Microsoft & Yahoo Said To Be Talking Merger, Cooperation
Both the New York Post and the Wall Street Journal are reporting that sources say Microsoft and Yahoo are talking again about how they might merge or cooperate.
Topic: Terry Semel
Yahoo To Acquire Right Media; Joins Google In Buying, Rather Than Building, Display Ad Network
Yahoo has announced it will acquire Right Media, which operates an auction-based display ad exchange called Remix Media. The move is widely seen as Yahoo fighting back against Google’s recent plans to acquire DoubleClick, which itself is seen as Google jumping more firmly into the display ad network game. Both moves to me underscore how […]
Portfolio.com Releases Executive Profiles Of Search Execs
Gary Price reports that Portfolio.com released a database of top executives profiles, and part of that list includes many of the top executives from our beloved search engines. Here are quick links to some of those profiles of interest:
Despite Panama, Yahoo Earnings Fall 11 Percent — Investments Blamed
Last night Yahoo posted (PDF) their 2007 first quarter earnings. Yahoo showed a decline in their profits by 11 percent. Revenue was up about 9 percent, excluding certain payments to partners. However, MarketWatch notes “the revenue Yahoo generates for every search using its Internet search engine dipped in the quarter by about 7%, contributing to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 21, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Yahoo’s Semel Says Panama Will Show “Exciting Numbers” In 1st Quarter
Yahoo CEO praises new ad system, says “very happy” from Reuters reports that Yahoo CEO Terry Semel said at an AdAge conference that Yahoo’s new “Panama” ad system, will result in “some very exciting numbers” for the first quarter. “I’m totally all smiles,” Semel said about Panama. He restated that Yahoo’s “intention is to close […]
Microsoft’s “Third Era” Of Search Begins With Departure Of Search Chief Christopher Payne
Microsoft’s top search executive leaving company from the Seattle PI covers Microsoft’s Christopher Payne reportedly leaving the company. The AP also reports similar news from its sources. Payne took over search efforts at Microsoft back in 2003. He oversaw what I’d call Microsoft’s "second era" of search, that of developing a crawler-based search engine to […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 6, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google & Yahoo Execs Stay On $1 Salary
There is this theme in the technology world where high-profile executives get an annual salary of $1. Apple’s Steve Jobs has been earning one dollar for years. Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt and co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin earn $1 each, as well. Even, Yahoo’s CEO Terry Semel makes a whopping $1 per year. But […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Jan. 24, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Yahoo Announces 4th Quarter Financial Results: Stock Up In Pre Market
Yahoo has posted their year-end financial results, showing a drop in profits by but increase in overall revenues. Based on that news alone, Yahoo’s stock fell in after hours trading, but when Terry Semel, Yahoo’s CEO, announced the release of the new ranking model, the stock went up in after hours trading. Ahead of the […]
Will Paid Search Conquer The Mobile Internet?
To say there’s a lot going on with mobile right now is to state something more than obvious. The carriers, the handset makers and the mobile content providers are in what amounts to a frenzy of competition and business development as they try and position themselves for what they see as the next really big […]
Wired Looks At Yahoo Failures Over The Years
How Yahoo Blew It by Wired, tells the story of Yahoo’s failures over the past years. The article starts off explaining that Yahoo could of bought Google, but Google turned down the $3 billion offer made by Yahoo. The article then summarizes Google recent success after their IPO and says, “And what must infuriate Semel: […]
Yahoo Introduces Yahoo Go 2.0, Mobile Search & Other Apps
Last year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Yahoo Chairman Terry Semel introduced Yahoo Go, an initiative seeking to push and integrate Yahoo content beyond the desktop on mobile devices and TV. According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) the company is going to introduce an upgraded version of Go for mobile today at […]