MicroHoo Deal Finally Official in a 10-Year Landmark Partnership (Plus the Full Press Release) [BoomTown]
All Things Digital Jul 29 09Finally. After a decade of competition, several years of push-me-pull-you partnership talks among innumerable execs come and gone and even a hostile takeover that went bad, Yahoo and Microsoft have officially struck a landmark 10-year search and online advertising deal. While it is in no way as sweeping as some had expected, the deal marks the most important union of digital companies in recent times. "In simple terms, Microsoft will now power Yahoo! search while Yahoo! will become the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies' premium search advertisers," said the two companies in a joint press release. Full story...
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Anonymous Comments: Are They Good or Evil? [Voices]
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Stat Rant: Does Facebook Trump Google For News & Can't We Measure Twitter Correctly? [Voices]
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Weekend Update 3/20/10–The Broadband Plan Edition [Digital Daily]
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The FCC's National Broadband Paper Plan Gets a BoomTown Tour of the Nation's Capital! [BoomTown]
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NCAA March Madness Brings in More Viewers Online [Voices]
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Mom's Messie Mindset [Voices]
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