Articles tagged with: plans
Online advertising slows as privacy issues are rising
It sounded like a winning proposition — free money — for Internet access providers.By tracking their subscribers’ personal Web surfing habits, they could help deliver ads targeted to the consumers’ interests, and claim a share …
“Microsoft is ‘Done’ With Yahoo” says Ballmer
Chief Executive Steve Ballmer on Thursday defended Microsoft Corp’s need to make heavy investments in its Internet businesses but said the company was “done,” for now, with pursuing Yahoo Inc . “There’s nothing under discussion …
Google + Yahoo = Antitrust?
The Justice Department’s antitrust division has begun issuing civil subpoenas as it probes further into whether a planned Google-Yahoo partnership in search advertising is anticompetitive, a person close to a company that received a subpoena …
ValueClick: Has the Hunted Become the Hunter?
It has long been assumed by many investors that acquiring Valueclick (VCLK) would be the first step in “plan B” for Microsoft (MSFT) if its bid to take over Yahoo (YHOO) was unsuccessful. When …
New e-mail snooping law outraged Swedes
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Swedes may cherish openness and transparency, but not enough to accept a new law giving the government the right to snoop on all e-mails and phone calls crossing the country’s borders. Outrage …
Microsoft buys Mobile Software Maker Mobicomp
Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to buy MobiComp, a Portuguese company that makes software for the mobile world, including mobile posting to Web sites such as Facebook.
Microsoft hopes the acquisition will further its mobile ambitions, …
Airline tests in-flight Web access
American Airlines says customers will be able to test in-flight Internet access on two flights beginning Wednesday, with broader service expected to begin in the following couple of weeks. Besides the paid service, passengers will …
BBC plans £68m network of local video news websites
The BBC has unveiled plans to spend £68m by 2013 on a network of 65 websites covering the whole country that will provide local on-demand video news. The plans were unveiled today as the BBC …
