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Yahoo Change to Microsoft Organic Search Back-End Complete

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Yahoo has officially announced today that the conversion of its organic search to Microsoft’s Bing is now complete. The search alliance between the number two and three search engines has been sealed. This historic landmark in search engine land comes more than a year after Microsoft and Yahoo reached a deal to partner on search.

Yahoo Testing Bing Powered Results

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Yahoo sent out an email to advertisers recently that includes important portions of the phase of the Yahoo and Microsoft Search Alliance, paid advertising and organic search results. The company announced that they are performing the essential testing to “ensure that all of the many complex, logistical pieces are in place.”  The Sunnyvale, California search [...]

Yahoo and Facebook Strike Deal

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Yahoo and Facebook have put together a deal that will allow Facebook users to log into Yahoo’s enormous array of sites with their FB user name and password. The integration is expected to open the door to the two top Internet online communities to enable

Yahoo Discontinues Paid Inclusion

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

On December 31, 2009, Yahoo will officially end their offering of paid inclusion advertising. This unwelcome event by the number two search provider has alarmed

Yahoo New Home Page Debuts

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Yahoo began rolling out a few changes to its home page a few weeks ago in a continuing effort at innovating search technology and enhancing user experience. The new three column design is customizable to enable the user to tailor it to personal interests. This new design is the most significant change to Yahoo’s home [...]

Yahoo – Microsoft Reach Ad Deal

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Yahoo and Microsoft reached an ad deal announcing a partnership on Wednesday, July 29 after a long and bumpy road. The two companies have joined forces in an Internet search and advertising partnership to change the search landscape. The joint venture alliance positions the second and third ranking search engines to compete

Microsoft and Yahoo Reportedly Talking Ad Deal

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Microsoft and Yahoo are reportedly discussing a possible advertising agreement. The potential ad alliance would allow Microsoft to sell search ads on Yahoo, and in turn, Yahoo, would display ads on Microsoft properties a person familiar with the situation disclosed.

Yahoo CEO Yang to Step Down

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Yahoo! Inc. announced that co-founder, Jerry Yang, will be stepping down from his position as CEO. The 40-year-old, Yang, will be returning to his previous position as Chief Yahoo! after a replacement is found and appointed. He will continue to serve on the Board of Directors.

Google Abandons Yahoo Ad Deal

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Google, Inc abandoned the ad deal with Yahoo! on Wednesday due to antitrust concerns from federal regulators. The announcement signals to end to the advertising agreement that could have been a lucrative partnership between the top two search engines that was reached in June.

Yahoo Acknowledges Broadridge Blunder

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Yahoo publicly acknowledged the Broadridge tabulation error yesterday for votes cast for the August 1, 2008 annual Board of Directors meeting. The recount was requested by the major Yahoo stockholder Capital Research Global Investors with 6.2% of the company’s shares, when the company noticed the total number of “withheld” votes appeared too low. Broadridge Financial [...]