Tag Archives: MSFT-YHOO

Can Bing-Yahoo! survive Marissa Mayer?

Can Bing-Yahoo! survive Marissa Mayer?

When longtime Google executive (she was employee #20 at Google, and left as Vice President of Local, Maps, and Location Services) Marissa Mayer… Read more

Bing Translator takes over Yahoo! Babel Fish

Bing Translator takes over Yahoo! Babel Fish

Those of you who had been browsing the web in the early 2000s might’ve remembered Babel Fish, which at that time was one of the best online machine… Read more

“Cool stuff coming soon” to Bing?

“Cool stuff coming soon” to Bing?

While marketing tactics like the Bing Holiday Calendar are all well and good, we’re waiting for something a bit more substantial, and it looks… Read more

Microsoft to (possibly) bankroll, but not buy, Yahoo, says WSJ

Microsoft to (possibly) bankroll, but not buy, Yahoo, says WSJ

In an update to yesterday’s post reporting possible interest by Microsoft in a Yahoo acquisition, the Wall Street Journal today reports that… Read more

Microsoft to buy Yahoo!, again?

Microsoft to buy Yahoo!, again?

It’s no secret, after CEO Carol Bartz was fired a few weeks ago, that Yahoo! is actively exploring its options, up to and including putting itself… Read more

Yahoo and Microsoft: is the honeymoon over?

Yahoo and Microsoft: is the honeymoon over?

This week a couple of news items seem to suggest that Microsoft and Yahoo, while still closely linked via their Search agreement, are beginning… Read more

Microsoft-Yahoo! Search Alliance expands to five markets globally

Microsoft-Yahoo! Search Alliance expands to five markets globally

The Microsoft-Yahoo! Search Alliance had been granted approval by the EU almost a year ago, and back in August 2010, the Search Alliance announced… Read more

Yahoo! organic search in US, Canada now “Powered by Bing”

Yahoo! organic search in US, Canada now “Powered by Bing”

The Microsoft-Yahoo! search alliance continues to move forward on schedule, and today Microsoft Senior Vice President Satya Nadella announced… Read more

Microsoft Yahoo! Search Alliance transition starts: US search market share to be at 31.6%

Microsoft Yahoo! Search Alliance transition starts: US search market share to be at 31.6%

A blog post on the adCenter Blog at Microsoft Advertising reports that the transition of organic (algorithmic, or non-paid search results) search… Read more

Yahoo! organic search results powered by Bing “as early as late August”

Yahoo! organic search results powered by Bing “as early as late August”

The Microsoft-Yahoo! Search Alliance continues to progress, and in a post on the Yahoo! Search Marketing blog, it looks like the organic (non-paid)… Read more