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Google vs. YahooJanuary 15, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009 10:55 AM/EST
Google Gmail Builds Momentum: Can Yahoo's Bartz Borrow That Magic?Unique visitors for Google's Gmail Web mail application grew 43 percent in 2008 to 29.6 million. Taking the Yahoo Open Strategy plan to open up Yahoo apps, the future of Yahoo Mail looks promising, but will Bartz stay this course or scrap it? January 14, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 11:16 AM/EST
Bartz Sent in to Kick Tail at Yahoo, Then Thump Google, MicrosoftNew Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz must quickly identify new opportunities and execute on them. Another editor asked me if I thought she could turn the company around. I honestly don't know. I do know that she can't do any worse than the amorphous mess Yang and his predecessor Terry Semel left. January 13, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:06 AM/EST
From the Duh Department: Yahoo Del.icio.us Founder Joins GoogleDel.icio.us founder Joshua Schachter is joining Google after leaving Yahoo in June. What's the surprise that a talented programmer left Yahoo for another Web services power in Silicon Valley? Criminy! Stop the presses. This story won't stop until Yahoo's bought or buried. Yahoo has a lot of talent, still, though not as much as it used to. July 10, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008 12:57 PM/EST
Yahoo BOSS Won't Fire Google from SearchYahoo's BOSS open search platform is nice but won't get a chance to flourish in the face of Microsoft and Google. February 8, 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008 12:31 PM/EST
Yahoo Board to Meet on Microhoo?!?!Yahoo's board is allegedly meeting today to discuss Microsoft's 44.6 billion proposal to buy it out and save it from a slow, painful death. I don't like it all; it disrupts the three-horse race of Google, Yahoo and Microsoft in search and ads... January 9, 2008
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:02 AM/EST
Yahoo's Live! Mail Could Be Template for Google, MicrosoftYang surprised everyone with a demo of what we've been tipped off by the New York Times as Inbox 2.0. Yahoo is calling the two-pronged mobile/social attack Live!, so for the purpose of this piece, and because it's in early, early stages, I'll call it Live! Mail... May 21, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007 1:01 PM/EST
Google Trumps Yahoo with Neighborhood Maps SearchGoogle Maps now offers localized neighborhood searches, helping users find locations within informally defined city areas.The upgrade to Google Maps, announced on the Google Maps and Earth blog, comes on the heels of Yahoo's upgrade to their mapping service. That... May 16, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 10:05 AM/EST
Chatty Cathy YahooThis reeks of a powerpoint slide. Back in the day, when I worked for a small enterprise software company, I couldn't stand the internal dithering about bland corporate message statements. Waste of time. And Jeff Weiner's post about the vicissitudes... April 30, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007 11:13 AM/EST
Yahoo: No Impact from Right Media Buy Until 2008Yahoo spent $680 million in cash and stock to acquire Right Media, but the synergy from that acquisition won't be seen until 2008, according to Yahoo VP Sue Decker.CEO Terry Semel explained that long-term view as part of a strategy... April 10, 2007
Tuesday, April 10, 2007 4:37 PM/EST
Panama Corral?Yahoo scored a win today by corralling 33 Viacom broadband sites -- including MTV.com, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central -- into its new Panama search advertising system.Viacom, of course, is currently suing Yahoo competitor Google for $1 billion in a copyright... |
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