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Ballmer: Yahoo search pact 'makes great sense'
News Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Friday said a search deal with Yahoo would be better if done sooner than later, but noted that any potential deal wasn't a factor in the hiring of former Yahoo search executive Qi Lu, according to a...
[December 8, 2008, 7:06]
McAfee: Yahoo search most 'risky'
News Out of the top five search engines, Yahoo returns the riskiest sites for users, according to security vendor McAfee. McAfee stopped short of recommending that IT managers discourage company employees from using Yahoo search, but did say that the...
[June 5, 2007, 15:11]
Yahoo overhauls search results
News Yahoo is testing a revamped version of its search results page, in a bid to prove its commitment to its search-engine business. The revamp follows July's Microsoft-Yahoo deal, which will see Yahoo use Microsoft's Bing search engine as the back-end...
[August 25, 2009, 16:51]
Yahoo agrees search-ad deal with Google
News Yahoo announced a non-exclusive partnership on Thursday under which rival Google will supply it with some search ads, a move that could increase Yahoo search revenue but that also gives Google even more power in the market.
[June 13, 2008, 8:35]
Yahoo seeks search-ad revenue with 'Boss' project
News In an attempt to boost its search-ad business, Yahoo has begun a project that lets anyone build a customised search engine on top of the internet company's technology. Yahoo already has launched a program, SearchMonkey, that lets programmers...
[July 10, 2008, 8:36]
Yahoo desktop search beta goes live
News Yahoo has put its stake in the desktop-search ground following rivals Microsoft, Google and Ask Jeeves, which all did so late last year. Unlike rival applications, Yahoo's software lets people sort and refine query results within seconds by merely...
[January 11, 2005, 11:40]
Yahoo desktop search goes mass market
News Yahoo is set to push its Desktop Search program into general availability on Wednesday. Yahoo Desktop Search includes a new feature called LiveWords, which allows people to highlight text within documents and click a button to search for those...
[September 28, 2005, 10:05]
Yahoo touts search mashups built with Boss
News A month after the launch of Boss — an application programming interface (API) that lets developers build a customised search engine on top of Yahoo's technology — the company is showing off mashups built using the product.
[August 8, 2008, 14:44]
Yahoo! tests new search layout
News Financial analysts are closely watching developments in the paid search market, which has helped companies such as Yahoo! Bancorp's Rashtchy's speculated that the new layout signals a major expansion in paid search listings across Yahoo!
[February 5, 2003, 8:13]
Yahoo, Microsoft finalise search agreement
News Yahoo and Microsoft have finalised their agreement to install Microsoft as the exclusive search provider for Yahoo's network of sites, the companies announced Friday. For more on this story, see Yahoo, Microsoft finalize search deal on CNET News.
[December 7, 2009, 7:50]
Yahoo rejected Microsoft search offer
News The paper said the discussions took place during negotiations over MSN's use of Yahoo's search technology. Yahoo chief executive Terry Semel has revealed he recently rebuffed Microsoft's attempt to bag a stake in the company.
[May 15, 2006, 11:05]
Google, Yahoo battle Argentina search-censorship
News Yahoo and Google are locked in a legal battle with dozens of Argentine public figures, such as football star Diego Maradona, over whether the internet companies should have to censor search results relating to those persons' names.
[November 12, 2008, 8:19]
Yahoo CEO: Microsoft search-deal talks ongoing
News Yahoo chief executive Carol Bartz said on Wednesday that her company continues to have talks with Microsoft on a search deal and indicated a willingness to sell. Asked whether Microsoft and Yahoo are actively talking, Bartz said, "Yeah, a little bit.
[May 28, 2009, 12:33]
Yahoo announces mobile search
News Yahoo added a search feature for cellphones on Wednesday, just a few weeks after rival Google launched one of its own. While Google SMS uses text-only messages to deliver its results, Yahoo's new mobile service offers localised search results, maps...
[October 28, 2004, 8:44]
Yahoo snatches up email search company
News Yahoo has quietly purchased email software company Stata Labs, in what could be an investment in a coming PC search tool to rival those of Google and Microsoft. The acquisition comes only a week after Yahoo rival Google unveiled new technology that...
[October 22, 2004, 9:10]
Yahoo, Microsoft outperform US search growth
News Yahoo and Microsoft outperformed the US search industry's seven percent increase in search results for the month of October, according to a ComScore report released on Wednesday. Yahoo led the way in growth, with a nine percent increase, to 2.6...
[November 27, 2008, 11:28]
Microsoft and Yahoo agree search deal
News Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to merge their search technology and advertising operations, with Microsoft's Bing engine powering Yahoo's search and Yahoo handling worldwide search advertising for both companies.
[July 29, 2009, 14:04]
Paid search boosts Yahoo revenue
News Nearly one fifth of Yahoo's overall first-quarter revenue grew out of its partnership with Overture Services, a provider of paid search listings, the Web portal disclosed in a securities filing on Thursday.
[May 16, 2003, 9:40]
Google pulls plug on Yahoo search-ad deal
News Google has pulled the plug on a proposed search-ad partnership with Yahoo. When Yahoo and Google announced the search-ad deal in June, Yahoo said the agreement would generate $800m in revenue, and $250m to $450m in incremental operating cash flow...
[November 5, 2008, 15:23]
Microsoft in Yahoo search-deal talks, says report
News According to a report, Yahoo and Microsoft may once again be working on a search deal. The Times reported on Sunday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo's search business for $20bn (£13bn). Since Microsoft made its last offer for Yahoo...
[December 1, 2008, 9:28]
