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Yahoo! Launches New Services In South Africa

Yahoo! Launches New Services In South Africa

Yahoo! may be on the verge of a sale, hostile takeover or the release of their Asian assets but that hasn’t stopped the company from moving forward with plans for new offerings in South Africa. The company announced on Wednesday […]

Yahoo Building 5,000 Square Foot TV Studio In New York City

Yahoo Building 5,000 Square Foot TV Studio In New York City

Yahoo is in the process of building a 5,000 square feet in a midtown Manhattan office space, a move that has some shareholders and analysts wondering if a takeover is still in the cards for the internet search and content […]

Yahoo Employees Preparing To Jump Ship [Report]

Yahoo Employees Preparing To Jump Ship [Report]

A new report is circulating in which Yahoo employees are said to be ready to jump ship as morale at the company hits an all-time low amid acquisition bids and talks of a minority stake sale in the organization. In […]

Yahoo Sued By Shareholders Looking To Maximize Returns

Yahoo Sued By Shareholders Looking To Maximize Returns

    Yahoo! Inc., has been exploring their various acquisition and strategic content development options for months and now the company is being sued by a group of shareholders who simply want the company to grab the best possible price […]

Yahoo Shutting Down Four Entertainment Websites

Yahoo Shutting Down Four Entertainment Websites

  Yahoo is continuing to trim the fat on the content development side of their business announcing plans to shut down four of its entertainment based websites. On the chopping block are TV blogs The Projector and The Set, music […]

Yahoo’s Top 10 Year In Search: iPhone Wins, Steve Jobs Doesn’t Make The List

Yahoo’s Top 10 Year In Search: iPhone Wins, Steve Jobs Doesn’t Make The List

It wasn’t a person or event that took this years most searched spot via Yahoo, instead it was a device, the iPhone to be specific. Yahoo revealed their top 10 years of 2011 during the company’s 10th annual “Year In […]

Alibaba Attempting To Team With Softbank, Plans To Buy Yahoo

Alibaba Attempting To Team With Softbank, Plans To Buy Yahoo

Alibaba is rumored to be in talks with Japanese cellular carrier Softbank, a partnership that would allow the group to purchase all assets owned by Yahoo, Inc. According to sources at Bloomberg also involved in talks with the two company’s are Blackstone […]

Yahoo Eyes End Of Year Sale, May Start In A New Direction

Yahoo Eyes End Of Year Sale, May Start In A New Direction

  Reports are circulating that Yahoo Inc. executives would like to sell a minority stake in the company by year end. If a minority stake is not sold the company could also move in an entirely different direction according to insiders familiar […]

Twilio CEO Tries To Buy Yahoo Using WePay Donations Page, Offers Board Member Positions

Twilio CEO Tries To Buy Yahoo Using WePay Donations Page, Offers Board Member Positions

Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson wants to buy Yahoo for $18 billion and to reach that goal he has decided to skip private equity firms and instead raise the money using a grassroots campaign. Lawon this week started a WePay donations […]

Singapore Company Sues Yahoo! For Copyright Infringement

Singapore Company Sues Yahoo! For Copyright Infringement

Yahoo! Inc. says it will “rigorously defend” itself against a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against the firm by Singapore Press Holdings, the countries largest print media outlet. According to the lawsuit Yahoo! has been reproducing content from the company’s newspapers […]

Microsoft Signs Non-Disclosure Agreement With Yahoo, Considers New Acquisition Bid

Microsoft Signs Non-Disclosure Agreement With Yahoo, Considers New Acquisition Bid

Microsoft this week jumped into the Yahoo! acquisition game by signing a non-disclosure agreement that allows the company to examine Yahoo!’s core business finances and other important documents that could lead the company to a bid. According to reports Microsoft […]

Morgan Spurlock Joins Yahoo! For New Series ‘Failure Club’

Morgan Spurlock Joins Yahoo! For New Series ‘Failure Club’

After failing to convince major TV networks that his year round series Failure Club was a good idea Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me) has brought his series to Yahoo!’s new platform of original programming. In the series seven people will meet […]

CNN.com Eyes Yahoo, Not Fox or MSNBC, as Big Competitor

CNN.com Eyes Yahoo, Not Fox or MSNBC, as Big Competitor

In the realm of web news, who would you peg as major players? CNN? Fox? MSNBC? You can probably tell where this is going, since you read the headline. But CNN.com’s vice president and managing editor Meredith Artley says when it […]

Blackstone Joins Investors Bid For Yahoo Takeover

Blackstone Joins Investors Bid For Yahoo Takeover

Yahoo buyout talks have continued to heat up and jumping into the mix is private-equity firm Blackstone (BX_) who are now working with Yahoo!’s Asian partners Alibaba and Softbank to create a buyout package that Yahoo will agree to. News […]