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Yahoo- Google inc. : A threat to Microsoft?

Yahoo, a major prize for Goliaths such as Google and Microsoft that wants to build a web empire with a major audience, sizable revenues, and good brand. By making a deal to Yahoo, Google gets a vastly bigger audience to go with its formidable resources. Google won’t be able to bid for Yahoo because of antitrust concerns. Yahoo has already surrendered some of its advertising space to search leader Google. The deal will allows running Google ads on yahoo search result pages. Google ad partnership with Yahoo could boost revenue and extend its online reach, making it the sole master of online advertising. Does Google deserve Yahoo? Google ad partnership with Yahoo would keep Yahoo out of Microsoft sight. Yahoo so desperate to stay away from Microsoft.

Was the Yahoo-Google Deal a Ploy To Weaken Yahoo?

JagsLive writes with a link to a BetaNews story about a US Senator who is questioning whether the deal between Yahoo and Google was brokered with less than honorable intentions on Google's part. The advertising deal came under scrutiny from the Department of Justice recently for potential antitrust violations. The deal has now been delayed in order to allow investigators more time for evaluation. Meanwhile, rumors are circulating that Yahoo will cut as much as 20% of its workforce after an internal memo from CEO Jerry Yang called for "discipline" and said the company was "getting fit" for the long term. For their part, Google has launched a site endorsing the deal and attempting to smooth the way for its approval by providing facts and positive reactions from experts.

Senator worries Google ad money will be like crack for Yahoo

The deal between Yahoo and Google, which would see Google supply ads for the search pages of its largest competitor, has already been put on hold while the Justice Department evaluates it on antitrust grounds. Most observers are expecting a straight thumbs-up or -down from the DoJ, based on how the deal will affect prices and competition. But at least one US Senator feels that this isn't sufficient. Herb Kohl (D-WI) has released an open letter in which he calls on the DoJ to monitor how the deal evolves, and be prepared to step in at any point it decides that competition for search ads has been harmed. Meanwhile, Google and Yahoo have agreed to put the deal on hold until the DoJ's investigation is complete.

Google, Yahoo Revise Search Advertising Deal

Google and Yahoo have made major concessions in their proposed search advertising deal in hopes of getting the Justice Department to go along with it, according to a Wall Street Journal story. People “familiar with the matter� say the new proposal, submitted over the weekend, shortens the term of the deal from 10 years to two years and places a limit on the revenue Yahoo can generate from Google to 25% of Yahoo’s search revenue. Also, Google advertisers can opt not to have their ads shown on Yahoo. (UPDATED with more analysis below.)

Yahoo, Google to delay ad deal amidst U.S. probe

Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. agreed to delay an Internet advertising partnership while U.S. regulators investigate whether the deal will hurt competition. The companies agreed to a "brief" delay while discussions with the Justice Department continue, Yahoo and Google said yesterday in e-mailed statements. Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt said in August that the partnership would start in early October. Competitors, consumer advocates and customers questioned whether the partnership would give Google too much control over advertising and information on the Web. The plan raised eyebrows as soon as it was announced in mid-June because Google and Yahoo together handle more than 80 per cent of U.S. Web searches. GOOG (Nasdaq) fell $3.58 (U.

Yahoo, Google to delay ad deal amidst U.S. probe

Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. agreed to delay an Internet advertising partnership while U.S. regulators investigate whether the deal will hurt competition. The companies agreed to a "brief" delay while discussions with the Justice Department continue, Yahoo and Google said yesterday in e-mailed statements. Google chief executive officer Eric Schmidt said in August that the partnership would start in early October. Competitors, consumer advocates and customers questioned whether the partnership would give Google too much control over advertising and information on the Web. The plan raised eyebrows as soon as it was announced in mid-June because Google and Yahoo together handle more than 80 per cent of U.S. Web searches. GOOG (Nasdaq) fell $3.58 (U.

Google Aborts Yahoo Ad Deal

Google had originally announced an advertising deal with Yahoo back in June, which would have been worth $800m a year to the latter. Google is now dropping the deal in the face of anti-trust objections from concerned parties including Microsoft and the Association of National Advertisers. Yahoo is reportedly disappointed that Google didn't want to put up a fight in court, while Google have said that a protracted legal battle would simply distract from their core mission of innovation. Overall, it is another piece of bad news in what has been a turbulent year for Yahoo.

Report: Google, Yahoo Revise Search Advertising Deal

Google and Yahoo have made major concessions in their proposed search advertising deal in hopes of getting the Justice Department to go along with it, according to a Wall Street Journal story. People “familiar with the matter� say the new proposal, submitted over the weekend, shortens the term of the deal from 10 years to two years and places a limit on the revenue Yahoo can generate from Google to 25% of Yahoo’s search revenue. Also, Google advertisers can opt not to have their ads shown on Yahoo.

