total acquisition, and Yahoo’s stock has taken a nosedive of around 20.9 percent as a result.
Russian Authorities Halt Google Acquisition
Like a hockey player who wasn’t expecting a body check, Google’s gotten an unpleasant surprise in the antitrust department. Even as the company was focused on its deal with Yahoo, Russian authorities have stopped its acquisition of Begun.
Ask.com Expands Vocabulary With Dictionary.com Acquisition
In a move to significantly expand the reach of its network, Ask.com has just acquired the Lexico Publishing Group, owners of dictionary.com, thesaurus.com and reference.com
Is The Blockbuster-Circuit City Acquisition A Good Move?
The Wall Street Journal this morning is reporting that Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) is trying to buy beleaguered consumer electronics retailer Circuit City (NYSE: CC), which the market is not to thrilled about: Blockbuster stock dropped precipitously in early trading while Circuit City stock jumped up.
Seesmic’s Acquisition of Twhirl
What I like about the Seesmic’s acquisition of Twhirl isn’t that I’m using it as my default client for Twitter. Or that I happen to use Seesmic and look forward to some chocolate and peanut butter goodness.
Google’s Acquisition of DoubleClick Complete
Finally Google has successfully completed the acquisition of DoubleClick, a leading Internet advertising service providers. And even EU has given a green signal to the merger and therefore from now onwards DoubleClick would be owned by Google unchallenged.