Following Yahoo7′s move to add ‘y7mail.com’ as another domain, the US counterpart will now add ‘ymail.com’ and rocketmail.com domains to attract new users and hope to keep existing ones loyal to its Mail service.
Topic: Yahoo
Yahoo says goodbye to big ad contract with Bebo
Bebo, the social networking site bought by AOL for $850 million (which just closed today), is reported to not renew its current advertising contract, which ends in September 2009, with Yahoo.
Microsoft back in talks with Yahoo on new deal
Microsoft has said that it is now back in talks with Yahoo that would see a brand new deal that would not involve a buyout.
In a statement released today, it has said that it was considering a new deal after the software giant walked away earlier this month from its US$47.5 billion bid to bid the web company.
Microsoft/Yahoo merger not going to happen
Microsoft has now dropped its three-month bidding bid to buy Yahoo because the two sides cannot agree on the price.
Steve Ballmer, the chief executive for the software giant, formally withdrew the offer to Jerry Yang, the chief executive of Yahoo, in a letter.
CNET Networks and Yahoo in new partnership
While both CNET Networks and Yahoo are facing threats on their companies, both companies have announced a partnership which will provide content to Yahoo sites and will cross-sell advertising.
The new venture will bring about $100 million in revenue for the next three years for CNET Networks, who publishes CNET, GameSpot, TV.com and many other properties in the US and internationally. It is set to launch in the third quarter.
Yahoo rejects deadline from Microsoft
Yahoo has announced that it has rejected the three-week ultimatum to accept the takeover offer from Microsoft.
In a letter sent by Roy Bostock, chairman of the board, and Jerry Yang, the CEO, said that they “continue to believe that [their] proposal is not in the best interests of Yahoo and [it's] stockholders”.
Microsoft sets deadline for Yahoo deal
Microsoft’s chief executive has warned the Yahoo board on Saturday that if a merger was not completed in the next three weeks, it will offer the deal directly to its shareholders, at a lower price.
Microsoft evaluates bid for Yahoo
Microsoft is currently evaluating its bid to buy Yahoo after saying that Yahoo may have lost value, according to sources telling Reuters.
The news of the re-evaluation saw Yahoo’s stock down by more than 5 percent after extended trade on NASDAQ. The source told Reuters that it has lost value after losing valuable key personnel, while giving pay rises to executives and full-time employees.
Yahoo buying MySpace?
Rumours have it that News Corp is trying to sell MySpace, and as well IGN, to Yahoo in a swap; with News Corp getting 25% of Yahoo, according to The Times (owned by News Corp.)
Yahoo’s China policy rejected
Yahoo shareholders have rejected a plan to adopt a policy, and setting up a human rights committee that would review it’s policies around the world, were defeated. Yahoo has been criticized by human rights groups over turning over e-mails that didn’t agree with China’s policies and laws. Only 15% said yes to the censorship polic, but 4% approved the human rights committee.
Yahoo shuts auctions…
After 9 years of launching it’s auctions service, Yahoo! will be shutting it down after a low number of it’s visitors using the service. This will only affect the US and Canadian sites but not Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.
Yahoo Mail vs Gmail
Yes, I know… promoting someone else’s video. Anyway, we just seen CNET’s Prize Fight between Yahoo Mail and Gmail. Anyway, here it is…
http://www.cnettv.com/9710-1_53-27025.html
If you have a problem with the video… send it to CNET, not us. Thanks.Â
Alpha… Yahoo’s new beta
Lifehacker has announced that Yahoo! has released their new ‘Web 2.0′ search mash up. It’s called Alpha. Don’t know why… but I like it.
It’s clean, and not that messy. You can retract and expand all it’s gadgets and best of all… Australians get it first. Yes, it’s true. If you don’t believe me…