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Yahoo Meets Low Earnings Expectations

Yahoo Inc has managed to meet low third quarter earnings targets, a rare feat for a company that has continually disappointed investors.

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Google Reports Strong Earnings and Exceeds Expectations

Google’s core business, search advertising, seems so far to have weathered the economic doldrums that have hurt other sites and publications relying on ads.

Senh: They have been smart. They came to the smartphones competition late and still won. Chrome is also tied with Firefox as the second most used browser. Now, let's see what happens with Google+.

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Yang eyes Yahoo buyout with private equity

For the last few years, a widely circulated joke about Jerry Yang was that he had the best tan in Silicon Valley from all the time he spent on Stanford University's golf course.

Exclusive: Microsoft considers bidding for Yahoo: sources

Microsoft Corp is considering a bid for Yahoo Inc, resurfacing as a potential buyer after a bitter and unsuccessful fight to take over the Internet company in 2008, sources close to the situation said on Wednesday.

Link by Link: Dealing With an Identity Hijacked on the Online Highway

Rick Santorum has lost control of his online identity, a predicament that stands as a chilling example of what it means to be at the mercy of the Google algorithm.

Senh: It's unfortunate, but as soon as Google adds an editorial layer on top of their search engine, it's game over for the company - then you can definitely say there's a bias in their search results. It opens up a whole can of worms. What I don't get is why Rick Santorum couldn't do the same and get his followers to tweet and blog about him to push his official site up to the top of the results.

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Google denies 'cooking' searches

Google's executive chairman denies that the company fixes its search results to promote its own websites and services.

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Google+ opens service to everyone

Google+ is being opened up for anyone to join after two-and-a-half months is closed testing.

Senh: Dead on arrival. My account is already as dead as Buzz. It is a nice product. It's just that anyone who's not a tech geek would rather just stick with Facebook. And all those people who tried it are going back to Facebook because that's where all the action is.

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What MasterCard Learned From Testing Google's 'Google Wallet' App

Following a nearly four-month trial period, Google is taking its mobile commerce application, Google Wallet, nationwide. In a blog post announcing the news, the search giant said it needed the time to extensively test the app, which lets users pay for goods by tapping their smartphones against special wireless readers, which are powered by MasterCard’s contactless “PayPass” technology.

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Google unveils flight search tool

Google announced the launch of its new flight search tool, challenging sites such as Kayak and Orbitz.
The company acquired travel-search software maker ITA in April, following a Justice Department probe into how the merger would affect competition with other travel sites. This latest product seems to be a direct result of that acquisition.

Third Point appeals to Yahoo founder Yang for change

Yahoo Inc shareholder Daniel Loeb appealed to the company's co-founder Jerry Yang to fire Chairman Roy Bostock and several other directors to revive the Internet media company after years of poor performance.

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