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Yahoo says it needs time to mull Microsoft offer
Reuters - Yahoo Inc said it may take "quite a bit
Another undersea Internet cable damaged in Mideast: Indian firm
AFP - Another Middle East undersea Internet cable has been damaged, adding to disruption in Indian online services caused when several lines were cut earlier this week, a cable operating firm said Saturday.
Third undersea Internet cable damaged in Mideast: Indian firm
AFP - A third undersea Internet cable has been damaged in the Middle East, adding to the disruption in online services after two other lines were cut earlier this week, the cable operating firm said.
50,000 Marriott Employees Get Online Health Alert System
TechWeb - The system sends their doctors automated alerts of possible problems. One danger: doctor overload.
Microsoft-Yahoo combo could reshape Web
AP - A combination of Microsoft and Yahoo could reshape the Internet landscape for millions of Web users: Would the two companies join their online portals? Could they rethink the desktop computer to integrate Web content more directly?
Key Web moments for the big three
AP - A chronology of events leading up to Microsoft Corp.'s rich offer for Web search and advertising competitor Yahoo Inc. Microsoft sees the deal as a way to catch up with market leader Google Inc., by far the best at turning Web searches into cash.
Yahoo a mere front end for Microsoft hosted apps?
InfoWorld - While dealing logistically and technically with their overlapping online offerings will certainly prove troublesome if its bid to purchase Yahoo succeeds, Microsoft will at least have an immediate outlet for bringing more of its traditional desktop portfolio to the Web and to a broader customer base.
Microsoft Could Stumble in Quest for Ad Speed
PC World - Microsoft wants to give its online advertising and online services business a major boost, ending years of business and technology defeats at the hands of Google.
Missing iPhones May Be in Hong Kong
TechWeb - Online retailer Wireless Imports says it has shipped units to Hong Kong to be redistributed elsewhere and unlocked by their owners. It estimates that there are 100,000 to 200,000 iPhones in Hong Kong alone.
Yahoo bid could backfire lest Microsoft changes ways
InfoWorld - Microsoft's $44.6 billion offer to purchase Yahoo is a dramatic statement from a company that delayed acknowledging the importance of emerging Web business models for so long, it faced becoming an also-ran in the Web 2.0 economy.
Fans Go Online To Enhance Their Super Bowl Experience
TechWeb - A ComScore survey finds the annual contest epitomizes the huge surge in online activities that are associated with NFL games.
Analysis: Yahoo Bid Backfire If Microsoft Can't Change?
PC World - The Yahoo bid is a dramatic statement from Microsoft, a company that delayed acknowledging the importance of emerging Web business models for so long.
Microsoft's offer to Yahoo's board
InfoWorld - In a letter to Yahoo's board, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer offered to acquire the company for a per-share price of $31 in cash or 0.9509 of a share of Microsoft common stock -- a 62 percent premium above the Jan. 31, closing price of Yahoo -- and cited the broad range of ways in which the companies might work together to create a more effective competitor in the online marketplace.
Microsoft bids $44.6 billion for Yahoo
AP - Microsoft Corp. offered to buy search engine operator Yahoo Inc. for $44.6 billion in cash and stock in a move to boost its competitive edge in the online services market.
Yahoo's Semel steps down as chairman
AP - Terry Semel stepped down as Yahoo Inc.'s chairman Thursday, severing his ties with the slumping Internet icon 7 1/2 months after he resigned as chief executive under shareholder pressure.
Yahoo's dethroned chief executive leaves board of directors
AFP - Dethroned Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel left the struggling Internet firm's board of directors on Thursday.
Google Revenue Rises, Social Networking Ads Fall Short
TechWeb - CEO Eric Schmidt notes that more than half of the company's search traffic is now outside the United States.
India Online Despite Cut Internet Cables
NewsFactor - A ship's anchor cut through two international submarine cables Wednesday, causing severe Internet outages throughout the Middle East and dramatically reducing bandwidth to India.
Google Decries Enterprise Search Challenger's Claims
TechWeb - Google claims an Autonomy white paper contains "significant inaccuracies" about the larger company's security, comprehensiveness, relevancy, and user experience.
Web offers a marketplace for budding Hemingways
Reuters - The marketplace for bad poetry,
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