Ten tech buys that didn't work out
...one of the major names in Web 1.0, was sold to
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...one of the major names in Web 1.0, was sold to
...happy. Of course, the portal gets no thanks for being acquired by
...top US portals such as America Online and Yahoo!: Spanish Telefonica's
...fuels the wireless Internet ambitions of telco Telefonica and Internet service provider
...joint venture owned 51 percent by Telefonica Moviles and 49 percent by
...decidedly negative comments regarding its proposed $12.5bn (£8.44bn) merger with
Lycos is working with Quack.com to launch a suite of services that will allow consumers to access Web content over the telephone Read more
22 May, 2000 by Margaret Kane...days. The US portal, which last year joined up with Telefonica subsidiary
...of the unit would unwind the $12.5bn merger of Lycos and
Yahoo! is looking at new ways to make money online as advertising revenue falls Read more
3 October, 2001 by Jim Hu...turmoil that struck second tier portals, Davis sold the company to ISP
...50m write-off for severance and fixed assets. Terra Lycos, created when
...its operating divisions, including three rounds of layoffs at AltaVista. Spanish ISP
...to buyers looking for a bargain. Other players interested in Freeserve include
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