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Microsoft Changes Direction On Search

An interesting announcement from Microsoft today: they've decided to close their Live Search Books and Live Search Academic projects. There would be few people who'd actually remember that Microsoft had Google competitors in this space, but the ... continue

Google Responds To Cash Back Concept

Google is taking a shot at Microsoft over its new Live Search "Cash Back" program. The company's director of business product management, Nicholas Fox, ridiculed the idea of Google following suit. "We have no plans to pay ... continue

Microsoft Offering Money To Searchers

Microsoft is launching a new program that'll actually pay you to use its search site. "Microsoft Live Search Cash Back" will work with eBay and PayPal to offer users cash for searching for products on Microsoft Live, then ... continue

Yahoo and Shareholders Duke It Out

The gloves are coming off in the battle between Yahoo and its upset shareholders. The two sides held a private phone conference with a judge today. They were discussing a lawsuit over how Yahoo's board handled the ... continue

Microsoft CEO Egged During Presentation

Watch it while it's hot: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer finds himself the target of an egg attack during a presentation at Hungary's University of Economy. Balmer's buddy Bill Gates wasn't so lucky in his food attack experience several ... continue

Google Considers Meaning Of Microsoft Talks

Google is now considering a response to news of Microsoft's reignited talks of a Yahoo buyout. Google head honcho Eric Schmidt and founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin told the BBC they needed some time to think about ... continue

New Rumors Of Microsoft-Facebook Purchase

Microsoft may have Facebook in its sights, according to rumors moving through Silicon Valley this morning. John Furrier first reported the idea on his site. Now former Microsoft man Robert Scoble says he's heard the same thing: ... continue

Yahoo Responds To Microsoft Statement

The battle of the short media statements continues from earlier today, with Yahoo making the following statement: "Yahoo! has confirmed with Microsoft that it is not interested in pursuing an acquisition of all of Yahoo! at this time. ... continue

Microsoft/ Yahoo Back At The Negotiating Table

Just when we thought the Microsoft/ Yahoo circus was over, Microsoft has issued a statement saying that they have resumed talks with Yahoo, this time for a possible part acquisition that may see Microsoft buy Yahoo's search ... continue

OpenID At The Tipping Point: What You Need To Know

If you haven't heard about OpenID yet, chances are you soon will. OpenID is a independent system that allows you to log into different sites using the same ID, negating the need to set up separate accounts ... continue

Google Finally Overtakes Yahoo By Traffic

New data released by comScore today shows that traffic to Google owned sites has surpassed Yahoo sites for the first time. Google Sites hit a total audience of more than 141 million visitors in April, to Yahoo sites ... continue

Investor Calls For Yahoo Board Removal

A billionaire investor and activist is now fighting to remove Yahoo's board of directors and reignite its talks with Microsoft. Carl Icahn officially submitted notice of his request to the company today. He says he owns 59 ... continue