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Yahoo opens Google AdSense account

Started by mathewi · 5 months ago

If you smell anything wafting from Yahoo’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, it could be the rising stench of desperation. Unable to conclude a deal with Microsoft — for a variety of reasons that range from the bizarre to the ridiculous — the faded Internet giant has b ... Continue reading »

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  • centernetworks

    5 months ago

    nice title dude
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  • mathewi

    5 months ago

    Thanks, Allen :-)
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  • Mark

    5 months ago

    I personally took the time to come over from my RSS reader to say how much I love the line "If you smell anything wafting from Yahoo’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, it could be the rising stench of desperation".

    As an added bonus I also enjoyed "obviously designed to placate the U.S. government that it might as well start out with the words “Dear Anti-Trust Investigators".

    One of the best tech commentaries I've read in weeks.
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  • mathewi

    5 months ago

    Thanks, Mark. I appreciate you taking the time to come and comment -- that means a lot. And thanks for reading too :-)
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  • Seamus McCauley

    5 months ago

    Your title is the best summary of the Yahoogle deal on the web. Good call!
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  • mathewi

    5 months ago

    Thanks, Seamus.
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  • JoeDuck

    5 months ago

    Not desparation, but the smell of huge, flaming stacks of shareholder cash. $34 (MS offer) - $23 (approx price) x 1.38 billion shares = $15 billion dollar fire sale.... with Google picking up the bargains.
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  • mathewi

    5 months ago

    Indeed. Nothing like a giant bonfire of investors' money to keep Jerry
    Yang and the Yahoo board warm at night :-)
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  • JoeDuck

    5 months ago

    To Jerry Yang and the board's dubious credit they are among the biggest losers in terms of diminished stock value, making their chain of decisions even more difficult to comprehend. When exactly are they expecting the stock to hit $34 again based on current plans and projections? I think I'd argue that the Google deal essentially proves that Icahn was right about self destructive behavior. Yahoo either should sell to MS or clearly demonstrate they have great plans and prospects for the future. The Google deal flies in the face of both options.

    Can I borrow some marshmallows? This Yhoo stock has got to be good for something...
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  • zevallos

    5 months ago

    Well... I think Yahoo lost it's mind... because they will give up their profit to Google? Like this? I don't know...
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