Google, Yahoo Ad Deal May Falter

An advertising partnership between Google and Yahoo faced strident criticism and delays. But as Google and Yahoo meet with the Justice Department to address regulators' concerns, reports are saying Google may want to walk away from the proposed ad deal. If Google walks away from the deal, Microsoft may be waiting in the wings to buy Yahoo.

Google May Scrap Yahoo Deal

JagsLive points out a Reuters story which suggests that Google may walk away from its deal with Yahoo instead of accepting possible antitrust limitations from the government. The ongoing investigation of the deal by the Department of Justice has caused new concerns to be raised over whether the two companies have adequately addressed issues such as privacy and competition. From Reuters: "'Are they more serious about walking away? Yes. Have they decided? I'm not sure,' one source told Reuters on Friday. 'Yahoo wants the deal, and they're willing to have Google sign anything at the Justice Department to have them do it.' ... Part of the impetus of Google's walking away could be Yahoo's talks with Time Warner Inc about buying the content and advertising operations of its AOL unit.

Google abandons advertising agreement with Yahoo!

Google has abandoned its planned search advertising cooperation with Yahoo! following resistance from regulators to the deal. The two had voluntarily put the partnership up for regulatory review, but after four months of talks and attempts at amending the deal, they were unable to obtain clearance from the US Department of Justice. Google said continuing with the agreement "risked not only a protracted legal battle but also damage to relationships with valued partners". Yahoo! said it was disappointed that Google was unwilling to defend the agreement in court. Yahoo! plans to continue to invest in search services. The agreement had centred on Google providing Yahoo! and its partner websites with search advertising in the US and Canada.

Google Drops Yahoo Ad Deal in the Face of DOJ Action

Google announced Wednesday that it was pulling out of an advertising deal struck with Yahoo! in June of 2008 in the face of threats from the DOJ of legal action to block the deal. Google cited concern that a protracted legal battle would be bad for Google and its shareholders, while Yahoo! issued its own statement saying the deal was worth defending in court.

Google Android: The dude? Or big dud?

Today's the day Android strutted its stuff to the world. Is Android the game-changer for the SmartPhone industry, a real contender to the iPhone or just another cell phone OS? It's definitely not just another cell phone OS, as evidenced by all the attention around today's launch. Google has technology that other phones use but Google Android will exploit. Google search, of course is the 800-pound gorilla in search. Add Google maps (including a compass feature Google demonstrated in the T-Mobile [HTC] G1 phone), Google Webkit and the Chrome Web browser (a Chrome Lite comes on Android), Google Talk, YouTube, Google Apps, and so forth. This has allowed Google to layer in a single sign-on for all Google apps, and Android syncs data with your Google account for contacts, calendar, chat and likely other applications in the future.

Yahoo, Google scale back scope of their ad deal

Google & YahooIn a last-ditch effort to win US antitrust approval, Yahoo Inc and Google Inc have drastically scaled back the scope of their search advertising deal, calls for Google to place ads next to some Web search results on Yahoo, lifting Yahoo's revenue.

Microsoft Trying To Shiv the Potential Google-Verizon Wireless Search Deal

Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) is trying hard to snatch away the search deal that Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has been working on with the second largest U.S. carrier Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ), and has offered a much sweeter rev share deal as part of it, reports WSJ, citing sources. MSFT saw an opening as Google was distracted trying to work and defend its search ad pact with Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), which was officially called off yesterday, the story says. Details of Google’s talks with VZW came out in August, and at that time the deal was supposed to be a comprehensive one: Google would have been the default search provider on Verizon devices and would give it a share of ad revenue. The search functionality would be on VZW’s homescreen. Later on, the deal could extend to Verizon’s Web portal and even its FiOS TV service.

Google and Yahoo: Will Revising the Deal Help Get Government Approval?

Trying to push through their search advertising deal, Google (GOOG) and Yahoo (YHOO) have revised the terms of the deal to satisfy antitrust objections by the Department of Justice, reports the WSJ (article behind the pay wall). The main concessions are putting 25 percent cap on the search-related revenues that Yahoo can generate from the partnership and making it a two-year deal instead of a ten-year deal.

Yahoo left in the lurch after Google withdraws from deal

In the midst of the Yahoo MSN takeover saga some months ago Google stepped into the frame as a white knight for Yahoo offering a potentially enormous advertising deal which killed the MSN merger stone dead. However, after months of negotiations with the regulators Google has decided to drop the advertising deal on concerns about anti-trust investigations and restrictions. So where does this leave Yahoo?

