Yahoo: We're Not Shutting Down Yet! (YHOO) Yahoo wants you to know that the company has not, in fact, curled into a fetal position. In particular, it wants you to know that contrary to our reports, it hasn't stopped hiring. Proof? A ne [..]
Combo Handler Service Available for Yahoo-hosted JS We’ve been talking for a long time at Yahoo about the importance of minimizing HTTP requests to improve performance. One important technique for YUI users has long been to use the pre-built "rollup" files (like yahoo-dom-event.js, which combines the YUI Core in a single minified HTTP request) and to create custom rollups that aggregate all [...] [..]
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Snoop bill opponents post Swedish spy IDs on net Even Google condemns eavesdropping bill
The chief of Sweden’s defense intelligence agency admitted Thursday that about 20 of its staff members have had personal information about themselves posted on the internet as part of a mud-slinging campaign. According to Swedish blog Politikerbloggen the information included addresses, phone numbers and even credit card numbers.
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AOL talks with Microsoft, Yahoo heat up: source
(Reuters) Reuters - Time Warner Inc's discussions to merge
or sell its AOL Internet division with Microsoft Corp or Yahoo
Inc have taken on new urgency ahead of Yahoo's Aug 1
shareholders meeting, a source familiar with the discussions
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Yahoo and Google May Announce Search Deal Within a Week As Microsoft announces (through the WSJ) an imminent decision on Yahoo, Yahoo announces (through the WSJ) that it may sign a Google search partnership within the week. (If these two compan [..]
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Yahoo Lets You Opt Out Of Targeted Ads (YHOO) Yahoo says that later this month it will let people using its search engine opt out of having their personal data used for customized advertising.
This means you'll be able to click a [..]
Why Yahoo Passed On Microsoft's Search Deal (New Details!) As of last weekend, Yahoo (YHOO) had two deals on the table: A Microsoft (MSFT) search deal and a Google (GOOG) search deal. Yahoo chose the Google deal. After speaking with a person famil [..]
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Steve Ballmer Still Holds Hope For Deal With Yahoo Or so this small excerpt from his reorg memo would suggest:
I want to emphasize the point I''ve been making all along-Yahoo was a tactic, not a strategy. W [..]
Yahoo: Out of Touch What was Team Yahoo's (YHOO) reaction to Microsoft decision to walk away? According to the New York Times, the board and Jerry declared "victory" and exchanged "high fives [..]