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Microsoft and Yahoo: a Postmortem
Julie finds out about Baumer going Microsoft for Yahoo.
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., microsoft, yahoo, merger, deal, google, denied, hostile takeover, bid, adsense, web video, cbs, cbs news, cbs.com, howard lindzon, closing bell, julie alexandria, wallstrip, wallstreet, stocks, stock market, stock exchange, money, finance, investing, invest, nasdaq, nyse, cash, business, warren, buffet, berkshire hathaway, day trade, trends, cnbc, trading, market, jim cramer, britney
Videos 2008-05-07
Microhoo: Mr. Right, or Mr. Right Now?
Finding "The One" isn't easy. Is Yahoo just playing hard to get? Neither company can stand alone against the Google machine, so a loving partnership may be their only choice.
Tags: berkshire hathaway, blaine, britney, buffet, business, Business Structures, cash, cbs, cbs news, cbs.com, closing bell, cnbc, connery, david, day trade, douglass, finance, google, howard lindzon, invest, investing, jim cramer, julie alexandria, market, michael, microsoft, mike, money, nasdaq, nyse, proposal, punchout, sean, spaceballs, stock exchange, stock market, stocks, trading, trends, tyson, wallstreet, wallstrip, warren, web video, wedding, yahoo
Videos 2008-04-09
Rich Sootkoos: Green Alternatives for Big Business
How can you clean up by riding the green wave? Rich Sootkoos' company, Reproduct, has created a greener alternative to recycled paper and is helping corporations create greener marketing materials, company reports, and greeting cards. Here he talks about building reuse into his products and garnering support from Microsoft execs,...
Tags: Intel, Microsoft, John Kerry, Rich Sootkoos, Reproduct, Green business, Corporation, Marketing, Marketing Research, reuse, recycle
Videos 2007-10-21
Google Shows Off Its Chrome OS
[Ongoing] Google (NSDQ: GOOG) isn’t launching its Google Chrome operating system quite yet—but it is ready to talk about it. During an event Thursday, VP of product management Sundar Pichai said the operating system was a “year away” from launch but said the company had “made tons of progress”...
Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Operating Systems, Software, Technologies / Formats, Browsers, Companies, Google, Microsoft, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-11-19
Sony Prepping A Pay-To-Play Service For The PlayStation Network
Functionality aside, one of the biggest differences between Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE gamer network, and Sony’s PlayStation Network PSN has been the cost: If you want to play against other gamers on Xbox LIVE, you need to pay around $50 annually for Gold service though various retailers offer discount cards;...
Tags: Revenue, Sony Corp., Network, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, Companies, Microsoft, xBox, Sony, Tameka Kee
External links 2009-11-19
Microsoft Brings Social Networks?Starting With LinkedIn?To Outlook
With more people turning to social networks to communicate, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is adding a new feature to the next version of Outlook so that users can track the activities of contacts on social networks from within their e-mail inboxes. The feature—called Outlook Social Connector—aggregates social networking updates, a...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Outlook, Social Networking, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, E-Mail, Companies, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-11-19
Microsoft's Ballmer Defends His Company's Performance
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer hasn’t quite gotten the best reviews lately (Newsweek‘s Dan Lyons recently called Microsoft under his leadership the company’s “lost decade.”) But during the company’s annual meeting Thursday, Ballmer offered a defense of the company’s performance, saying that despite Microsoft’s first ever annual drop...
Tags: Performance, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Finance, Mobile, Money, Companies, Microsoft, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-11-19
Yahoo VP Sees 'Green Shoots' In Ad Sales
More cautious optimism among online ad executives: Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) VP of ad platform strategy Josh Jacobs says he sees "green shoots" in ad sales. "In the very short term, we are seeing people coming back, we are seeing budgets coming back up," he told an audience at the...
Tags: Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Jacobs, Internet, Business Structures, Finance, Advertising, Media & Publishing, Companies, Microsoft, Yahoo, Joseph Tartakoff, Microsoft Corp.
External links 2009-08-10
Interview: Razorfish CEO Bob Lord: Ready To Think About Buying?Not Being Bought
Publicis Groupe's $530 million acquisition of Razorfish from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) was anticipated for over a month, but the interactive shop's CEO Bob Lord tells paidContent it wasn't a done deal until about two weeks ago. The Paris-based ad holding company bested a higher bid from Japan's Dentsu as...
Tags: Acquisition, Publicis Groupe S.A., Razorfish, Microsoft Corp., Bob Lord, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Companies, Microsoft, David Kaplan
External links 2009-08-10
Publicis' David Kenny On Razorfish Buy: Digital Revs Now 25 Percent Of Total Revenues
By acquiring interactive agency Razorfish from Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Publicis Groupe has now attained a goal outlined by CEO Maurice Levy shortly after the Paris-based ad holding company bought Digitas nearly three years ago: 25 percent of its revenues will now be digital. The $530 million deal also satisfies...
