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Yahoo profits up 244%, revenue down 12%
Yahoo joined the ranks of other major tech companies that turned a profit in the recent quarter after reporting better-than-expected earnings. The search company posted a net income of $186 million or $.13 per share, which is up 244% from the year-ago quarter's $54 million, and excluding some ...
Microsoft and Yahoo Need a Bit More Time to Negotiate a Deal
Microsoft and Yahoo Need a Bit More Time to Negotiate a Deal
maximumpc.com — In a filing with the SEC, Yahoo said more time is needed to complete the search and... advertising deal with Microsoft. The two sides had agreed in late July to have everything squared away by October 27, but hammering out the details of a long term deal is taking longer than expected. "The ... (more) Microsoft and Yahoo Need a Bit More Time to Negotiate a Deal
What Does Your Email Provider Say About Your Credit Score?
What Does Your Email Provider Say About Your Credit Score?
maximumpc.com — Going strictly by the numbers, those who are rocking their email through Yahoo have a lower credit... score than, say, Gmail users. In fact, according to Credit Karma, an online credit checking service, Yahoo email users tend to have the worst credit of all. Credit Karma combed through its ... (more) What Does Your Email Provider Say About Your Credit Score?
Yahoo deletes GeoCities today
feedproxy.google.com — Yahoo is today permanently deleting all content on the mid-nineties web publishing service GeoCities, with the loss... of around 10 terabytes of data. (more) Yahoo deletes GeoCities today
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Yahoo permanently shuts down Geocities
TechSpot — ... service, though I imagine it wasn't very many. Numbers aside, there's still a feeling of nostalgia I get when thinking about GeoCities. For many of us, it was one of the most common first experiences on the Internet, and was one of the first services that ever tried to cater to neophyte web users who wanted to make a name for themselves. Yahoo is offering to migrate any existing users over to their hosted services. Their disposal of GeoCities is part of their greater plan to improve company profits , which has been an important concern after a series of failed mergers and ...

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