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Departed Yahoo Exec Joins Comcast

Former Yahoo executive Karin Gilford has officially joined Comcast as senior vice president of Fancast and online entertainment. Gilford -- whose departure from Yahoo just became known a few days ago -- will be in charge of growing ... continue

Yahoo Rolls Out Open Search, In-Game Ads

You've gotta hand it to 'em: The folks at Yahoo aren't giving up quietly. Amidst endless news of the company's downfall, the struggling search engine has unveiled two new features to try to attract users and ... continue

He Said, She Said: Yahoo Responds

Yahoo has issued its own statement in response to Microsoft's letter explaining it would hold off on further talks until a new board is in place: Yahoo!'s Board of Directors continues to stand ready to enter into negotiations ... continue

Yahoo Talks to Time Warner; Microsoft Meets with Icahn

Yahoo's starting up direct talks with Time Warner, while Microsoft is meeting with Carl Icahn to plan for the future. Yahoo spent time with Time Warner over the holiday weekend, according to London's Times Online. The paper ... continue

Google Learns to Index Flash

Search engines are finally moving past plain text. Google has announced it's now indexing Flash content with the help of a new partnership with Adobe. The company's new Flash indexing algorithm will let the engine find any ... continue

Yahoo Announces Realignment Plan

Yahoo has announced a new organizational "realignment plan." As part of the plan, the company is creating a handful of new teams: an audience products division, responsible for product strategy and management; a U.S. marketing division, responsible ... continue

Yahoo Sends Shareholders Strong Plea

Following yesterday's rumors of rekindled talks between Yahoo and Microsoft, Yahoo execs have sent a letter to shareholders basically begging to keep their jobs while saying nothing new. The letter emphasizes the fact that the Google ad deal ... continue

Who Profited from the Latest Microsoft/ Yahoo Rumors?

With news being strategically leaked earlier today that Microsoft and Yahoo had resumed talks again (although over what seems to be depending on which leg of the Chinese whisper you listen to), Yahoo shares bounced to close ... continue

The Neverending Microsoft-Yahoo Saga

Will it ever end? Microsoft and Yahoo may be back in talks, according to information obtained by CNET. The site's source says Microsoft is looking at increasing its offer to buy Yahoo's search business -- something Yahoo's ... continue

Yahoo’s People Loss Is Long Overdue

If headlines are to be believed, there is a massive exodus of staff from Yahoo at the moment. The flight of the Yahooites (Yahoos...what's the collective noun for Yahoo employees??) started before the Microsoft takeover bid, but ... continue

Yahoo Unveils New Domains

Yahoo has announced the introduction of two new domains for its Yahoo Mail users: ymail.com and rocketmail.com. The company says it obtained the domains to make it easier for people to get shorter and simpler addresses with the ... continue

Yahoo-Google Deal Confirmed

As expected, Yahoo has announced a search ad agreement with Google, just hours after officially ending its Microsoft talks. The company will now run Google-supplied AdSense ads next to its search results as well as on some of ... continue

Microsoft Chirps In About Yahoo Conclusion

Microsoft has released a statement of its own regarding its concluded talks with Yahoo, following Yahoo's release of the news earlier this afternoon. "In the weeks since Microsoft withdrew its offer to acquire Yahoo, the two companies have ... continue

Yahoo-Microsoft Talks Are Over

Yahoo says its talks with Microsoft are absolutely over. The company just released a statement indicating its board members had met with Microsoft execs again this week. They were told, the statement says, "unequivocally that Microsoft is ... continue