Tags: Revenue, Publicis Groupe S.A., Razorfish, Publicis, Mergers & Acquisitions, Operational Accounting, Investment, Finance, Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Companies, Microsoft, David Kaplan, Microsoft Corp.
External links 2009-08-10
Microsoft's Xbox Talks Up Netflix Exclusivity
In the console wars, Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) has apparently scored a win. In announcing an update to its Xbox Live online service, which features Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) streaming, Microsoft described its relationship with Netflix as "exclusive" and said the "Xbox 360 will be the only game console to offer...
Tags: NetFlix Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Movies, Money, Companies, Microsoft, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-08-11
So What Other Parts Microsoft May Sell? Massive?
Say what you will about Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), at least it has been progressive enough in disposing off ad-related units that become non-core (or mismanaged, depending on who you speak to). Earlier this year it sold off FranchiseGator  to Landmark Interactive and now Razorfish. One of the other units...
Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Advertising, Entertainment, Gaming, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Microsoft, Rafat Ali
External links 2009-08-09
Google Unveils Preview of "Next-Generation Architecture" For Its Search Engine
Microsoft's Bing may be getting praise for supposedly bringing innovation back to the search market, but secretly a large team at Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has been working on its own project to create "a next-generation architecture for Google's web search." In a post this evening, Google announced a preview...
Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Search, Companies, Google, Microsoft, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-08-11
Microsoft, Nokia Set To Announce Alliance; Likely Over Web-Based Office
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Nokia (NYSE: NOK) have scheduled a teleconference for Wednesday to announce an "alliance"—and the betting is that the two will announce some sort of partnership around the new web-based version of Office. Clues abound: Microsoft's representative on the call is Stephen Elop, the president of...
Tags: Web, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Corp., Alliance Inc., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Microsoft, Nokia, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-08-11
What The Advance/Microsoft Deal Means For The Newspaper Business
Ken Doctor analyzes the news business on his blog Content Bridges and for Outsell, an information-market analytics firm. He worked at Knight Ridder for 21 years and was an executive in content services, strategy and editorial for the company's digital unit.The Advance Internet-Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) partnership announced today tells...
Tags: Paid Search, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Ken Doctor, Advance Internet, Search, Media & Publishing, Newspapers, Companies, Microsoft
External links 2009-08-17
Industry Moves: CBS; Razorfish; Microsoft; Buzztime
-- *CBS*: Aaron Radin has stepped down from his post as SVP-ad sales and business development for *CBS* Television Stations Digital Media Group, he told paidContent. Prior to joining *CBS* he was VP-business development and ad sales strategy for GoldPocket Interactive, and earlier managed sales at Walt *Disney* Internet...
Tags: Advertisement, Advertising, Advertising Sales, Amanda Natividad, Business Development, CBS, CBS Corp., Companies, IACI, Industry Moves, Management, Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Razorfish, Sales, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Strategic Planning, Strategy
External links 2008-12-12
Microsoft Partners With Nokia To Bring Office To Nokia Phones
Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) gave its plans to make the next version of Office accessible via mobile phone a big boost Wednesday, announcing that Nokia (NYSE: NOK)—the biggest maker of smartphones—- would put the forthcoming version of Office Mobile, along with other Microsoft software, on some of its phones. The...
Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Smart Phone, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Companies, Microsoft, Nokia, Joseph Tartakoff
External links 2009-08-12
Industry Moves: Former aQuantive CEO McAndrews Joins VC House Madrona
After being passed up to succeed Kevin Johnson as Microsoft's digital head, Brian McAndrews is turning to venture capital. The former aQuantive CEO, who joined Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) when it acquired the ad group in 2007, is joining Seattle's Madrona Venture Group as managing director.McAndrews led aQuantive for eight...
Tags: aQuantive Inc., Industry, Razorfish, Microsoft Corp., Industry Moves, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Microsoft, Robert Andrews
External links 2009-08-13
Official: Zune HD Coming Sept. 15
After weeks of leaks and sneak peeks, the Zune HD has an official launch date: Sept. 15. Microsoft will sell two Zune HD models—16G black, $219.99; Zune HD 32GB platinum, $289.99—with HD Radio, touch screen, full web browsing and HD video output. The iPods looked better early on (and...
Tags: Microsoft Zune, HD Radio, Keyboards, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Entertainment, Music, Gadgets, Companies, Apple, Microsoft, Staci D. Kramer, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc.
External links 2009-08-13
MSNBC.com Buys Hyperlocal Startup EveryBlock
MSNBC Interactive is making a hyperlocal push, with the purchase of EveryBlock, which offers updates culled from public records—like 911 dispatches—and news sources in 15 cities. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but likely in the low single digit millions. Until last month the startup was supported...
Tags: MSNBC, EveryBlock, MSNBC Interactive, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Advertising, Local, Media & Publishing, Online News, Companies, Microsoft, Joseph Tartakoff, Time Warner Inc.
External links 2009-08-17
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