There is now a strong indication that Yahoo will remain independent and hopefully with a Web 2.0 logo. Their Google search outsourcing deal should have been closed back in March in order to avoid the whole Carl Icahn scenario. Loved this part of their agreement:
The agreement also requires Yahoo! to pay a termination fee if [...]
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Yahoo’s Strategy: Scorched earth?[UPDATED]
Idea for Yahoo: forget traditional ad networks, go social!
The problem with Yahoo is that they are playing catchup in Google’s game: search and advertising.
Yahoo is not an algorithm like Google is. They started off as a human directory. If they go back to their roots and start a human ad network(with the help of OpenSocial), they could probably get better results than what [...]
thebetaguy: Microsoft Windows 7 Exclusive
Dev Corvin from the beta guy claims to have an exclusive on Windows 7:
In Windows 7, Microsoft will break from the Windows’ norm by breaking previous API compatibility, offering new API frameworks as a native solution, and providing support for legacy frameworks (COM, ATL, .NET Framework, etc) through monolithic libraries designed to provide the functionality [...]
Yahoo should rent a Mighty Ducks movie
For a while now Yahoo has acted like an immature teenager, that doesn’t know what they want. Their lack of unified vision and product synergy has put them on a very rough spot. After reading NewTeeVee’s review for the new Yahoo Video site, it only makes me sad:
Also baffling is the lack of [...]
Valleywag: Yang’s secret plan for a Yahoo comeback
Owen Thomas on Yang’s original turn around plan:
Four months ago, Yang reassigned hundreds of employees to skunkworks projects, with the goal to make Yahoo “relevant.” They’re now working on a few specific projects:
-Rethinking the Yahoo homepage
-Consolidating Yahoo’s plethora of social networks
-Opening up Yahoo to third parties with a consistent platform similar to Facebook’s
-Revamping Yahoo’s network [...]
Yahoo to Microsoft: “NO!”
According to Michael Arrington Yahoo’s board is getting ready to reject Microsoft’s buyout bid (or maybe just asking for more money….$40 a share?).
I am a Google fan, but I really want to see Yahoo step it up a notch. Hopefully Yang will reject and engage! Yahoo could do so much better, just like Apple [...]
Microsoft-Yahoo to fuel Web 2.0 startups?
Apart from the recent layoff announcements made by Jerry Yang, a Microsoft purchase would probably lead to even more layoffs. This will be very devastating for a lot of people, but could actually refuel the Web 2.0 movement(noticed I didn’t say bubble?).
As a result of the layoffs a lot of engineers will probably polish [...]
Comments on the Microsoft-Yahoo bid
With hours left to find out Yahoo’s decision on the matter, pundits are giving their last minute comments on the bid. Two interesting ones come from John Gruber and Erick Schonfeld. John talks mostly on how not to screw Yahoo up after the merger amd compares them with Apple circa 1996, while Erick focuses on [...]
Funny: Gruber on Yang’s memo to Yahoo troops
Very funny “translation” of Jerry Yang’s memo to Yahoo employees in reference to the M$-Y! bid and Yahoo’s Microsoft’s future.
(Via Daring Fireball.)
Google Comments on the M$ bid for Yahoo!
Karen, from the official Google blog on the implications of the Microsoft-Yahoo! purchase:
Could the acquisition of Yahoo! allow Microsoft — despite its legacy of serious legal and regulatory offenses — to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! equals an overwhelming share of instant messaging and [...]