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Yahoo plans to expand, hire people in India-CEO

SINGAPORE: Yahoo Inc plans to grow its business in India and hire additional people there, its chief executive Carol Bartz said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Computers, Media, Yahoo!, Search Engines, Startups

Mon Nov 09, 2009

PE Hub

Two More U.S.-Backed IPOs In China

ZeroIPO released a list of the 28 companies that went public last Friday on ChiNext, the new NASDAQ-style exchange in Shenzen.

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Related Topix: Startups, Warburg Pincus, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Small Business, Personal Finance

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Internet News

Ballmer: Yahoo Bing Deal Will Be Global

Windows 7 Drives a 49% Spike in PC Sales [November 5, 2009] That's not as huge a gain as compared to the Vista launch -- but it's far better than what could have happened.

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Related Topix: Startups, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Microsoft, Software, Google, Emerging Technology

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Earth Times

Biotechnology Healthcare is a Free Magazine EmailWire.Com SEO Press...

Houston, TX - Get a free subscription to "Biotechnology Healthcare" magazine. Today, EmailWire 2.0 press release distribution services with SEO press releases today recommends "Biotechnology Healthcare:" http://groupweb.tradepub.com/free/biht/ - a free magazine for the biotechnology and healthcare industries.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Internet, Science / Technology, Marketing, Journalism, Non-Profit, Startups

Fri Nov 06, 2009

PR-inside.com

Yahoo! to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conference

Yahoo! Inc. today announced that Dev Patel, vice president of Custom Solutions for the North America region, and David Kopp, senior director, Ad Products, will participate in a question and answer session at the Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit.

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Related Topix: Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Startups, Sunnyvale, CA

InternetNews

Ballmer: Yahoo Bing Deal Will Be Global

Microsoft's fledgling deal with Yahoo may be broader than first assumed. Stuart J. Johnston : Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Thursday suggested that the software giant's search deal with Yahoo is a global one and not just confined to the U.S. and Europe.

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Related Topix: Startups, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Microsoft, Software, Google, Emerging Technology

Thu Nov 05, 2009

WTIC-TV Hartford

Microsoft CEO: Windows 7 sales 'fantastic' in Japan so far, but new computers are key

Sales of Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating system have been "fantastic" in Japan since its launch last month, CEO Steve Ballmer said Thursday.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software, Computers, Media, Yahoo!, Search Engines

MarketWatch

AOL still a drag

Media giant Time Warner Inc. disclosed Wednesday that it's on track to spin off AOL as an independent entity, even as the Internet unit's finances continue to sour.

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Media, Computers, Yahoo!, Search Engines, Startups, Social Software, Google, Emerging Technology

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Motley Fool

What's Wrong, AOL?

If something smells funny in Time Warner 's third-quarter report, it's the pungent odor of a rotting AOL.

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Related Topix: Time Warner, Media, Computers, United Online, Telecom, IT Services, Google, Startups, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Software

SmartMoney.com

Apple's Shine Stems From Productivity, Not Politics

"Apple is rapidly becoming a minor player in the computer business" wrote BusinessWeek, predicting the company "may be swallowed up by Sun Microsystems or another rival." for $7.4 billion dollars, a pittance compared to Apple's market cap of $170 billion.) BusinessWeek, Feburary 5, 1996 Indeed, since that cover story, and the subsequent return of ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Apple Computer, Programming Languages, Java, Science / Technology, Oracle, Software, Steve Jobs, Startups

Tue Nov 03, 2009

ABC News - Brian Ross

Microsoft Redesigns MSN, Adds Twitter, Facebook

Microsoft Corp. is giving its MSN Web portal a long-overdue makeover and says it hopes the new site will funnel more people to Bing, the software maker's search engine.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Internet, Science / Technology, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Startups

Taipei Times

Yahoo promises better content and more user power

Yahoo Inc yesterday unveiled its new global campaign in Taiwan. Called It s You, it is part of a US$100 million worldwide brand campaign designed to help netizens personalize their experience on Yahoo Kimo .

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Related Topix: Startups, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines

MocoNews.net

Yahoo Lands Another Mobile Search Distribution Deala "This Time In Germany

Yahoo continues to push ahead with mobile search distribution deals, despite its search agreement with Microsoft .

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Related Topix: Startups, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Microsoft, Software, Google, Emerging Technology

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Customer Interaction Solutions

Yahoo! Announces Open Source Distribution of Traffic Server

Yahoo! Inc. , a leading global Internet company, took its second major step in five months towards open-source cloud computing today, debuting an open source version of Traffic Server, a high performance application server for builders of cloud services.

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Related Topix: Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Startups, Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Science, Computer Science, Software

MarketWatch

Microsoft signs deal to boost AdSense rival

Microsoft Corp. said Monday it has signed a deal to expand the reach of a contextual online advertising service designed to compete with rival technology offered by Google Inc.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Startups, Google, Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Media, Yahoo!, Computers

SEO Files

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Lazy ... [ Lazy Jon - SEO Techniques, Webmasters tools, Affiliate Programs ] SBI performs Search Engine Optimization for you.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Google, Startups, Internet, Science / Technology, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Blog News

Sun Nov 01, 2009

MarketNewsVideo

Yahoo Vows to Win Back Investors, Extends Negotiating Time with Microsoft

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who has been at the helm since January, told analysts late yesterday that Yahoo is on a 'journey back to respect' from investors.

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Related Topix: Startups, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Microsoft, Software, Business News, Video

The Morning Call

Improved profit gives Yahoo something to shout about

Q What are the possibilities for my Yahoo Inc. shares? P.V., via the Internet A Despite its long-publicized troubles, this Internet giant with operations in more than 30 countries has lately had some kick in its get-along. Disciplined cost cutting by Chief Executive Carol Bartz helped it triple its earnings, to $186.1 million, in the third quarter.

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Related Topix: Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Startups, Microsoft, Software

The Internet Stock Blog

Microhoo: We Don't Need No Stinking Deadline

Wednesday was the first day of Yahoo! Inc.'s road back to respect, CEO Carol Bartz promised before an audience of analysts.

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Related Topix: Startups, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Microsoft, Software

Sat Oct 31, 2009

E-Commerce Times

Bartz Gives Analysts a Little of the Old Soft Shoe

Yahoo CEO and would-be savior Carol Bartz took to the stage on Wednesday to convince analysts that the ailing Internet giant is on the road to recovery.

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Related Topix: Startups, Media, Yahoo!, Computers, Search Engines, Internet, Science / Technology, Marketing, Google, Emerging Technology

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