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Week in review: Heat returns to Yahoo

June 27, 2008 Billionaire activist investor wants to show the door to Yahoo's CEO, while Bill Gates walks away from day-to-day work at Microsoft. Also: A Facebook face-off. TAGS: Bill Gates, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Week in review, shareholder, CEO, Microsoft Corp., chairman, acquisition, president

Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo

February 1, 2008 Offer--described by Yahoo as "unsolicited"--amounts to $31 per share, or a 62 percent premium above its closing stock price Thursday. TAGS: aQuantive Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, shareholder, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Week in review: Microsoft seeks for search gains

May 23, 2008 Company gets creative in quest for larger search market slice, while Facebook tries to make nice with Google. Also: Soft cell market. TAGS: Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Search, Google Inc., Week in review, Internet search, acquisition, asset, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Microhoo, Yahoogle, and Microspace, oh my!

April 11, 2008 The week was marked by a dizzying barrage of news on the future of Yahoo and its suitors, leaving industry watchers mostly scratching their heads. Also, RSA 2008.(By CNET News.com's Michelle Meyers) TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., News Corp., Week in review, reader, RSA Security Inc., acquisition, head, Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., security, Google Inc.

Week in review: Tech's shopping spree

March 14, 2008 Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Bebo, merger, Yahoo! Inc., virtual machine, America Online Inc., Week in review, acquisition, bid, Google Inc., game company, online advertising, antitrust, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.

Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates

February 16, 2008 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Terry Semel, Bill Gates, shareholder, CEO, acquisition, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Feeling the heat at Microsoft

February 28, 2008 Antitrust woes, a protracted battle for Yahoo, and a shifting software market. Welcome to Steve Ballmer's world. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, virtualization, compliance, heat, VMware, European Union, Microsoft Windows Server, antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, acquisition, Microsoft Windows

Still no cure for what ails Yahoo

July 18, 2007 Executives offer promises but no real plan to turn company around in the face of search titan Google. TAGS: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., RBC Capital Markets, Facebook, Google Inc., acquisition, president, CEO

Wall Street pouts after Google earnings

July 19, 2007 Despite sales and earnings climb, the numbers fall short of analyst expectations. Stock pounded in after hours trading. TAGS: traffic acquisition cost, earnings, Google Inc., Internet search advertising, income, expectation, Yahoo! Inc., Wall Street, acquisition, U.S., Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo names investment banker CFO

May 15, 2007 Company taps Blake Jorgensen, co-founder of investment bank Thomas Weisel, to replace Susan Decker. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., CFO, Terry Semel, acquisition, hiring, co-founder, finance

Five steps to a Yahoo turnaround

June 20, 2007 Social media, video, efficiency and someone calling the shots on technology should be on the top of the to-do list for new CEO Jerry Yang.Photos: Boomerang bosses TAGS: Jerry Yang, social media, Facebook, Yahoo! Inc., Terry Semel, social networking, Google Inc., YouTube, acquisition, CEO, video, photograph

Commentary: Pros and cons of a Microsoft-Yahoo mashup

May 4, 2007 Reports of a potential merger are intriguing, says Forrester's Charlene Li, but could the giants really get along as one? TAGS: mashup, Yahoo! Inc., merger, commentary, pro, Google Inc., audience, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Corp., Firefox, acquisition, Microsoft Windows

Yahoo buys start-up to boost mobile

December 8, 2004 Yahoo last month acquired a company called Wuf Networks to beef up its mobile phone services. TAGS: Diamond Electronics, SBC Communications Inc., Yahoo! Inc., home networking, wireless broadband, DSL, start-up, AT&T Corp., acquisition

Yahoo acquires 'widget' engine

July 25, 2005 Acquisition of Konfabulator is a move to spur third-party developers to devise new applications for the Internet giant's services. TAGS: Konfabulator, Yahoo! Inc., acquisition, Internet company, developer, engine, XML

Yahoo buys e-mail search company

October 22, 2004 Technology lets people search message text and attachments, possibly a move to rival efforts by Google, Microsoft. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., search engine company, desktop search, acquisition, e-mail, Google Inc., California, Microsoft Corp.

Overture sales, advertisers up

July 23, 2003 The company reports better-than-expected second-quarter revenue as it signed up more advertisers willing to pay for placement in search results. TAGS: Overture Services Inc., advertiser, Yahoo! Inc., net income, search result, acquisition

Google buys ad firm DoubleClick for $3.1 billion

April 14, 2007 Deal boosts the search giant's banner advertising business, which lagged rival Yahoo's. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., banner advertisement, advertiser, acquisition, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo acquires Oddpost to bolster e-mail

July 12, 2004 Massive portal buys small vendor that sells low-priced Web mail accounts and news aggregation services. TAGS: Yahoo! Inc., acquisition, Yahoo! Mail, portal, e-mail, Gmail, member, Microsoft Corp.

Yahoo buys travel company

August 6, 2004 The Web portal acquires FareChase, a small online travel company, to broaden its search tools. TAGS: travel company, online travel company, Yahoo! Inc., hotel, Web portal, agent, Internet search, portal, acquisition
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