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Yahoo / Microsoft Merger? Round 2

By Greg Cargill | Published: November 6, 2008
In case you were not aware, there were talks happening this summer (maybe it was June) for Microsoft to buy Yahoo. The talks ended when Yahoo’s CEO, Jerry Yang, insisted that Micosoft raise it’s bid from $33 to $37 a share. Well, 6 months later Yahoo has an advertising partnership with Google (that is a good [...]
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Big Players with Big Things Going On

By Greg Cargill | Published: October 29, 2008
Here are 3 good reads from the smart folks @ TechCrunch: Yahoo Opens Up Big Time Google Launches Google Apps Labs, Third Party Developers Welcome Facebook Connect Launch Scheduled For November 30 Share and Enjoy:
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“We are the same height, that is neat”

By Greg Cargill | Published: October 21, 2008
I like playing movie “name that quote”, hence the subject… Jerry Yang Email To All Yahooers: 10% Of You Are Fired This post is worth sharing for a few reasons: 1. This is big news. 2. I liked the picture. C. i usually write everything in lowercase, using punctuation to project speech patterns more than rules. but in an attempt [...]
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Car Talk: WebCrawler

By Greg Cargill | Published: October 16, 2008
John and I live a stones throw from each other. It is rare that we don’t bike or drive to and from work together. This morning, since I had an issue with my bike, I drove and picked John up at his place. As usual in the morning I was listening to NPR and we [...]
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