Google takes its defense of the Yahoo ad deal to the people

As part of its efforts to avoid being swallowed by Microsoft, Yahoo negotiated an advertising deal with Redmond's worst nightmare: Google. A test run of the program apparently worked well enough that the companies have agreed to run the program for four years, with options for extending it to as many as 10, even as Microsoft's interest in Yahoo waned. But regulators in both the US and Europe have started raising questions about the antitrust implications of the deal, raising the possibility that it will never go into effect. This skepticism has caused Google to start aggressively making its case for the deal, both in public and on its corporate blogs. Apparently, the company was worried that the different venues might make all the information diffuse and difficult to obtain through a web search, so it has now put it all in a single place.

The Google-Yahoo Pact FAQ: We Dont Set Prices; Why Yahoo Will Earn More

As it tries to avoid a potential antitrust clampdown from the Justice Department over its search ad deal with Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), Google (NSDQ: GOOG) hopes it can ease advertisers’ fears about the pact as well. In a post on the Google Public Policy blog, the company tries to make the case that the partnership won’t result in higher prices—necessarily, anyway. But Google certainly doesn’t deny that some marketers will see higher charges. Excerpts from the Google-Yahoo ad FAQ are below:

Borders.com Goes Live with Google Preview

Borders has enabled Google Preview on their site. Google Preview, unveiled in September, is a widget-like tool that allows retailers or anyone handy with Web site code to embed a preview of 20% of any book in Google’s database onto their site. Borders joins Books-A-Million and the U.K. retailer Blackwell Bookshop in using the service. The deal between Google and its retail partners stipulates that retailers will enable Google Preview for any book being sold that is also available in Google’s database, in exchange for an enhanced version of the Preview software. The big advantage for retailers of Google Preview is that it allows consumers to brows books scanned by Google without leaving the retailer’s Web site. Click the “Google Preview� button beneath the jacket art on Borders.

Google, Yahoo make a mid-game run to the concession stand

As Justice Department investigators continue to assemble the parts needed to build an antitrust case against the proposed Google-Yahoo search ad deal (see “Justice Department marshals forces for rumored G-Day invasion“), the principals are working the diplomatic channels in an effort to stave off hostilities. Facing objections from advertisers and a well-known, Redmond-based competitor that the partnership will limit competition, raise prices and reduce choices, Google and Yahoo, according to the Wall Street Journal, are in the process of floating a series of concessions past regulators. These, the Journal reports, include “capping the volume of Google ads Yahoo would use, assurances that Yahoo would continue to compete in search ads, and a reporting mechanism to ensure compliance, people close to the talks said.

Google Now Allows Sites to Serve Content to Them While Showing a Registration Box to Non-Google Users

There once was a time when Google search tried to be a neutral bystander, watching the web without getting too actively involved. There once was a time when Google instructed webmasters to serve their Googlebot the same thing served to a site’s human users. Now, Google is officially telling webmasters they can serve one thing to people coming from Google web search, and another thing to people coming from elsewhere. Think of it as Google now offering publishers to hand Google a special key to the publisher’s content. Google calls this “first click free� and they say they do this in order “to help users find and access content that may require registration or a subscription�, to “include highly relevant content in Google’s search index� and to “to provide a promotion and discovery opportunity for publishers with restric

Google Yahoo Deal Crumbling, Report

The Google/Yahoo search deal has been stalled in an antitrust investigation for months, but things have been looking particularly grim of late. Now it looks like Google could walk away from the Yahoo search deal as early as next week, The Wall Street Journal is reporting.

Yahoo-Google deal may flounder, analyst says

Google T-Mobile G1 mobile telephones are seen on display at a T-Mobile store in New York City in this October 22, 2008 file photo. Google may decide to scrap its proposed partnership with Yahoo rather than accept government-imposed antitrust restrictions on it, according to two sources familiar with the companies' discussions. Google T-Mobile G1 mobile telephones are seen on display at a T-Mobile store in New York City in this October 22, 2008 file photo. Google may decide to scrap its proposed partnership with Yahoo rather than accept government-imposed antitrust restrictions on it, according to two sources familiar with the companies' discussions. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)

Decker defends Google-Yahoo pact: sensible, yes, but too little, too late?

With the Justice Department considering whether to look more deeply into the Google/Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) search ad pact for potential antitrust violations, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has been aggressively mounting a public relations campaign defending the tie-up. On Friday, Yahoo President Sue Decker had her say in a rare post on Yahoo's official blog. She had several points to convey about the deal: one, that Yahoo be a stronger competitor in all aspects of online advertising; and secondly, it is not exiting the sponsored search business. Decker also stressed that the partnership will not give Google 90% of all search marketing.

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