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Microsoft, Yahoo Finalize Search Pact; Still See Closing In Early 2010

Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:37:24 +0000

Yahoo (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) late today said they have “finalized and executed” a definitive “Search and Advertising Services and Sales Agreement and License Agreement,” (which I really think we should start calling the SASSALA), following the letter of intent they announced in July. The companies said they “remain hopeful” that the deal will close in early 2010.

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Yahoo To Expand Facebook Integration

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:24:21 +0000

Yahoo (YHOO) this morning announced plans for expanded integration with Facebook. The deal will integrate the Facebook Connect service across Yahoo, allowing people to see their Facebook streams on Yahoo’s e-mail, Flickr, news, sports and finance sites. Starting sometime in the 2010 first half, people using both Yahoo and Facebook will be able to share updates across both networks. The deal extends the current arrangement between the two companies, which allows Facebook users to access their news streams and update their status from the Yahoo home page, enables Facebook to access Yahoo contacts and providers “share on Facebook” options across the Yahoo sites. YHOO today is up 26 cents, or 1.7%, to $15.39.

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Google, Yahoo, Bing Lists Of Top 2009 Searches Prove We All Need More To Do

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 20:02:43 +0000

Once again in 2009, Chaucer, particle physics and Bach failed to make much of a dent in the American psyche. Google (GOOG) , Yahoo (YHOO) and Microsoft (MSFT) Bing have all released their lists of the most popular search terms for 2009, and the information proves that we all simply need more to do. Yahoo’s list : Michael Jackson . He died. The Twilight saga . The undead. WWE : Entertainment for the brain dead. Megan Fox : Hubba-hubba. Britney Spears : She was first the last four years. Naruto : What, you aren’t into manga ? American Idol : That’s entertainment! Kim Kardashian : The new Paris Hilton NASCAR : Vroom, vroom. RuneScape : 8-year-old multi-player role-playing game. Bing’s List : Michael Jackson : Gloveless one now lifeless. Twitter : Even Barron’s is doing it. Swine Flu : Cough cough. Stock Market : Really? And not Megan Fox ? Farrah Fawcett : She died. Patrick Swayze : He also died. ...

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AOL: Weak Debut; RBC Starts With Sector Perform

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:30:30 +0000

AOL (AOL.wi) is off to a slow start in its return to the public market. While AOL’s spin-off from Time-Warner (TWX) won’t be completed until next month, AOL shares have begun trading on the NYSE in when-issued trading. You have to hunt a bit to find quotes on the issue; neither Google Finance or Yahoo Finance seem to have them, but you can get trading info from the NYSE web site. Yesterday, the first day of dealings in the new AOL, trading opened at $27, and then sank 7.2% to $25.07, well below the $35-$39 trading range projected yesterday by Barclays Capital . This morning, the stock has fallen further, dropping another $1.08, or 4.3%, to $23.99. RBC Capital analyst Ross Sandler today launched coverage of AOL with a Sector Perform rating and a $27 price target. “The premise of our cautious view is the ‘prisoner’s dilemma’ facing AOL over the next several years,” he writes. “We believe the heavy reliance of Search and Display on ...

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