As Microsoft preaches its advertising solution virtues to the masses, they have put some more money in the collection plate of the three major newspaper publishers who back online classifieds site CareerBuilder.
Microsoft Promoting Email To Advertisers
The opening of Windows Live Hotmail also comes with a push from Microsoft as the company tries to sway more advertisers to the product.
Microsoft Buying Yahoo? OSS Implications
Just read news about Microsoft potentially buying or merging with Yahoo. These are just rumours, and lots of analysis will discuss why the deal may or may not make sense.
Microsoft Buying Yahoo: Rumors Reappear
A year ago, the two companies were reportedly in talks about a merger, but those conversations were dismissed as rumors and speculation. Well, here’s Microsoft and Yahoo 2.0.
Microsoft Grabs ScreenTonic For Mobile Ads
Microsoft bought its way into mobile advertising by acquiring Paris-based ScreenTonic, and picked up a foothold in European mobile ad delivery in the deal.
Microsoft “Rebooted the Web”
One way you can tell how good a product launch is by waiting for the day after effect. Are people still talking about it? Still excited? Does it cause people like Steve Gillmor to change opinions?
Microsoft Mixes it Up
I’ve posted a few of the best posts from the floor of Mix to my link blog. I didn’t post much news myself, instead have been listening to developers up in the BlogZone about what they think to get a feeling of how well Microsoft’s announcements are going over with attendees.
Microsoft & Google Neck in Neck
In the world of search, Google has been number one for several years now, but when it comes to overall site traffic, until recently Google was number two.
Did Doubleclick Turn Down Microsoft Money?
John Battelle reports that Microsoft was actually offering more money than Google was for Doubleclick and that Doubleclick went with Google anyway.
DoubleClick Turned Down Microsoft’s Higher Bid
The irony of Microsoft crying antitrust in the Google/DoubleClick buy is starting to make more sense: it may be sour grapes, and a regulatory approach may free up DoubleClick for themselves, or at least stop Google from cornering the market.