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  1. Yahoo: Yang Disease is Spreading details »
    paul.kedrosky.com Posted 42 minutes ago by pk feed details »

    Apparently Yang Disease is spreading at Yahoo. Recall, this is a company that seemingly thinks that, despite being a struggling outfit presented with a 70% price premium...

  2. It Was 5 Years Ago Today... details »
    blogs.adobe.com Posted 1 hour ago by Lawson Hancock feed details »

    Today is the 5-year anniversary of Adobe acquiring Syntrillium, which was the company that created Cool Edit and Cool Edit Pro. After the acquisition, Cool Edit Pro 2.1...

  3. Plaxo’s John McCrea Sheds Some Light on the Comcast Deal details »
    mashable.com Posted 1 hour ago by Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins feed details »

    I had a chance to talk to John McCrea today regarding the acquisition of his company by Comcast, and while a lot of the raw information is probably found elsewhere or in...

  4. Ashe Gets $1.6 Million Bonus For CNET Sale [Silicon Alley Insider] details »
    www.alleyinsider.com Posted 2 hours ago by Michael Learmonth feed details »

    We know that CBS intends to retain CNET management after the $1.8 billion acquisition. Now we know what CEO Neil Ashe and CFO Zander Lurie will be paid. Their amended...

  5. Ask.com Buys Answers With Dictionary.com Acquisition details »
    www.ecommercetimes.com Posted 8 hours ago feed details »

    Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google and...

  6. CBS Mounts Online Offensive With Cnet Acquisition details »
    www.ecommercetimes.com Posted 7 hours ago by Rachelle Crum feed details »

    In a move to amplify its online exposure and capitalize on the burgeoning Internet advertising market, CBS has agreed to purchase Cnet Networks for approximately $1.8...

  7. CBS Corp. to acquire CNET Networks for $1.8 billion details »
    www.901am.com Posted 13 hours ago by Dennis Bouchand feed details »

    CBS Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire CNET Networks for $11.50 per share or $1.8 billion in cash. This represents more than 40% in premium to CNET’s closing...

  8. Voltas net at Rs 208 cr; planning acquisition - Hindu details »
    www.hindu.com Posted 7 hours ago feed details »

    Voltas net at Rs 208 cr; planning acquisitionHindu - 3 hours agoMumbai (PTI): Tata group firm Voltas on Thursday announced a consolidated net profit of Rs 208.37...

  9. What CBS and CNET really need details »
    weblogs.jupiterresearch.com Posted 5 hours ago by Barry Parr feed details »

    CBS and CNET may be the worst possible partners for each other. Back in the late nineties, I worked at CNET. It was a pretty heady moment. The company seemed to be...

  10. We've been acquired details »
    blogs.zdnet.com Posted 15 hours ago by Larry Dignan feed details »

    Nothing like scanning the headlines and finding out your parent company has been acquired. CBS Corporation To Acquire CNET Networks, Inc. The details: "Under the terms of...

  11. 'Major' Flash Player beta released details »
    www.regdeveloper.co.uk Posted 6 hours ago by Gavin Clarke feed details »

    The "first major" Flash Player update since Adobe Systems completed its 2005 acquisition of Macromedia is due to be made available today as a beta. The Flash Player 10...

  12. News Corp.'s Newest Acquisition: Its Own Stock (NWS) [Silicon Alley Insider] details »
    www.alleyinsider.com Posted 10 hours ago by Peter Kafka feed details »

    Pali Research Rich Greenfield, a News Corp. bull, finds another reason (reg. required) to invest in Rupert Murdoch's company: Rupe's doing it himself Prior to today, News...

  13. Richard MacManus: Poll: Will You Still Use Plaxo? details »
    www.readwriteweb.com Posted 7 hours ago feed details »

    Since we reported yesterday that cable and Internet provider Comcast had acquired social address book Plaxo for an estimated $150 million, we've been fielding a lot of...

  14. CBS to buy CNET Networks for $1.8 billion details »
    www.infoworld.com Posted 13 hours ago feed details »

    CBS has agreed to pay $1.8 billion in cash for online media company CNET Networks in a deal that has the backing of both companies' boards.The acquisition will...

  15. Dangermond on TomTom Acquisition Approval details »
    apb.directionsmag.com Posted 14 hours ago by (Adena Schutzberg) feed details »

    "The world needs utility companies that create and manage geospatial data," he said. "And these are companies that have fought their way to the top and they're very good:...

  16. Acquisition 2.0 (v209) details »
    www.newsfirex.com Posted 1 day ago by David Watanabe feed details »

    Acquisition 2.0 (v209) is now available for download. This release fixes some connectivity issues associated with incorrect video metadata, and updates the appearance of...

  17. Manhattan Media acquires 02138, plans social network details »
    www.901am.com Posted 2 days ago by Dennis Bouchand feed details »

    Manhattan Media has bought 02138, a magazine for Harvard alumni, with plans of expanding into social networking and event sponsorship, the New York Times reports. As...

  18. Mainstream Media + Online Media = CBS details »
    www.mobilitysite.com Posted 12 hours ago by Chris Leckness feed details »

    This is huge for CBS. There is not much I can really say, but WOW...[indent] CBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks in a deal valued at $1.8 billion, the companies said...

  19. Full text: Icahn seeks to unseat Yahoo board details »
    blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com Posted 12 hours ago by toddbishop@seattlepi.com (Todd Bishop) feed details »

    Declaring himself "perplexed" by the actions of Yahoo's current board members, billionaire investor Carl Icahn today launched his attempt to unseat them following...

  20. Luxshmi Investments, Inc.: Luxshmi Acquires Mobile-Based Businesses details »
    www.newsisfree.com Posted 1 day ago feed details »

    TACOMA, WA (MARKET WIRE) (PINKSHEETS: LUXI) Luxshmi Investments, Inc. announced today that it has completed its acquisition of a large portfolio of mobile-based...