http://www.baselinemag.com Search - RSS Feeds en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:09:22 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:09:22 -0400 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:37:34 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Baidu-Vows-Overhaul-After-Search-Scandal/?kc=rss - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Internet search leader Baidu said on Friday it will overhaul operations after state media said it allowed unlicensed medical services to buy high search rankings to win more customers. Nasdaq-listed Baidu was accused on a state television show this month of letting t...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Baidu-Vows-Overhaul-After-Search-Scandal/?kc=rss Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:26:06 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Microsoft-Yahoo-Deal-Total-Fiction/?kc=rss - LONDON (Reuters) - A report in the Sunday Times that Microsoft Inc is in talks with Yahoo Inc to buy the U.S. internet company's online search business for $20 billion is quot;total fiction, quot; according to a key executive cited by an influential U.S. blog. The Sunday Times, which did not c...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Microsoft-Yahoo-Deal-Total-Fiction/?kc=rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:36:53 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Microsoft-Rules-Out-Buying-Yahoo-But-Likes-Search/?kc=rss - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer ruled out an acquisition of Yahoo Inc on Wednesday but said his company was interested in resuming talks on a Web search partnership. Yahoo shares fell 19 percent on the remarks, after gaining this week on renewed investor hopes ...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Microsoft-Rules-Out-Buying-Yahoo-But-Likes-Search/?kc=rss Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:59:41 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/New-Yahoo-CEO-Must-Be-Willing-to-Do-Microsoft-Deal/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To impress shareholders, Yahoo Inc's next chief executive needs just one qualification: the willingness to do a deal with Microsoft Corp. That's because this remains Yahoo's best option, short of a dramatic turnaround plan, analysts said. But if Microsoft does eventual...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/New-Yahoo-CEO-Must-Be-Willing-to-Do-Microsoft-Deal/?kc=rss Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:33:49 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Search-Is-on-for-New-Yahoo-CEO-After-Yang-Steps-Down/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc said Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive as soon as the board finds a replacement, sending its shares up 4 percent on hopes his departure will clear the way for a deal with Microsoft. Yang -- who will return to his former role as Chief Yahoo...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Search-Is-on-for-New-Yahoo-CEO-After-Yang-Steps-Down/?kc=rss Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:05:07 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Microsoft-CEO-Pours-Cold-Water-on-Yahoo-Interest/?kc=rss - SYDNEY (Reuters) - Software giant Microsoft Corp dismissed speculation it might still be interested in a takeover of Internet firm Yahoo Inc. quot;We made an offer, we made another offer ... We moved on, quot; Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer told a business luncheon in Sydney on Friday...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Microsoft-CEO-Pours-Cold-Water-on-Yahoo-Interest/?kc=rss Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:48:59 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Yahoos-Yang-Says-Microsoft-Deal-Still-Best-Option/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After nearly a year spent seeking alternatives to Microsoft Corp's buyout offer, Yahoo Inc's Chief Executive Jerry Yang said he believes a deal between the two is still the best option for the beleaguered Internet company. Speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit hours after arc...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Yahoos-Yang-Says-Microsoft-Deal-Still-Best-Option/?kc=rss Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:26:16 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Google-Pulls-Out-of-Search-Ad-deal-with-Yahoo/?kc=rss - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc canceled plans for a search advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc amid opposition from antitrust regulators and advertisers, Google's chief legal officer said in a blog posting on Wednesday. Yahoo expressed dismay at Google's decision, saying it was quot;dis...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Google-Pulls-Out-of-Search-Ad-deal-with-Yahoo/?kc=rss Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:57:00 -0500 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Yahoo-Google-Revise-Deal-in-Hopes-of-Approval/?kc=rss - WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc and Google Inc have drastically scaled back the scope of their search advertising deal, a person close to the discussions said on Monday, in a last-ditch effort to win U.S. antitrust approval. The move comes after Google appeared to be on the verge...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Yahoo-Google-Revise-Deal-in-Hopes-of-Approval/?kc=rss Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:13:49 -0400 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Google-May-Scrap-Yahoo-Deal/?kc=rss - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Google Inc may decide to scrap its proposed partnership with Yahoo Inc rather than accept government-imposed antitrust restrictions on it, according to two sources familiar with the companies' discussions. quot;Are they more serious about walking away? Yes. Have they dec...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Google-May-Scrap-Yahoo-Deal/?kc=rss Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:06:11 -0400 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Ask-Revamps-for-Faster-Web-Search-More-Relevance/?kc=rss - NEW YORK (Reuters) - IAC Corp's Ask.com is overhauling its Web search engine to deliver faster results and improved relevance as it bids to win share from market leader Google Inc. Ask Chief Executive Officer Jim Safka said on Monday his company could win customers with a search that is 30 perc...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Ask-Revamps-for-Faster-Web-Search-More-Relevance/?kc=rss Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:07:24 -0400 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Googles-US-Share-of-Web-Search-Reaches-63-Percent/?kc=rss - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc extended an already wide lead in the U.S. Web search to 63.0 percent share of the market in August, its biggest monthly gain in five months, a report said on Thursday. Yahoo Inc, the No. 2 player in the U.S. Web search market saw its share of the business dr...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Googles-US-Share-of-Web-Search-Reaches-63-Percent/?kc=rss Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:55:42 -0400 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Newspapers-Say-Google-Yahoo-Tie-Hurts-Competition/?kc=rss - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A deal by Google Inc and Yahoo Inc to share some advertising revenue will mean less money for newspapers and weaken Yahoo in the long run, the World Association of Newspapers said on Monday. The group, which represents 18,000 publications worldwide, criticized a deal str...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Newspapers-Say-Google-Yahoo-Tie-Hurts-Competition/?kc=rss Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:26:54 -0400 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Advertiser-Group-Objects-to-GoogleYahoo-Tie-Up/?kc=rss - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Association of National Advertisers sent a letter objecting to the proposed Internet search advertising partnership between Yahoo Inc and Google Inc to government regulators reviewing the deal, the group said on Sunday. The letter to Assistant Attorney General Thomas...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Advertiser-Group-Objects-to-GoogleYahoo-Tie-Up/?kc=rss Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:57:34 -0400 http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Google-to-Go-Ahead-with-Yahoo-Deal/?kc=rss - (Reuters) - Google Inc., facing a U.S. Justice Department probe of its search-advertising partnership with Yahoo Inc., will proceed with the agreement by early October, Bloomberg said. quot;We are going to move forward, quot; Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said in an interview with Bloomber...]]> http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Search/Google-to-Go-Ahead-with-Yahoo-Deal/?kc=rss