2010
Yahoo Acquires Flicker.com
The whois record for Flicker.com was last updated a few weeks ago and Yahoo now owns the domain. Fickr.com of course is one of Yahoos prime properties and the 31st most visited site on the net according to Alexa.
Yahoo Shutting Down Yahoo Publisher Network
Yahoo! has decided to close the Yahoo! Publisher Network. For those of you who are not familiar with the Yahoo! Publisher Network, it is a contextual advertising network that relies on ads from the Yahoo! Search Marketing program.
Are Real Time Results Showing for Your Brand?
Last month, there was a pretty important change in Google which allows them to provide in-depth, real time search. That is, Google launched the inclusion of Twitter results (and others) into the SERPS (search engine results pages). Yahoo has also announced that they are doing the same.
2009
Yahoo adds Search Pad feature
Called Search Pad, the feature is supposed to solve a problem that many researchers on the Web have -- how to keep track of those bits of information they dig up from multiple websites
2008
Microsoft ups offer for Yahoo by several dollars
Microsoft reportedly dangled a higher takeover bid in front of Yahoo, hoping to reach a friendly deal.
The Oracle at Yahoo: Using Yahoo News to Search the Future
Imagine exploring millions and millions of news pages and other documents to find information about events that are scheduled to happen in the future, to help predict the future.
Microsoft Bids for Yahoo! Wrapup
By now you have probably heard the news that Microsoft has made a bid for Yahoo!. Since so many people are covering it I thought it would be best to do a end of day wrapup about the proposed Microsoft Yahoo! news.
Naps May Boost Memory - Yahoo! News
New research conducted by brain researcher Avi Karni of the University of Haifa in Israel explores the possibility that naps help lock in sometimes fleeting long-term memories. A 90-minute daytime snooze might help the most, the study finds.
2007
Yahoo Stores Down on Cyber Monday
According to reports, many Yahoo! store merchants were going strong with their “cyber Monday” sales and suddenly the Yahoo! Stores have gone down. Some merchants report that they have lost more than 4 hours’ worth of online sales.
Social Networking Sites May Foster Same Old Divisions - Yahoo! News
The social networking site of choice is related to a student s race, ethnicity and parents education, a new survey indicates.
Chevy Hybrid SUV wins quot;Green Car of Year quot; - Yahoo! News
An eight-passenger sport utility vehicle, the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid from General Motors Corp, won the quot;Green Car of the Year quot; award at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Thursday.
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