Search Sold Seperately: Breaking Down Yahoo’s Parts
Autor admin | 03.07.2008 | Category SEO
Search Sold Seperately: Breaking Down Yahoo’s Parts Despite a search advertising deal with Google, Yahoo shares are down and rumors are on again about Microsoft buying just the search chunk of Yahoo. But just how big is that chunk? Would it destroy Yahoo as a whole if sold separately? Not necessarily, according to Hitwise Vice President of Research, Heather Hopkins. Hopkins analyzed the US internet hits for the top 20 Yahoo properties in the month of June. Yahoo Mail by far saw the most traffic, at 37.47%. Yahoo.com saw 30.62%, and remember that’s a portal not just a search page like Google.com. Yahoo Search came in third but only saw 12.10%. The remaining 17 made up a combined 19.83%. (Read the full post about ‘Search Sold Seperately: Breaking Down Yahoo’s Parts’…)
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IBM Buys Platform Solutions, Ends Dispute
Autor admin | 03.07.2008 | Category SEO
Source: Reuters Hardware maker IBM (NYSE: IBM) said on Wednesday it has bought privately held software maker Platform Solutions, and the two companies have dropped their legal complaints against each other. No financial terms were disclosed. In December 2006, IBM sued Platform Solutions, charging that the company, which makes software that can run on IBM’s high-end mainframe computers, violated patents IBM holds on some of its operating systems. In January 2007, Platform Solutions countersued, alleging IBM engaged in unfair competition. Platform Solutions also denied it had violated IBM’s patents. RELATED ARTICLES Who Is IBM’s IM-ing CEO? (Read the full post about ‘IBM Buys Platform Solutions, Ends Dispute’…)
nVidia Warns of Chip Delays, Weak Demand
Autor admin | 03.07.2008 | Category SEO
Source: Reuters Graphics chipmaker nVidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) warned on Wednesday that revenue and gross margin would miss analysts’ estimates due in part to weak demand, sending its shares down 25 percent. It also cited delayed production of a new product and price cuts on some other chips due to a price war. While nVidia’s warning, coming on the cusp of the quarterly earnings season, could be seen as a harbinger of further earnings warnings, big technology companies so far have not warned of the weak U.S. economy leading to results that are worse than expected. “Market weakness is going to be an issue, but I don’t see any other companies preannouncing their quarters that are on the PC side of things,” said Raymond James & Associates analyst Hans Mosesmann. (Read the full post about ‘nVidia Warns of Chip Delays, Weak Demand’…)
Blackberry Pearl Gets Google Voice Search for Mobile Maps
Autor admin | 03.07.2008 | Category SEO
Blackberry Pearl Gets Google Voice Search for Mobile Maps
If you’re a Blackberry Pearl user in the US, then you have a new way to conduct searches on Google Mobile Maps: voice search. The feature has been made available for models 8110, 8120, and 8130. The Google Mobile Team says the feature is experimental and should improve better over time as more and more people use it.
And here’s how to access the feature on the device, according to the Official Google Mobile blog:
1. Press “0″ to center the map view around your location
2. Press the left-side key and hold it while you say the name or type of business you’re looking for (for example, “pizza”)
3.
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Will Consumers Drown in a CPU Deluge?
Autor admin | 03.07.2008 | Category SEO
Just how many “brains” does your personal computer need, anyway? Not that buying a PC was ever as easy as, say, buying a toaster or an electric toothbrush, but the companies that make the electronic brains, or microprocessors, for PCs today have managed to make it even more complicated. It used to be that Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the biggest maker of chips that are the central computing engines of PCs, and rival Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD) would sell to PC makers similar versions of the same CPUs. As far as consumers were concerned, Intel made Pentium chips and AMD made Athlon chips. Yet the situation has been far more complicated than that for a while now, and in the last few years, the choices facing consumers when they go to buy a PC have mushroomed. (Read the full post about ‘Will Consumers Drown in a CPU Deluge?’…)
TV Writers Turn to Web in Strike’s Wake
Autor admin | 03.07.2008 | Category SEO
Source: Reuters An online network formed by professional TV and film scribes during the Hollywood writers’ strike earlier this year unveiled a slate Wednesday featuring contributions from the minds behind the likes of “The Office” and “Die Hard.” Strike.tv plans to launch this summer with more than 40 short-form programs, including comedies, dramas and a game show. Some programs will be serialized, while others will be stand-alone; the site has yet to secure advertising. Participating writers include Lester Lewis (”The Office”), Rob Kutner (”The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”), Stephen E. de Souza (”Die Hard”), Karen Harris (”General Hospital”) and Ron Corcillo (”Malcolm in the Middle”). (Read the full post about ‘TV Writers Turn to Web in Strike’s Wake’…)
Stocks Rebound Despite Job Losses
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Stocks managed modest gains in midday trading Thursday despite worse than expected U.S. jobs data and a European Central Bank rate hike.
At noon Eastern Time, the Dow was up 93 to 11,309, the S&P tacked on 5 to 1267, while the Nasdaq added 2 to 2253. Trading was rocky, with breadth modestly negative, on lighter pre-holiday volume.
Stocks futures jumped in pre-market trading after the U.S. Labor Department reported that employers shed 62,000 jobs last month, only slightly worse than expected, and weekly jobless claims spiked too. The ECB raised interest rates by a quarter point, but gave no hint that more rate hikes were coming. And the U.S.
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Canadian Fiddler Looks to eBay for Quick Payday
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Canadian fiddler Ashley MacIsaac Source: Reuters A Canadian fiddler who is no stranger to controversy has put half his future music earnings up for sale on eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), the auction Web site. Ashley MacIsaac, who says he declared personal bankruptcy in 2000, is seeking a minimum bid of C$1.5 million from an investor who would in turn get half of what the Cape Breton musician earns during the rest of his career. MacIsaac achieved international prominence and raised a few eyebrows in 1997 when he revealed more than his Celtic dance moves while taping “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.” According to media reports, he exposed his private parts on the television show while kicking up his kilt during his performance. (Read the full post about ‘Canadian Fiddler Looks to eBay for Quick Payday’…)
Stocks Rebound Despite Job Losses
Autor admin | 03.07.2008 | Category SEO
Stocks managed modest gains in midday trading Thursday despite worse than expected U.S. jobs data and a European Central Bank rate hike.
At noon Eastern Time, the Dow was up 93 to 11,309, the S&P tacked on 5 to 1267, while the Nasdaq added 2 to 2253. Trading was rocky, with breadth modestly negative, on lighter pre-holiday volume.
Stocks futures jumped in pre-market trading after the U.S. Labor Department reported that employers shed 62,000 jobs last month, only slightly worse than expected, and weekly jobless claims spiked too. The ECB raised interest rates by a quarter point, but gave no hint that more rate hikes were coming. And the U.S.
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SEW Experts: SEM Going Legit – Literally EDU
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SEW Experts: SEM Going Legit – Literally EDU
Many newcomers are looking for some kind of accredited SEM course. But for a university to offer such course, it must be created in theory, pass through boards and deans, and be completely vetted. That can take anywhere from two to five years. In today’s SEM.EDU column, “SEM Going Legit – Literally EDU,” Ron Jones outlines some of the existing college-level courses for SEM training.
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