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Microsoft has given Yahoo’s board of directors a time limit of three weeks to agree to its proposed $44.6 billion takeover.

If Yahoo management continue to hold out for a higher offer, Microsoft have threatened to take the deal directly to Yahoo shareholders. Read the rest of this entry »

Yahoo’s CEO says that the company has had to strike a difficult balance when operating in foreign markets.

Speaking at Georgetown University, Jerry Yang, himself a Taiwanese immigrant, said legal “grey areas” complicated the practice of doing business overseas. Read the rest of this entry »

A leading Google executive has decided to depart the search provider for pastures new.

It has been announced that Douglas Merrill, Google’s Chief Information Officer, is leaving later this month to take up a new position at British music firm EMI. Read the rest of this entry »

Yahoo has launched a new website targeted specifically at a female audience.

Yahoo Shine, aimed at women aged between 25 and 54, publishes a selection of lifestyle stories for what Yahoo has identified as a key demographic for the company. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft is poised to increase its takeover offer for search rival Yahoo, predict Citigroup.

The financial analysts believe the deal is now close to going ahead at a higher price than the original $44.6 billion bid in February. Read the rest of this entry »

Google is well placed to ride out the falls currently affecting the worldwide economy, according to their CEO.

Speaking to reporters in Sydney, Eric Schmidt explained that despite the gloomy economic outlook, the wide distribution of industries advertising on Google means the company is not particularly susceptible to recession. Read the rest of this entry »

Google has again expressed fears for the future of the Internet should Microsoft’s proposed takeover of Yahoo go ahead.

Although Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid was rejected last month, talks are continuing between the two companies with an eventual deal widely expected. Read the rest of this entry »

Microsoft and Yahoo senior executives met on Monday to continue talks on Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar takeover bid for their search rival, report Reuters.

The discussions were the first between the companies since the Yahoo board rejected an unsolicited offer of almost $45 billion in February. Read the rest of this entry »

The number of visitors to US news and media websites has increased markedly over last year, according to figures from Hitwise.

The internet analysts report that audience share has risen 22 percent when compared to February 2007. Read the rest of this entry »

The cost to businesses of using paid search placement is on the rise, according to a US marketing firm.

A study by Oneupweb suggests that inflationary pressures and higher competition in the PPC (Pay-per-click) market will continue to push up prices. Read the rest of this entry »