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Yahoo! says "no" to Microsoft – thinks it's worth more than $45 billion
Yahoo! rejected Microsoft’s friendly buyout offer over the weekend, saying that MS’s $45bn offer “massively undervalues” the Yahoo! brand.
Clearly still thinking it’s 1997 and Google doesn’t exist yet, Yahoo! is apparently sticking out for $40 a share – a significant increase on Microsoft’s $31 offer. That would result in MS having to turn Bill Gates upside down and shake out another $12 billion to get the deal signed…
Microsoft maybe borrowing money to pay for Yahoo? Yahoo! maybe joining Google? Eh?
The temperature in Microsoft HQ is rising dramatically, with news that the company may end up borrowing money if they do indeed purchase Yahoo for $44.6billion.
Microsoft is reportedly considering shelling out $21billion of its own money, however doesn’t want to dip into any more of their cash resources, so has revealed they plan on borrowing the remaining money in the form of debt…
CES 2008: Yahoo Go 3.0 gets widgety for mobile with eBay, MySpace…
We’ve written about Yahoo’s Go for Mobile application numerous times since it first launched, but today sees an all-new version unveiled at CES. Go 3.0, as it’s called, is in “early beta”, so it’s basically a chance to see how it’ll evolve in the coming months, although US mobile users can download it now.
Yahoo! launches Finds of the Year 2007: vote on best UK websites of the year
Yahoo! has launched its search (ahem) for the best, most creative, innovative, and amusing websites within the UK, with The Finds of the Year 2007 awards.
Now in its sixth year, there are around 40 sites broken down into eight categories that will be voted upon by a panel of experts. The public can also vote for The People’s Choice award, with the winners being announced on 16th January next year.
The eight categories are charity, educational, ethical, innovative, social, shopping, travel, and weird and wonderful. The People’s Choice will decide the overall winner.
Will webmail services be the next social networks?
The New York Times’ Bits blog has an interesting piece about Google and Yahoo’s plans to turn their webmail services (Gmail and Yahoo Mail respectively) into fully fledged social networks.
Yahoo Kickstart is a cross between LinkedIn and old-skool Facebook
Does the roaring success of Facebook, MySpace and Bebo mean there’s no space for new social networks? Yahoo thinks not, and has a new site to prove it called Kickstart. It’s like a cross between LinkedIn and old-skool Facebook (when it was just for college students).
Sharp and Yahoo team up for HDTV web browsing
Imagine looking at websites in glorious high-resolution on your flat-screen telly? Sharp is doing its best to make sure you don’t have to imagine, with a new service called Yahoo! HD for AQUOS’, which was unveiled at the CEATEC Japan 2007 show this week.
Basically, the service upscales content from Yahoo’s Japanese portal to make the most of a 1920 x 1080 resolution LCD TV. Among the features being shown off by Sharp are mapping and picture books, with a keen focus on content that would be likely to “stimulate conversation” among the several people likely to be sitting in front of a TV.
Yahoo Mash: late to the social network party, mashes up popular services into its own
Yahoo has decided, arguably a few years late, that it wants to get into the social networking game, by launching Mash. It mixes various popular elements from the most well-known social sites, including adding customised backgrounds and colour schemes, but…
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 13-Sept-07: Google, Mushiking, Revver, Trent Reznor, Yahoo
– Google’s Larry and Sergey’s annual perks include a NASA-operated private jet runway minutes from their offices (New York Times)
– Increase in illegal stag beetle imports blamed on Japanese arcade game, Mushiking (Kotaku)…
Tried to make Amy Winehouse go to rehab, she said 'No, no, not unless it improves my search engine ranking'
It’s not much fun being Amy Winehouse at the moment, what with the dodgy husband, the parents asking people to stop buying your records, the paparazzi popping out from behind bins, and the continual reports claiming you have a drug habit that makes Pete Doherty look like a lightweight.
You’d think the silver lining would be a search engine ranking going through the roof, but not according to Yahoo’s Buzz Index for musicians.
