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News Corp. Has Eye on Blinkx

Written on: May 9th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Blinkx Plc, the video-search operator, may be snapped up by News Corp., according to a Bloomberg report. Since the news leaked, shares have skyrocketed, reaching a seven-month high today. Blinkx was founded in 2004 by Suranga Chandratillake in Britain. In May of last year, Blinkx merged with another British [...] more...

Google Sends Valentine to Lonely Yahoo

Written on: May 9th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – The slapped around and beleaguered Yahoo Inc. can finally dry its weepy eyes. It looks like Google Inc. will step up and extend its two-week search/ad deal with the Internet pioneer. Yesterday, Google chief Eric Schmidt and co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page held a press roundtable at which [...] more...

Microsoft Frees Yahoo Alt. Board Members

Written on: May 9th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS –Microsoft’s drawn-out blow-off of Yahoo continues unabated: the software giant told its alternative board members (in the event of a hostile takeover) that their services would no longer be needed. The law firm Sullivan & Cromwell delivered the news via e-mail, according to The Wall Street Journal. The unhappy couple [...] more...

Google To Ditch Yahoo in Wake of Microhoo Flop

Written on: May 8th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Is Google less interested in pursuing a search/advertising deal with Yahoo? Widespread reports and industry watchers say … “yes.” For one thing, regulators at home and abroad have already derided the potential deal as violation of anti-trust regulations. Also, cynics say Google was only feigning interest in an attempt [...] more...

What’s Next: Microol? MiSpace? MiClick?

Written on: May 6th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – It remains to be seen if Microhoo will be resurrected, but in the meantime, it seems that Time Warner Inc.’s AOL has approached Microsoft for a potential merger. And AOL isn’t alone, The Times reports. A number of other companies (none named in the article) have approached [...] more...

Yang Sheds Crocodile Tears, Does Ballmer Care?

Written on: May 6th 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – Jerry Yang feels bad about the whole Microsoft thing … really! But is Microsoft hearing it? In a spate of interviews following a severe industry-wide tongue-lashing and dramatically plummeting stocks yesterday, Yahoo Inc.’s chief played the victim card and signaled that he was still open to a deal [...] more...

Is Microsoft On the Road to Nowhere?

Written on: May 5th 2008
Author: Jim Meyer

“And the future is certain Give us time to work it out.” - Talking Heads, 1985 ADOTAS EXCLUSIVE — Microsoft’s pursuit of Yahoo has drawn into sharper relief the battle lines on a two-front war for digital ad supremacy. On one front: search, and its mighty master Google. On the other: the [...] more...

Yahoo Shares Plunge After Microsoft’s exit

Written on: May 5th 2008
Author: Reuters Group

Yahoo Inc.’s shares tumbled as much as 20% today after Microsoft Corp. withdrew its $47.5 billion takeover offer, wiping about $7.6 billion off the Internet company’s market capitalization and piling pressure on its leadership. In the aftermath, Internet search leader Google Inc. seemed poised to reap the gains of the missed [...] more...

UPDATE: Microsoft and Yahoo in Talks

Written on: May 2nd 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – It’s official: Microsoft and Yahoo are in active merger talks, The New York Times’ DealBook reports. Microsoft has reportedly increased its bid “by several dollars” per share — a move that has been expected by many industry watchers. Yahoo shareholders told DealBook that top executives from both companies were calling [...] more...

Microhoo: The Deafening Sound of Silence

Written on: May 2nd 2008
Author: Kathleen

ADOTAS – No word yet on a Microhoo deal. The deafening sound of silence could mean anything, but if Jerry Yang and Steve Ballmer’s past behavior is any indication, their newfound reticence likely means the companies are finally knee-deep in talks. Ballmer yesterday reassured Microsoft’s increasingly jittery employees that he was [...] more...

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