Yahoo 'helped jail China writer'

Reporters Without Borders said Yahoo's Hong Kong arm helped China link Shi Tao's e-mail account and computer to a message containing the information. The media watchdog accused Yahoo of becoming a "police informant" in order to further its business ambitions. A...

Blo.gs purchased by Yahoo!

In a sure sign that Yahoo! is serious in its efforts to assert a strong presence in the blogosphere, Blo.gs owner (or now former owner) Jim Winstead has announced that the directory of recently updated blogs has been sold to Yahoo! for an undisclosed sum. Winstead writes on...

Yahoo Search for Creative Commons Content

Yahoo Releases a beta tool that searches for Creative Commons content. It even allows you to specify the type of license you're interested in (derivitive works, commercial use). Lawrence Lessig obviously has something to say about it. If nothing else, it will increase...

Yahoo! annonunces entry into Blogging Market

After lots of speculation, Yahoo! has finally announced that it will enter the English speaking blogging market March 29 with a new service, Yahoo! 360, that combines blogging with social networking. AP reports that Yahoo is testing the service with a small group of...