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Feb. 4, 2008 at 8:17am by Greg Sterling
A Local Look At Microsoft's Bid For Yahoo
Last Friday, shortly after the Microsoft bid for Yahoo was made public, Danny and I had an opportunity to discuss the proposed acquisition with Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of strategic partnerships for Microsoft. Our questions to Mehdi often returned to post-acquisition "integration" issues. I brought up local, maps,...
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Oct. 15, 2007 at 9:00pm by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Releases Upgrades For Maps, Local, And Mobile
Late last month, at its "Searchification" event, Microsoft introduced a wide range of search enhancements and improvements. The company also said there would be additional updates to follow. Those are now rolling out and include feature and content enhancements for maps, local, and mobile services. The biggest news is the...
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May. 15, 2007 at 3:03pm by Greg Sterling
AOL Buys Third Screen Media Ad Network
Seemingly in parallel with the land grab going on online, mobile M&A is heating up. Earlier this month, Microsoft acquired EU ad firm ScreenTonic and prior to that voice services and directory provider Tellme. Today, mobile ad network Third Screen Media went to AOL and will become a subsidiary of...
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May. 3, 2007 at 7:55am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Buys EU Mobile Ad Firm ScreenTonic
Microsoft announced earlier today that it had acquired six-year-old European mobile ad platform company ScreenTonic. Last February, Microsoft acquired European mobile search provider MotionBridge. This past March Microsoft bought Tellme. Thus, the company is putting together an impressive suite of mobile assets for both consumers and carriers....
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Apr. 17, 2007 at 3:44pm by Chris Sherman
Microsoft's Tellme Launches Three Local Search Services
Microsoft, which recently acquired Tellme Networks, announced three new local business search services, all accessible via phone. The new services include:...
