Google and Yahoo to share web ads
Posted by Tom Warren on 10 April 2008 - 07:33 · 7 comments & 3987 views
Yahoo and Google, the world's two biggest search engines, have announced a two-week experiment that will see them share advertising space. During the pilot, Google will be able to place ads alongside 3% of search results on Yahoo's website.

Analysts say the move is designed to frustrate Microsoft, which has offered to buy Yahoo for $44.6bn (£22.6bn), or extract a higher offer. The news came as both sides were reported to be forging other alliances.

Microsoft and News Corp are discussing making a joint bid for Yahoo, according to the New York Times. The idea would be to combine three of the world's most visited websites: MySpace, Yahoo and MSN.com. News Corp had previously discussed working with Yahoo to see off Microsoft's offer.

At the same time, Yahoo is looking to Time Warner's AOL to keep out of Microsoft's hands, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Quote this comment Reply to this comment #1 Posted by osirisX on 10 Apr 2008 - 08:14
New headline: Yahoo! Gives Microsoft the Middle Finger
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #2 Posted by SniperX on 10 Apr 2008 - 10:11
Whichever way you look at it, that's a pretty clever move by Yahoo!
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #3 Posted by linuxamp on 10 Apr 2008 - 11:15
It would be funny if Yahoo's stocks increase due to all this demand for them, they become expensive to buy and actually rebound by themselves with their new found wealth.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #4 Posted by +Shadrack on 10 Apr 2008 - 13:10
most visited websites: MySpace, Yahoo and MSN.com


lol.

The only reason MSN.com is one of the most visited web sites is because it is the default home page of IE. Does anyone actually intentionally browse to MSN.com?
(1 reply) Quote this comment Reply to this comment #5 Posted by Chrono951 on 10 Apr 2008 - 13:44
I like how most people get upset when it looks like Microsoft wants to team up with (buy) Yahoo, but when Yahoo teams up with Google (they were considering a buyout a little while ago), in essence making a bigger monopoly, people are fine. Ahhh, corporate bias, where would we be without you?

Last edited by Chrono951 on 10 Apr 2008 - 13:50
Quote this comment #5.1 Posted by Eis on 10 Apr 2008 - 14:29
The difference between you and us is that we actually have read other articles about it and know what's going on and why this is a good thing.

You just like to cry foul without apparently having any background knowledge at all.
Quote this comment Reply to this comment #6 Posted by jwjw1 on 10 Apr 2008 - 19:43
LOL....Yahoo getting on its knee's and Buddying up to Google....if we swallow will you protect us from Microsoft.
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