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...
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Yahoo: Yang Disease is Spreading
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It Was 5 Years Ago Today...
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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...
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Plaxo’s John McCrea Sheds Some Light on the Comcast Deal
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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...
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Ashe Gets $1.6 Million Bonus For CNET Sale [Silicon Alley Insider]
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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...
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Ask.com Buys Answers With Dictionary.com Acquisition
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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...
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CBS Mounts Online Offensive With Cnet Acquisition
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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...
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CBS Corp. to acquire CNET Networks for $1.8 billion
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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...
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Voltas net at Rs 208 cr; planning acquisition - Hindu
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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...
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What CBS and CNET really need
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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...
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We've been acquired
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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...
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'Major' Flash Player beta released
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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...
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News Corp.'s Newest Acquisition: Its Own Stock (NWS) [Silicon Alley Insider]
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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...
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Richard MacManus: Poll: Will You Still Use Plaxo?
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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...
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CBS to buy CNET Networks for $1.8 billion
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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...
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Dangermond on TomTom Acquisition Approval
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"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:...
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Acquisition 2.0 (v209)
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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...
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Manhattan Media acquires 02138, plans social network
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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...
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Mainstream Media + Online Media = CBS
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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...
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Full text: Icahn seeks to unseat Yahoo board
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Declaring himself "perplexed" by the actions of Yahoo's current board members, billionaire investor Carl Icahn today launched his attempt to unseat them following...
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Luxshmi Investments, Inc.: Luxshmi Acquires Mobile-Based Businesses
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TACOMA, WA (MARKET WIRE) (PINKSHEETS: LUXI) Luxshmi Investments, Inc. announced today that it has completed its acquisition of a large portfolio of mobile-based...