by denis | May 18, 2007 | Search
Microsoft finally took the plunge today and announced the pending acquisition of advertising giant aQuantive based out of Seattle for a cool $6 billion; an eighty-five percent premium over the shares on Thursday. Here are some great articles on the subject: Todd...
by denis | May 4, 2007 | Search
This week the search world has been rampant with news of buyouts and related rumors. Here is a snapshot of the events of interest: The Dow Jones is up for sale and rumors started by a connected analyst state that Google may be interested. I say “don’t hold...
by denis | May 4, 2007 | Search
Reputable sources say Microsoft has reopened negotiations with Yahoo to purchase the company or work with it in some way. Last year the same talks were going on but Yahoo’s Terry Semel said his “impartial advice to Microsoft is that you have no chance,” Mr...
by denis | May 3, 2007 | Search
It is interesting that a few years after Google released Google Desktop, Microsoft has come forward to release their own version of Desktop search. As part of the MSN Search Toolbar Suite introduced earlier this year, the final version of MSN Desktop was released just...
by denis | Apr 27, 2007 | Social
This rant by Thomas Claburn at Information Week titled “Dear Microsoft: Enough With the Interactive TV” is funny and very well written. Also I agree with it totally. Enjoy! My favorite excerpt is “TV needs interactivity like paintings need...
