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Microsoft-Yahoo: The Blogs Weigh In

BusinessWeek: There's been no shortage of opinions on the failed takeover as bloggers offer plenty of advice for CEOs Yang and Ballmer—plus a few laughs.

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Is Yahoo`s Social Platform Too Little, Too Late?

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OpenSocial gets a group hug

"It's like the Justice League of social media: Google, Yahoo, and News Corp.'s MySpace.com announced on Tuesday that they have formed the OpenSocial Foundation, a non-profit group to support the OpenSocial initiative that Google kick-started last year as a way to promote a universal standard for developer applications on social-networking sites."

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BusinessWeek: Yahoo's Buzz

Sure, Yahoo's new service is already driving almost as much traffic to outside Web articles as Digg does. But how does that help Yahoo?

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BusinessWeek: Are Ad Concerns Overblown?

The number of ad clicks fell in January for Google and Yahoo. But how important are those click-through rates, anyway?

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CNET: Yahoo throws weight behind OpenID standard

"In one of the most significant moves yet in the growing push toward service interoperability on the Web, tech giant Yahoo announced Thursday that it is supporting the OpenID 2.0 standard for a universal Internet log-in."

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BW: Yahoo - Bringing Geeky Back

"Under CEO Jerry Yang's direction, the Web portal is trying to return to its tech roots and shift away from being a media catch-all"


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CNET News: Yahoo making big improvements in search

"Yahoo is making important improvements to the user interface and the output of its search engine. It will now suggest complete search queries for you as you type. It makes entering queries a lot faster and improves the likelihood that you'll spell your query correctly. Google offers a similar feature in its downloadable add-on, Google Toolbar, but not yet on its Web site."

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BusinessWeek: The Promise of Online Display Ads

"On the heels of Google's DoubleClick deal, Yahoo! is forking over $680 million for Right Media. Why are ad exchanges and networks suddenly the belle of the ball?"

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ISEdb: Is your Website Search Engine Friendly?

We all have seen our share of articles on how to make your site friendly to search engines, but this article is probably one of the best I've seen online. The article is written by Ross Dunn and is titled, "Is Your Website Search Engine Friendly? Your Personal Checklist":

The following is checklist designed to help you gauge the search engine friendliness of your website and, if you are in the midst of planning a website this checklist will help you avoid the common pitfalls of unfriendly designs. Complete Story

The article is a must read for those hoping to improve their rankings on search engines such as Google and Yahoo.

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