Yahoo - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/yahoo/?source=rss&aim=yahoo en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT Microsoft-Yahoo again?: Investor Icahn tries to oust Yahoo board Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/15/icahn_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/15/icahn_yahoo/index.html?source=rss Yahoo accused of botching Microsoft deal. No victory: Yahoo feels the heat after Microsoft walks away Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/05/yahoo_microsoft/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/05/yahoo_microsoft/index.html?source=rss Everyone's searching for YHOO, waiting to see how low the stock can go. Microsoft almost certainly going hostile on Yahoo, unless it's not Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/02/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/05/02/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss Steve Ballmer prepares to do something. Good vs. Evil? Yahoo, Google and AOL vs. Microsoft and News Corp. Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/10/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/10/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss Of course it's not that. This is business, not a morality play. Microsoft vs. Yahoo: First duel, then merge? Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/07/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/04/07/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss Microsoft signals hostile intentions, and Yahoo fights back. Yes, this is surely the way to beat Google. The Bear-Stearns Microsoft/Yahoo connection Andrew Leonard Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/18/bear_stearns_microsoft_and_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/18/bear_stearns_microsoft_and_yahoo/index.html?source=rss Microsoft hired Bear-Stearns CEO Alan Schwartz as an adviser on its Yahoo bid. Are Schwartz's woes a hopeful sign for the Silicon Valley software giant? Yahoo launches Buzz, a Digg-like news site Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/26/yahoo_buzz/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/26/yahoo_buzz/index.html?source=rss Yahoo's site is a little less raucous than Digg, as the stories come from pre-approved sites (including Salon). Fearing Microsoft, Yahoo courts Rupert Murdoch By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/14/murdoch_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/14/murdoch_yahoo/index.html?source=rss It's kind of like if you ask a girl to marry you and she says she'd rather be with Voldemort. Yahoo tells Microsoft to make like a banana Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/11/ms_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/11/ms_yahoo/index.html?source=rss ... and split. Microsoft, here's your chance to bow out. Taking over Yahoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/current_tv/2008/02/06/ctv_manjoo_yahoosoft/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/current_tv/2008/02/06/ctv_manjoo_yahoosoft/index.html?source=rss Farhad Manjoo looks at Microsoft's recent takeover bid of the Web giant. Does anybody think Microsoft/Yahoo is a good idea? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/04/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2008/02/04/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss Anyone? Anyone? And what plan would work? Anyone, anyone? Will they call it Microhoo? Yahosoft? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/02/01/microhoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/feature/2008/02/01/microhoo/index.html?source=rss Whatever they call it, stick a fork in them, they're done Why Microsoft's bid for Yahoo is an act of surrender Andrew Leonard Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/01/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/01/microsoft_yahoo/index.html?source=rss In the annals of Silicon Valley culture, this merger fight is a definite biggie. But everyone knows Steve Ballmer's real target is Google. Ask.com's privacy "eraser" misses a few spots By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/11/askeraser/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/12/11/askeraser/index.html?source=rss The search engine launches a useful but flawed effort to keep your search queries secret. TimesSelect: Meets expectations, dies By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/18/morning_links/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/09/18/morning_links/index.html?source=rss Also, Google takes on PowerPoint, Yahoo takes on MySpace and Apple takes on the U.K. Yahoo beefs up e-mail. Should you ditch Gmail? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/27/yahoo_email/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/27/yahoo_email/index.html?source=rss Clip and save this handy pro-and-con guide to the leading Web-based e-mail systems. Is Yahoo the most "satisfying" search engine of all? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/14/satisfaction_search_engine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/14/satisfaction_search_engine/index.html?source=rss For the first time, Yahoo beats Google in a well-regarded survey of customer satisfaction. For a fee, Google lets you increase the size of your in box By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/10/google_space/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/08/10/google_space/index.html?source=rss For $20 a year, you can buy 6 GB more space for your mail and photos. Finally, relief for folks with bulging mailboxes. What's the most private search engine of them all? By Farhad Manjoo Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/23/search_engine_privacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/23/search_engine_privacy/index.html?source=rss Ask, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all announced new efforts to bolster privacy on their sites. Here's a run-down of what each says it will do with your data. Ranking the Web: Is time more important than page views? Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/11/nielsen_ratings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/machinist/blog/2007/07/11/nielsen_ratings/index.html?source=rss AOL moves up in Nielsen's newest Web rankings, while Google goes down. But the rankings are meaningless. Ninjas beat by singer-songwriter By David Puner Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/misc/2006/12/15/yahoo_talent_show_winner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/misc/2006/12/15/yahoo_talent_show_winner/index.html?source=rss Yahoo Video's new king: Rex. Nimble Steven Seagals take Orlando By David Puner Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/misc/2006/12/12/yahoo_talent_show/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/misc/2006/12/12/yahoo_talent_show/index.html?source=rss Yahoo "Talent Show" benefits "urban ninjas." "Freedom": No documents found By Stephan Faris Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/12/16/censorship/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2005/12/16/censorship/index.html?source=rss America's most popular Internet companies are helping China crack down on free speech. Yahoo bets on the group mind Andrew Leonard Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2005/12/09/delicious/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2005/12/09/delicious/index.html?source=rss Why the purchase of del.icio.us by the search giant is part of the narrative of globalization You surf just like a woman By Katharine Mieszkowski Thu, 15 May 2008 10:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/05/just_ask_a_woman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/05/05/just_ask_a_woman/index.html?source=rss Marketers held a conference to find out what women do online. The answer: everything except the one crucial thing -- look for cleaning products.