Much of the news today was around Facebook’s 10% month-over-month decline in unique users – but the search query data out of Comscore is equally interesting (and important, particularly in light of the Microsoft-Yahoo deal). …

Much of the talk over the weekend was about how Yahoo’s stock would react now that Microsoft’s offer was retracted (down 15% and ~$24)… but it was a magnificent weekend on a different front: Marvel …

Microsoft Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Yahoo!
Official Press Release
REDMOND, Wash., May 3 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO).
“We continue to believe that our …

Congratulations to the Adify team – who I’ve gotten to know through their YardBarker Network relationship (which beRecruited has used).
TechCrunch is reporting that Adify was acquired for $300mm by Cox Enterprises. The interesting part …

As noted in my last post, Google’s latest paid search data demonstrates that power of ad quality and dynamic pricing requirements. This email just arrived from Yahoo – explaining that they are changing their paid …

The most interesting outcome of yesterday’s strong Google earnings came from Efficient Frontier, who released a report on Q1 search engine performances:
In Q1 2008,Google accounted for 77 percent of total search spend, gaining 3.3 …

Nearly a week into the three-week Microsoft ultimatum, there are a sudden flurry of developments and rumors… enough activity that (I imagine) something significant will happen shortly:
- Microsoft gave Yahoo a three-week notice
- Yahoo announces …

And with this, the Microsoft / Yahoo saga gets much more interesting…
Microsoft delivered a powerful message to Yahoo’s board and it came with a swift deadline: get the deal done in three weeks or watch …

A week after Yahoo Buzz launched, I suggested that Digg shouldn’t have reason to be nervous unless Yahoo took advantage of their ability to deliver greater traffic to publishers: “…Yahoo has an opportunity to out-muscle …

Digg can be described as an ecosystem for news readers and contributors. That ecosystem is usually thought to be both wide and deep. But below is snapshot of just how critical (and influential) the top …

I am starting to see RedLasso video embedded through the web and would anecdotally say that, on newer content, I’ve seen more RedLasso videos than YouTube. The Janet Jackson video before is from a recent …

Nearly a week after Yahoo Buzz has launched, and I haven’t found a compelling reason to do anything more than visit the homepage. I get the sense that this is the overwhelming sentiment and that …