Microsoft, Yahoo may finally embrace with search, advertising deal

Microsoft, Yahoo may finally embrace with search, advertising deal

Update: Such a deal has just been announced.

Yahoo and Microsoft are close to a search and advertising deal that would finally bring them together in a fight against Google’s dominance, according to the Wall Street Journal. Yahoo would use Microsoft’s Bing search engine for its… Continue Reading

LightPole’s software mobilizes web sites and adds geo-context

LightPole’s software mobilizes web sites and adds geo-context

Putting “geo-context” into information is a hot topic these days on the mobile web.

The phrase means making data more useful by putting geographic context behind it, like listing all of the wireless Internet hot spots nearest you on a map on the phone. Adding geo-context… Continue Reading

Roundup: Jajah attacks Skype, Nokia-Navteq, YouTube’s Adsense, Yahoo’s lag

Roundup: Jajah attacks Skype, Nokia-Navteq, YouTube’s Adsense, Yahoo’s lag

Here’s the latest action:
–Jajah goes after Skype’s turf on eBay
–Nokia buys Navteq, what does Google do?
–YouTube intros Adsense
–Yahoo lags on universal search
–Viacom backs DRM
–Technorati’s new CEO
–Costs of a start-up

Jajah tries to exploit Skype dissatisfaction, releases button for eBay — Now that eBay has admitted the Skype… Continue Reading

Yahoo to acquire advertising company, BlueLithium, for $300M

Yahoo to acquire advertising company, BlueLithium, for $300M

Yahoo, the media portal that is under pressure to catch up with Google, has agreed to acquire BlueLithium, an online advertising company, for $300 million in cash.

Here’s the statement.

BlueLithium, based in San Jose, Calif, but with offices around the globe, is a large, fast-growing online… Continue Reading

Sedo, and the Boobtube.com problem

Sedo, and the Boobtube.com problem

Sedo, the world’s largest domain name auctioneer, sold a popular URL, Boobtube.com, for $41,688 last week, but then turned around and canceled the sale because the seller didn’t really own it.

This auction had lasted more than two weeks, and was frenetic.

The cancellation raises prickly questions… Continue Reading

Yahoo just needs to fix one thing: Monetization

Everyone seems to be chapping Yahoo’s hide these days, including even Yahoo itself — or at least one very audible Jerry Maguire over there. However while many large companies could benefit from more focus and cost-cutting, neither issue is really at the core of the… Continue Reading

Googlogy, and how to avoid the Google Juggernaut

Googlogy, and how to avoid the Google Juggernaut

It used to be de rigueur in Silicon Valley to stay out of the way of Microsoft’s product road map • even areas Microsoft hinted they might pursue. Nowadays, venture folks more commonly ask, “What are you going to do about Google?”

The reality of… Continue Reading