Archives Tag: Yahoo!
Google Is Smarter Than You Think
Google is getting smarter and smarter, everyday. Faster than you may realize. Let’s look at this example to see how Google was able to translate what I wanted and what it was able to provide me. I did a search for “mytunes for mac” expecting to find some sort of app to let me steal [...]
Full StoryGoogle Loses Mobile Search Deal to Microsoft
In recent news, Verizon chose Microsoft over both Google and Yahoo! as its search provider for its mobile devices. Obviously Verizon did not choose Microsoft based on advanced or superior technology, but it’s purely based on the dollar amount of the deal. Microsoft must have forked out some serious cash to be selected as Verizon’s [...]
Full StoryWhich was the Better Buy? YouTube or Flickr
The year 2005 marks one of the largest turning points in the tech industry. Yahoo! makes a bold move to acquire a fairly popular photo sharing website called Flickr in March 2005 [press]. The year 2006 marks one of the highlight moments for the Yahoo! competitor, Google. YouTube is acquired on October 9th, 2006 [press]. [...]
Full StoryGoogle to Host YUI! JavaScript Libraries
Google has been hosting a number of JavaScript libraries already, but the collection had been incomplete. No longer! Google’s JavaScript API hosting spot is now hosting Yahoo!’s YUI! libraries. Now, instead of being forced to use Yahoo!’s content delivery network (CDN), you can choose between Google’s CDN and Yahoo!’s CDN. Yahoo! has their own write-up [...]
Full StoryOnline Playback System with a Community Bias
Yahoo! has their work cut out for them. Google, even more so. Yahoo! recently registered a patent for an “online playback system with community bias.” This looks to me like an attempt to re-innovate Yahoo! Video to create a feature that tops YouTube. The new idea behind this patent for Yahoo!, I believe, is one [...]
Full StoryGoogle/Yahoo! Ad Deal Delayed
The Google/Yahoo! advertising deal that was underway is being delayed because of a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation, according to PC World. Incoming search terms:start of google and yahoo partnership
Full StoryYahoo! Offers Comprehensive People Search
Something I hadn’t ever noticed before is that Yahoo! offers very comprehensive “people search.” I say that in loosely and in the context of helping a visitor that is searching, find exactly what they are looking for. Here are a couple sample queries. First, my name, “jonathan dingman” So this search displays other results above [...]
Full StoryYahoo! Search Joins Twitter
Hey Google, are you listening? Why aren’t you on Twitter yet? Companies are slowly but surely becoming more and more transparent to consumers (which is definitely a good thing). Yahoo!’s Twitter (@YSearchFE) My Twitter (@dingman)
Full StoryYahoo! Loves YouTube
As we already know, Google loves to include YouTube videos in the search results whenever possible it seems relevant. But something I noticed today, Yahoo! is also doing that. Here is a quick look at how Yahoo! is doing it. I want to think that Yahoo! would be sending traffic to their own properties, since [...]
Full StoryYahoo! Uses WordPress, Google Uses Blogger
Something I have noticed more and more lately is what software powers corporate blogs. Sure, I understand that eBay is using WordPress, that CNN is using WordPress, even that the MozillaZine Weblogs are powered by Movable Type. That’s cool, I understand all that. But something I don’t understand is why Yahoo! is using WordPress. Yahoo! [...]
Full StoryGoogle Moves to #2 Again
Google was previously at #4, as a semi-shock, but today’s Alexa shake-up moved Google back to #2 in world-wide traffic rankings. I’m still a little surprised that Yahoo! is number one, but they do have a strong hold on the international market for their Mail product.
Full StoryYahoo! Acquires IndexTools
The news hit the streets this morning. Yahoo! has acquired IndexTools. Why? Simple. Competition. Google acquired Urchin over three years ago and Yahoo! has had no direct competing product since that acquisition. So what will Yahoo! offer through this analytics acquisition? Free* analytics. This will help Yahoo! secure more of a position within the industry. [...]
Full StoryYahoo! to Support Google’s OpenSocial
Mashable reporter, Stan Schroeder, brings this one to us here at Google Inside. Yahoo! is said to be supporting the OpenSocial initiative that Google started four months ago. As a recap, here is a quick list of sites/companies already supporting OpenSocial. Engage.com, Friendster, hi5, Hyves, imeem, LinkedIn, MySpace, Ning, Oracle, orkut, Plaxo, Salesforce.com, Six Apart, [...]
Full StoryNew Search Algorithm for Yahoo?
Yahoo! filed for a patent last week which would allow the use of their algorithm to utilize personalized bookmarks as the “weight.” This moves away from the general consensus of people voting through general links and it moves a lot closer to a social media style of generating results. Using personalized bookmarks to weigh how [...]
Full StoryGoogle Images thinks Microsoft is Yahoo! Already
I was doing some image research for an article recently and had to take a second look at the results. So I was searching for “microsoft” through Google Images, but here are the results I came up with. Of course, I realize this is probably just temporary from all Microsoft+Yahoo! negotiations going on, but Google [...]
Full StorySimply Put, Yahoo! Says “No” to Microsoft
Simply put, Yahoo! feels that Microsoft undervalues the worth of Yahoo! “After careful evaluation, the Board believes that Microsoft’s proposal substantially undervalues Yahoo! including our global brand, large worldwide audience, significant recent investments in advertising platforms and future growth prospects, free cash flow and earnings potential, as well as our substantial unconsolidated investments.” On a [...]
Full StoryGoogle feels the Microsoft Bid is “Hostile”
Here is what David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer of Google has to say about the USD$44.6 bid that Microsoft put out on Friday to acquire Yahoo!
Full StoryOfficial Bid on Yahoo! by Microsoft for USD$44.6bn
The confirmed rumor heard around the world. The official news that Microsoft has put in a bid on Yahoo! for USD$44.6bn. The offer, made public this morning, is Microsoft to pay $31 per share (while Yahoo! sits at $19.18 (“YHOO”) at the present time) in a mix of cash and stock. That’s a 62 percent [...]
Full StoryYahoo! Directory Adds Images to Sponsored Links
Yahoo! has added images to their sponsored ads in their directory. I used to have a listing there, but it proved to be pretty worthless (purely in my opinion). [Thanks Barry] Incoming search terms:SPONSORED ADSyahoodirectory
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