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Bing buoyant as Google search suffers further investigation

, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [6]

Microsoft's Bing search engine has overtaken Yahoo! search, digital tracker comScore reports, though the gap between it and Google's increasingly noticeable market dominance continues to grow. Bing had 15.1-percent of the core US search market in December 2011, the stat company says, putting it 0.7-percent ahead of Yahoo!'s falling share. However, Google rose 0.5-points to 65.9-percent, responsible for two thirds of the 18.2bn US searches made, and faces calls for FTC investigation for potential antitrust behavior. Read The Full Story

Ooma HD2 adds Facebook and Google contacts sync to VoIP phone

, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

VoIP company Ooma has launched a new handset for its Telo phone system, the Ooma HD2, with Facebook, Google and Yahoo! integration to sync contacts and show picture caller ID. The new handset has a 2-inch color display and HD Voice for improved in-call audio quality; however it's the fact that you can sign into your social networking or contacts accounts and pull over the addressbook that most people will be keen on. Read The Full Story

Why Netflix Will Die If Yahoo! Acquires It

, Jan 7th 2012 Discuss [15]

If you’ve been following the rumors surrounding Netflix lately, you know that the streaming provider might just be well on its way to being acquired by Yahoo. Details on the matter are scant so far, but there are some who say that the deal could make some sense for both sides.

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Yahoo! tipped to buy Netflix

, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [6]

Speculation that Yahoo! could chase a Netflix acquisition has erupted today, in the aftermath of the web company's new CEO Scott Thompson hinting at changes in content and media yesterday. "I wouldn't be surprised if there were some big moves on the content side, to make Yahoo! a more compelling destination for consumers" Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster told CNBC in a segment you can see after the cut. "In the back of my mind, I wonder if they buy Netflix, that would make a lot of sense." Read The Full Story

Yahoo! makes ex-PayPal chief Scott Thompson new CEO

, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

Yahoo! has officially made ex-PayPal chief Scott Thompson its new CEO, the company has confirmed, with Thompson taking up the new role - as well as a board position - on January 9 2012. The potential hire was rumored this morning with insiders tipping its announcement as imminent; according to Yahoo!, his "primary focus will be on the core business" and will include decisions on "specific investments or dispositions of assets" as the company attempts to turn around its ailing fortunes. Read The Full Story

Yahoo eyes new CEO, PayPal’s Scott Thompson tipped for job

, Jan 4th 2012 Discuss [1]

AllThingsD reports that sources "close to the situation" are claiming that Yahoo is all set to grab a new CEO to attempt to turn things around or at least slow the train wreck that seems to never stop at Yahoo. The tip surfaced yesterday with the factoid that the announcement could come as early as this morning. The person reportedly being eyed for the job is Scott Thompson. Read The Full Story

Google to pay Mozilla almost $300 million per year in search deal to outdo Microsoft and Yahoo

, Dec 22nd 2011 Discuss [14]

AllThingsD has reported that Google will be on track to pay an impressive $300 million per year to Mozilla, for when Google and Mozilla renewed their search royalty deal, earlier this week. This exorbitant amount of money will allow Google to be the default search engine in Mozilla's Firefox web browser. The deal has apparently climbed to this figure, from previous deals, due to Yahoo and Microsoft's Bing search engine, which have provided ample competition, until now. Read The Full Story

Yahoo reportedly to consider selling Asian assets

, Dec 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Yahoo's board of directors is reportedly considering a deal to sell all of its Asian assets, specifically, the bulk of the company’s prized holdings in the China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo’s Japanese affiliate to their majority shareholders in a massive deal worth $17 billion, according to a report in The New York Times DealBook. Yahoo would allegedly still keep a 15 percent stake in Chinese internet group Alibaba, however. The company’s stock on the Nasdaq exchange jumped nearly 6 percent today on the Asian asset sale rumors, and currently sits at just about $16 a share after trading hours had closed. Read The Full Story

Yahoo thinks everything you read should be shared, that you should be comfortable with it

, Dec 21st 2011 Discuss [5]

If you've been a part of Facebook through the most recent round of updates that've included what they've dubbed "Frictionless Sharing", you know that many connected apps are now demanding that everything you experience through them should also be shared with all of your contacts - when asked by TechCrunch whether or not this was ruining users ability to curate what's shown in their day to day, Yahoo's Mike Kerns had some disturbing things to say. The conversation came about amid Yahoo's announcement that Facebook's Frictionless Sharing experience had brought them the auto-sharing of 1 million articles over a 2 month period, this leading to 500,000 daily referrals to their site. In response to this success, Yahoo has released a notifications system across their sites, this showing off content activity in a similar way to Facebook. Kerns basically tells TechCrunch that kids these days like to share, and should just suck it up. Read The Full Story

Alibaba in talks with Softbank to lead Yahoo acquisition bid

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [0]

Chinese internet group Alibaba is said to be involved in ongoing negotiations with Japanese telecom giant Softbank in an attempt to establish a bid for all of Yahoo (Alibaba already owns Yahoo's chinese business group, in exchange for a 40% stake in Alibaba and 'strategic partnership' in 2005). Sources familiar with the matter have informed Bloomberg that leading private equity firms Blackstone Group and Bain Capital have also been tapped to participate in the acquisition talks. Read The Full Story

Yahoo! US tipped target of $6bn buy-out bid

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

Yahoo! could have finally found a buyer, for its US business at least, with reports that a private equity firm is considering a $5bn-6bn bid for the beleaguered giant. Thomas H. Lee Partners' US-centric strategy differs from that of rivals, Reuters' sources claim, which are considering staged minority investments of around 20-percent; that would keep them under the trigger for shareholder approval, allowing Yahoo!'s board greater flexibility in choosing its new partners. Read The Full Story

Microsoft considers buying Yahoo, signs NDA

, Nov 23rd 2011 Discuss [4]

Microsoft appears to have renewed interest in buying up the troubled Yahoo. According to the New York Times, a source briefed on the matter says that Microsoft has signed a nondisclosure agreement with Yahoo in order to join private equity firms Silver Lake, TPG Capital, and others in taking a closer look at Yahoo's books. Read The Full Story
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