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Yahoo sees drop in profits
News Yahoo saw a drop in net profit for the first quarter from a year ago, but met its revenue guidance as its new online advertising system started to gain steam. Yahoo's own forecast was for revenue to be between $1.12bn and $1.23bn, excluding fees...
[April 18, 2007, 12:03]
Yahoo beats expectations despite net loss
News Yahoo cleared Wall Street's pessimistic earnings expectations for the fourth quarter and matched anticipated revenue, but charges swung the internet pioneer to a net loss for the quarter. The quality of Yahoo's search is increasing, the company is...
[January 28, 2009, 8:10]
Yahoo! collecting fees on old auctions
News Attention former Yahoo! One Yahoo! Yahoo! Upset over the new fees, many sellers abandoned the site last year, and the number of listings on Yahoo! user who wrote to News.com said she receive a bill from Yahoo!
[June 28, 2002, 9:29]
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]
Yahoo tests revamped homepage
News Yahoo has begun offering some users a more personalised homepage that the company hopes will increase the usage and utility of a website that's widely used but elderly in internet years. For example, it can be set so users see email from Yahoo Mail...
[September 18, 2008, 8:19]
Yahoo announces Carol Bartz as CEO
News Carol Bartz, Autodesk's former executive chairman, has replaced Jerry Yang as Yahoo's chief executive. She is the exact combination of seasoned technology executive and savvy leader that the board was looking for, and we are thrilled to have...
[January 14, 2009, 7:39]
Yahoo makes board decision as deadline looms
News Yahoo is close to appointing John Chapple and Frank Biondi Jr as its two additional board members, as it nears its Friday deadline to expand its board as part of a settlement agreement with activist investor Carl Icahn, according to sources.
[August 14, 2008, 9:30]
Yahoo! Desktop Search
Downloads Yahoo! Yahoo! Desktop Search puts the power of Yahoo! Desktop Search Beta is a free, downloadable desktop search application that enables you to instantly find any file, email or attachment on your computer.
[November 11, 2005, 7:00]
Yahoo opens up Fire Eagle geolocation service
News Fire Eagle, Yahoo's formerly experimental geolocation platform, is officially opening up to all users, and several companies are announcing products that work with it. At the Fire Eagle launch on Tuesday, Yahoo highlighted three companies using the...
[August 13, 2008, 15:05]
Yahoo ups free email storage limit
News Web portal Yahoo will begin offering "virtually unlimited storage" for its paid email customers and will upgrade free users to 100MB, an executive said on Thursday. The upgrade is part of an overall enhancement for Yahoo Mail that will launch this...
[May 14, 2004, 9:35]
Yahoo! to shut down European sites
News Five of Yahoo! Despite the decline of its US auction site, Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo! and eBay representatives did not return calls seeking comment on the transition from Yahoo! We would like to thank you for using (our) auction service, and we hope you...
[June 14, 2002, 10:22]
Yahoo shares fall despite profits increase
News Yahoo on Wednesday reported earnings that met Wall Street analyst expectations, thanks to continued strength in its commercial search business. Yahoo's stock fell in after-hours trading, down 14 percent to $28 a share shortly after the company...
[July 8, 2004, 12:05]
Yahoo! delivers encrypted email
News Yahoo! Yahoo! As first reported in August, Yahoo! Whatever its scope, the introduction of the service makes Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo! Yahoo! Please be aware that this is not an end-to-end secure service," reads an explanation of the service posted by...
[November 29, 2000, 9:37]
Yahoo's Zimbra officially embraced by Ubuntu
News Zimbra, the open-source email software that Yahoo acquired for $350m (£180m) last year, is officially coming to Ubuntu Linux. However, now, the email software will be in the Ubuntu Partner Repository, providing easy access to both offline and...
[August 7, 2008, 15:51]
Yahoo! hopes to score with World Cup site
News Yahoo! Yahoo! This year, Yahoo! But as competitors such as Microsoft, AOL Time Warner, CBS SportsLine.com and RealNetworks strike exclusive, multiyear deals with professional sports leagues, Yahoo! The event marks a major gamble for Yahoo!
[June 1, 2002, 7:32]
Yahoo IM blocks Trillian access
News Yahoo on Wednesday began blocking Cerulean Studios' Trillian software from communicating with its instant-messaging service, in its latest step to fence its popular client from third-party integrators.
[June 24, 2004, 9:05]
Yahoo! fills in Messenger hole
News A security vulnerability that could allow hackers to delete files on someone's computer has prompted Yahoo! Using Yahoo! Yahoo! A Yahoo! spokeswoman said the company began on Tuesday to encourage Messenger users to download the new build of the...
[May 29, 2002, 11:03]
Five years ago: Yahoo! profitable again
News Yahoo! Yahoo! said the first quarter is traditionally a slow one for advertising - the source of most Yahoo! Yahoo! First published 10 April, 1997 is helping to restore the respectability of Internet stocks by reporting its second straight...
[April 6, 2002, 7:01]
Yahoo launches customised IE7 beta
News Yahoo has launched a customised version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Beta 2 which has Yahoo search built into the browser. The customised browser sets Yahoo.com as the default home page on the primary tab, while Yahoo Mail automatically...
[June 12, 2006, 16:50]
MSN, Yahoo! and AOL join to fight spam
News AOL, Yahoo! One of the most oppressive aspects of connecting to the Net, spam wreaks havoc for computer users and for Internet companies such as AOL, MSN, Yahoo! With individual filters routinely fooled by spammers, AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo!
[April 28, 2003, 14:23]
