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Yahoo! Talking Merger With AOL
Following all the hullabaloo after the Yahoo! board of directors refused Microsoft’s offer to buy them over, and the threats led by investor Carl Icahn, to replace the entire board of Yahoo!, the headless chicken that is Yahoo! is now looking at merging with another collossal sinker, AOL. More »
Posted on September 25th, 2008 in Internet, Business, Search.
Impending AOL Split Now Official
Since the beginning of the year we have heard off and on that AOL’s access and media units are likely to be split. This has now been confirmed by none other than CEO, Jeff Bewkes, while releasing the financial results of the company for the second quarter of the year. The process is expected to start early next year. More »
Posted on August 8th, 2008 in Business, Search.
Microsoft And AOL Step Up Their Mobile Services
A few days ago, Jupiter research had predicted that mobile search ad revenues would touch $5 billion over the next 5 years. Microsoft and AOL are both taking this statement very seriously. They are working very hard to improve their mobile offerings in an effort to make up for the loss of market share in desktop search. More »
Posted on April 3rd, 2008 in Mobile.
Yahoo! Courts AOL In Bid To Make Microsoft Jealous
The board of directors at Yahoo, have not taken very kindly to Microsoft’s unsolicited takeover bid of $45 billion or approximately $31 per share, which they feel is too low. In an attempt to shield themselves from Microsoft, Yahoo! executives have reportedly revived merger talks with AOL Times Warner. More »
Posted on February 12th, 2008 in Internet, Business, Search.
