MicroHoo is dead. YHOO) today announced that discussions with Microsoft regarding a potential transaction -- whether for an acquisition of all of Yahoo! At that meeting, Microsoft representatives stated unequivocally that Microsoft is not...
Hardly a Friday goes by without a good dose of Microhoo drama leading into the weekend. Why don't you, now that you have the opportunity, remove the "poison pill" severance plan that I find to be ridiculous and thereby remove a major obstacle to a...
Somewhere in the Microhoo/Yahoocrosoft discussions, mainstream press began reporting that "Google's superior advertising platform" dominates Yahoo. Advertisers noted that Yahoo's system hadn't changed much since the Overture acquisition, which...
While in London, I interviewed Bryan about web analytics, Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Yahoo (MicroHoo), converting visitors into buyers, his new book, and where to find the best pizza in Brooklyn.
Microhoo bid raised aloft; Google-Yahoo Kool-Aid quaffed. undesirable as an acquisition for Microsoft. In our view, such an arrangement with the dominant search provider would make an acquisition of Yahoo!
Google CEO to MicroHoo: We'll Bank on FrankGoogle CEO Eric Schmidt has reportedly named legendary Bubble 1.0 i-banker Frank Quattrone as an adviser to help reverse engineer the Yahoo-AOL and MSN- MySpace entanglements.
Stay tuned to the ongoing saga of Microhoo. They have been discussing such an arrangement as part of Yahoo's pursuit of alternatives to Microsoft Corp.s unsolicited acquisition offer, according to people familiar with the matter.
Microsoft wouldn't raise their original bid price of $31 per share and Yahoo wouldn't delve into details of the acquisition unless the bid was raised, according to published reports. Executives from Microsoft and Yahoo reportedly met this week, but...
One of the biggest concerns about a Microhoo is the expectation of a significant culture clash. Is Microhoo A Done Deal? While Yahoo plays games with Microsoft's acquisition bid, some are beginning to ask, "Why isn't Microsoft buying AOL?
One of the biggest concerns about a Microhoo is the expectation of a significant culture clash. While Yahoo plays games with Microsoft's acquisition bid, some are beginning to ask, "Why isn't Microsoft buying AOL?
Microsoft-Yahoo: No Mention of Publisher DealsWith all the news about Microhoo, no one's mentioned how current content deals with publishers might change -- for better or worse. Acquires FoxyTunesWhile all eyes are still focused on Microsoft's...
Google Weighs in on Microhoo: It May Be Evil"It's about preserving the underlying principles of the Internet: openness and innovation. What a Microsoft Acquisition of Yahoo Means to Webmasters & Web Publishing Business Models, SEO Book
David Drummond, Google SVP corporate development and chief legal officer, issued the company's official response to Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Yahoo this afternoon. Could the acquisition of Yahoo!
Hitwise and comScore data show a combined Microhoo entity far more popular than Google's network of sites. Web 2.0, though, has largely been sustained by next-gen "made-for-adsense" online ad-supported business models, developer sweat equity, and...
Switching costs may be low --and search engine alternatives are "one click away" - but Microhoo will still need to win over the Google ravers and junkies. Microsoft's acquisition of DrivePM, for example, through the Aquantive acquisition was...
