Dear Google and Yahoo: Track Me, Please.

"Targeted advertising is not a perfect science. But it is a far better option than whatever it was that we had “way back when.” And as for matters of privacy, a tired old adage comes to mind: it’s all relative. As you have probably been made well aware already, the...

Google testing “AdSense for Games”

The video game market generates something like $7 billion a year, much of that coming from people who might not otherwise watch a lot of television. It seems that Google is looking to tap into that potential...

Yahoo Music Offers Refunds for Taking Music

Well, it looks like those people who bought and use Yahoo's online music service won't be completely screwed - Yahoo is offering a refund. While this doesn't quite answer the question of what will happen to legally-owned music they've already paid for on the service and want...

Google competitor off to rocky start

UPDATE July 29, 2008:The new search engine that launched yesterday, Cuil, didn't fare well on its first day despite considerable hype:"On Day 1 yesterday of its attempt to dethrone Google Inc. as king of the...

Yahoo! Music Store Support Dead by Sept. 30

Ownership of digital content remains a huge sticking point between purchasers and vendors, as buyers are led to believe that they're buying a product, whereas vendors insist on treating it as a lease."Several months after the Microsoft MSN Music Store snafu, Yahoo announced...

OMG - What has Yahoo Done ?

""Yacrosoft or Michoo – too Icahnish?"" """" When America was once prosperous, not too long ago and most U.S. industries had at least a bright near-term economic future, the greedy class of American could enrich themselves privately, away from the media and general...

Yahoo rejects new break-up offer

It is revealed that Microsoft never put off its offer. Yet another offer from Microsoft."Yahoo has angrily rejected a joint takeover offer from Microsoft and the investor Carl Icahn. Microsoft would have bought Yahoo's search engine while Mr Icahn would have ended up with...

Let the fun begin: Yahoo auto resignation tool

I think someone is onto something here. This could be a great general tool for anyone working in a big corporate environment.   " In true Internet-foolery fashion, someone is having a little fun at Yahoo's expense following its latest executive exodus. By visiting...

Yahoo delivers new free email addresses

"Yahoo on Thursday is tripling the size of its globally-popular free online email service by adding two new domains as options to "@yahoo.com" addresses.The introduction of "@ymail.com" and "@rocketmail.com" as Yahoo email address options comes as the pioneering Internet firm...

Yahoo Execs Jumping Ship

"Yahoo's executive exodus continues Three more high-ranking officials are leaving Yahoo, as the executive exodus continues at the embattled company. Juan Carlos Perez Yahoo continues to lose high-ranking officials, as more business and technology leaders give up and bail out...

Yahoo! Exec Exodus Continues

Yahoo! is hemorrhaging execs these days. The latest to fly the coop is the creator of the Del.ico.us social bookmarking site, Joshua Schachter.""Just time to move on, I think," Schachter said in an e-mail, but...

Yahoo! planning reorganization

Amidst failed acquistion deals and the departure of many key executives, it is reported that Yahoo is planning a reorganization to unite its product and global sales groups and convince investors that it can...

Yahoo-Google agree online ad deal

Two bitter rivals of online space have finally come together to harness the business opportunities. "Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use the search engine giant's advertising...

Yahoo-Google in online ad deal

Yahoo has agreed a deal with Google which will see Yahoo use the search engine giant's advertising technology. Under the agreement, Google ads will appear alongside some Yahoo search results in the US and Canada....

Yahoo hires Google to sell some online ads

So this is the big Yahoogle announcement? Yahoo is paying Google to help them sell some online ads? "Yahoo has hired Internet search leader Google to sell some online ads in hopes of boosting its profit.The...

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