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The downward spiral of Yahoo, now an infographic

The downward spiral of Yahoo, now an infographic

One of my first encounters with the Internet was through using Yahoo to track down interesting website that were acting as gateways to FIDOnet (old school international network that connected bulletin board services). From a time when ... continue
Yahoo goes down for almost an hour, reason unknown

Yahoo goes down for almost an hour, reason unknown

Users of Yahoo were unable to use the search engine this afternoon for the better part of an hour, and received the error message "server hangup" during most of the outage. Yahoo-related services like Yahoo Mail and Messenger ... continue
Yes, it’s finally official – Yahoo is sporting a Bing stamp

Yes, it’s finally official – Yahoo is sporting a Bing stamp

After a long courtship and an expensive dowry Yahoo is finally sporting a nice new Bing tramp stamp on its bottom. According to Nick Eaton at The Microsoft Blog it is showing up on the US Yahoo pages ... continue
HP and Yahoo teaming up to make your printer print ads

HP and Yahoo teaming up to make your printer print ads

So, what's more frustrating that ink that costs more than unicorn blood? Being forced to print out ads with ink that costs more than unicorn blood! If you own a printer, you kind of know the aggrieved feeling ... continue
What Your Email Adress Says About Your Computer Skills

What Your Email Adress Says About Your Computer Skills

TheOatMeal.com has made this brilliant, true and funny drawing. (I use gmail and my own domain, but I have a hotmail too. Used only for registering and spam). continue
Video: Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Tells TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington To F*&k Off

Video: Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Tells TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington To F*&k Off

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz is well known for her strong way with words, and today at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in New York, she decided to use her vocabulary to put TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington in his ... continue
Yahoo Acquires Associated Content For $100 Million

Yahoo Acquires Associated Content For $100 Million

There's drinks all round today in content mill land with news that Yahoo has acquired Associated Content for a very sweet $100 million. Associated Content (AC) launched in 2007 and took $21 million in funding over three ... continue
Yahoo And Microsoft Finalize Search Partnership

Yahoo And Microsoft Finalize Search Partnership

The search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo was finalized today after federal regulators from the U.S and European Union gave the companies a green light. The move, a strategic partnership will help both companies cut costs, while fighting ... continue
The first stupid prediction for 2010

The first stupid prediction for 2010

As we come to the end of 2009 the predictions for the next year are starting to make their way into blog post with lots more guaranteed the start showing as January 1st gets closer. However I saw ... continue
Yahoo’s new ad is like doing Vegas on LSD

Yahoo’s new ad is like doing Vegas on LSD

Yahoo's new ad campaign is out and they've gone with some song and dance in an experience which is something like doing Vegas on LSD. Actually the introduction is probably a little unfair, because it's actually far worse ... continue
TechCrunch Yahoo search deal: TechCrunch now offered as default on Yahoo Search

TechCrunch Yahoo search deal: TechCrunch now offered as default on Yahoo Search

Tech blog TechCrunch and search engine minnow Yahoo may have signed a secret search deal that sees TechCrunch search results offered on default Yahoo searches for tech startups. There has been no public disclosure of the deal that ... continue
Just how much mojo do you have with Twitter

Just how much mojo do you have with Twitter

In contrast to the typically plain and boring Twitter ranking sites where you can go and find out how much juice you have in the Twittersphere a new entry from Yahoo is a well ... continue
Media buyer claims News Corp preparing to sue Google, Yahoo over news services

Media buyer claims News Corp preparing to sue Google, Yahoo over news services

Harold Mitchell, the founder of one of Australia's largest advertising groups and a man connected to News Corp locally, said in a radio interview Thursday (local time) that News Corp. is preparing to sue Google and Yahoo ... continue
Microsoft Yahoo deal is a big win for Bing

Microsoft Yahoo deal is a big win for Bing

After over a year of failed talks, takeover offers, proposals and god knows what else, Microsoft and Yahoo are finally doing business together in a deal to be formally announced Wednesday. Kara Swisher broke the news, with AdAge ... continue
Q: What browser do you use? – A: Google [VIDEO]

Q: What browser do you use? – A: Google [VIDEO]

I have to give big props to the guys over at TheNextWeb.com for finding this gem of a video – oh and the headline it’s actually from the video and their answer wasn’t Google ... continue
Bing continues to surprise, drives traffic to blogs

Bing continues to surprise, drives traffic to blogs

The success so far of Microsoft's new search engine Bing depends on which numbers you look at. Different sources claim that Bing is still growing, has lost traffic, or has leveled off. Some say Bing is already ... continue
How some American tech blogs make America looking f*%king stupid

How some American tech blogs make America looking f*%king stupid

Warning to people residing in America: this post contains swearing, or as some of you call it "cussing." If you are easily offended, avert your eyes, or cover the screen with your bible. The headline is intentionally ... continue
Want Some Free Popcorn From Yahoo?

Want Some Free Popcorn From Yahoo?

In an unusual promotion, Yahoo is giving away free popcorn. Want some? The Yahoo free popcorn deal allows you to submit some basic info -- name, address, phone number, and e-mail -- and receive a free bag of ... continue
Yahoo in Australia goes for the full inbox sales pitch

Yahoo in Australia goes for the full inbox sales pitch

Yahoo7, the Yahoo/ Seven Network joint venture in Australia is using full inboxes in its latest campaign. The spots, which according to Mumbrella were shown briefly last year, involves a love lost because of a full inbox. The ... continue
Vale Geocities 1994-2009

Vale Geocities 1994-2009

Yahoo has announced that is will be closing Geocities, the web page hosting service it acquired in 1999 for $3.57 billion. Geocities initially launched in 1994 as BHI, later adopting the Geocities name in December 1995. Geocities wasn't ... continue
Yahoo Launches New Mobile App For iPhones

Yahoo Launches New Mobile App For iPhones

Yahoo announced the unveiling of its new Yahoo Mobile application for iPhones today. The app aims to serve as a "starting point" for mobile devices, bringing Yahoo search functionality along with other standard home page features to ... continue
Report: More Than a Third of Yahoo’s Traffic is From Yahoo Mail

Report: More Than a Third of Yahoo’s Traffic is From Yahoo Mail

Yahoo's mail platform sees more traffic than its search site, a new analysis finds. Following a presentation by new Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz this week in which Bartz noted that Yahoo Mail was "becoming increasing critical to ... continue