SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 19, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Alibaba Group
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 18, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Search Biz: Alibaba Gains, Google Loses, & Eric Schmidt Says Don’t Call Me Daddy Anymore
China’s Alibaba.com, in which Yahoo is a significant minority shareholder, enjoyed a massive 340 percent gain in net profit tied to China’s fast-growing economy. As Google argued earlier, it appears that those doing business in Asia and China in particular are somewhat insulated from the United States’ economic woes.
Microsoft’s Google Obsession, MicroHoo’s Asian Outlook, And Competing For Digg
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is perhaps showing signs of a mildly unhealthy obsession with rival Google. At Microsoft’s MIX08 online technology conference in Las Vegas yesterday, he told interviewer Guy Kawasaki in a question and answer session that he was going to continue to chase Google in search even if it costs him his “last […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, February 18, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Official: Yahoo Says No To Microsoft
The weekend rumor becomes reality. Yahoo has rejected Microsoft’s offer, saying it undervalues Yahoo. From the release:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 17, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 20, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 12, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 7, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 6, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Alibaba IPO Reportedly As Big As Google’s
The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal both report on the IPO and first day of trading for Alibaba.com. The offering was the biggest IPO by any Chinese company and raised an estimated $2 billion. The market capitalization of the company is now nearly $26 billion. Yahoo owns 39 percent of Alibaba Group, […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 23, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Alibaba.com Set For High Flying Chinese IPO
In what is widely expected to be the biggest technology IPO since Google and the biggest Internet IPO by a Chinese firm, Alibaba.com is ready to sell just over 850 million shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Those shares could fetch as much as $1.49 billion. Yahoo owns 39 percent of Alibaba Group, the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 9, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Report: Yahoo To Purchase 10 Percent Or $100M Of Alibaba IPO
According to various reports, Yahoo is going to buy either a 10 percent stake or $100 million worth of the forthcoming public offering of B2B site Alibaba.com on the Hong Kong exchange. The company already owns a significant minority stake (39 percent) of Alibaba Group, the parent of Alibaba.com. It would be buying a stake […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 11, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 22, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Qihoo Wins Unfair Competition Suit Against Yahoo China
Qihoo lawsuit win closes chapter in dispute with China Yahoo from Interfax reports Qihoo has won an unfair competition lawsuit against Yahoo China. Yahoo China has to pay Qihoo $9,210 and post an apology on their home page.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 18, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Report From The Field: Search Engine Strategies China
SES China is always a fascinating experience. Although the content is similar to other SES shows around the world, there are notable differences ranging from unique perspectives on the Chinese and Asian markets to a variable “schedule” that seems to work fine for locals but is guaranteed to drive anyone from a western culture accustomed […]
Yahoo Sued For Allegedly Helping Jail Wang Xiaoning
Chinese couple sues Yahoo for man’s imprisonment from Reuters reports that Wang Xiaoning and his wife Yu Ling have sued Yahoo in the U.S. District Court for Northern California for allegedly helping the Chinese government prosecute Wang Xiaoning. The filing said that Xiaoning was in custody, he was “subjected to torture and cruel, inhuman or […]
Yahoo China Morphing Into A Business Portal
Yahoo China is transforming itself into a business-oriented search engine, in part to deal with crushing competition from Baidu.com and portal Sina.com. “If Yahoo is going to win, it has to do so in a new way,” said Jack Ma, CEO of e-commerce company Alibaba Group, which runs Yahoo’s China operations in an interview with […]
Google Says They Won’t Ask For Help In China To Compete
In Google sticks to solo plans from the Shanghai Daily, Google said it won’t work with a local partner in China to gain marketshare. Google’s vice president of China operations, Kai-fu Lee said that they “have confidence in our current approach” in China. Currently, Baidu has 50 percent share in China, compared to Google’s 16 […]