In an acquisition expected to widen the business sphere of Dell, the company is set to buy Perot Systems for $3.9 billion dollars. Dell makes PCs, but by buying Perot, a new market niche is opening for Dell. Perot Systems is an IT service company, which is a drastic shift for...
MySpace, the social-networking giant, is going to acquire the popular social music start-up, iLike, in attempt to turn around its struggling business. While detailed terms of of the deal were not disclosed, it was reported by All Things Digital that that MySpace, a ...
Facebook announced today that it has agreed to acquire FriendFeed, a Mountain View, California-based social networking site focused on contenting sharing. All FriendFeed employees will join Facebook, and FriendFeed's four founders will hold "senior roles on Facebook's...
Liverpool owners have already begun talks to billionaire entrepreneur Nasser Al-Kharafi. The current owners which promised several things to Liverpool fans, including a new stadium which was projected to cost over...
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What happens when a happy frog and a pod of whales get together to change the world? Vancouver, Canada-based, green web companies 3rdWhale.com and happyfrog.ca announced an equity merger with plans to grow...
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"Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lewis said the bank's takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co. will be completed by the end of the year. "Lewis reaffirms Bank of America is buying Merrill...
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As the deal between Yahoo! and Google seems to go down along with the credit crisis,Yahoo! is in desperate search for a few friends with deep pockets to buy them out of their misery. Only after their scofting of...
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The overgrown cancerous blood-sucking parasites, I mean the Banks of Corporate America, aren't going to be using the $700 billion bailout to extend credit to American businesses and homeowners going under water; they'll be using it for a merger and acquisitions spree, while...
"Google Inc. added another jewel to its crown nearly two years ago with the $1.65 billion acquisition of online video powerhouse YouTube. It instantly transformed Google into the dominant player in online video,...
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"Google’s on and off negotiations with Digg have been back on in a big way for the last six weeks, we’ve heard from multiple sources inside and outside of Google. The two companies have reportedly signed a letter of intent and are close to a deal that will bring Digg...
The rumors are a flyin'"Twitter may soon be adding search to its functionality, with the acquisition of Summize, according to blogger Josh Chandler. The rumor-mill is a-chirping [ed. note: tweeting?], with a...
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" HELSINKI (Reuters) - The world's top cellphone maker Nokia said on Monday it has agreed to buy social networking start-up Plazes as part of its major push into offering Internet services. Plazes (http://www.plazes.com/) provides location-aware services that people...
Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp failed to reach a deal today, sending Yahoo shares down 13 percent.A deal with Google is now looking to be on the cards."Instead, Yahoo is close to a search advertising deal with...
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After failing to gobble up Yahoo, Microsoft turns its face to FaceBook.Whatdaya think the 70,000,000 Facebook members think?"SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition...
""If we have not concluded an agreement within the next three weeks, we will be compelled to take our case directly to your shareholders, including the initiation of a proxy contest to elect an alternative slate...
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