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LG Electronics Launches Broadband HDTVs With 'NetCast(TM) Entertainment Access' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 48 minutes ago
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics today announced two new HDTV series with NetCast(TM) Entertainment Access that offer instant streaming of movies, TV shows, video, and a Widget-based user experience via Ethernet connectivity directly to the television. Through new alliances with Yahoo!, Netflix, and YouTube(TM), consumers can instantly stream an almost endless catalogue of entertainment from viral videos and movies to photo sharing Web sites without the need of a separate ...
Samsung and Yahoo! Bring the Best of the Web to Television [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 7 hours 32 minutes ago
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, and Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today announced a new Internet-based service to Samsung televisions available in the spring of 2009. Select models in Samsung’s 2009 flat-panel HDTV line-up will be powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, a fifth-generation applications platform that enables TV watchers to interact with and enjoy a rich set of “TV Widgets.” TV Widgets make it eas...
Nett Solutions, Inc. Named Top Google Reseller for 2008 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 1 day 2 hours 58 minutes ago
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nett Solutions, Inc. (
Truphone Adds Instant Messaging and Twitter to Its iPhone and iPod Touch Applications [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 5 hours 3 minutes ago
Truphone today introduced full two-way instant messaging over MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger and Google Talk on the iPod touch™ and also announced that availability on the iPhone™ would begin the week of Jan. 12.
It's time to reframe the Yahoo debate - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 42 days 9 hours 49 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- There's an old adage: When a debate is raging about a topic or when sentiment wanes and apathy sets in, it is time to reframe the debate.
Microsoft names former Yahoo exec to top Internet post - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 16 hours 22 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Following months of speculation, Microsoft Corp. on Thursday named a new executive to oversee its Internet services business, as it seeks to gear up for a more formidable challenge to market leader Google Inc.
Icahn seems to think Yahoo shares can get back to $20 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 36 days 18 hours 47 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Perhaps Carl Icahn is a better blackjack player than he is an investor.
Internet-Ready TVs Usher Web Into Living Room
Wall Street Journal, The | 2 days 18 hours 50 minutes ago
After more than a decade of disappointment, the goal of marrying television and the Internet seems finally to be picking up steam.A key factor in the push are new TV sets that have networking connections built directly into them, requiring no additional set-top boxes for getting online. Meanwhile, many consumers are finding more attractive entertainment and information choices on the Internet -- and have already set up data networks for their PCs and laptops that can also help move that conte...
Verizon picks Microsoft search over Google and Yahoo (Reuters) by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech <meta http
Yahoo! | 4 minutes ago
NEW YORK/LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc. Verizon Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said on Wednesday that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would announce the deal later in the day at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Seidenberg, speaking at a Citigroup conference, gave no further details.
Summary Notice of Pendency and Settlement of Stockholder Class and Derivative Action In re Yahoo! Shareholders Litigation [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 8 days 4 hours 3 minutes ago
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The following release was issued today by US Bank - Information Consulting Group:
Yahoo! Sets New Industry Privacy Standard with Data Retention Policy [Press Release]
Business Wire | 21 days 13 hours 3 minutes ago
Today, Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) announced a new global data retention policy that sets an industry-leading approach to user data privacy. This new policy strengthens Yahoo!’s relationship of trust with its 500 million users world-wide and enhances its longtime leadership on privacy.
Time Warner expects $25B charge, loss for year
Yahoo! | 2 hours 57 minutes ago
Media company Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that it expects a fourth-quarter charge of $25 billion to write down the value of its cable, publishing and AOL assets, leading to a loss for the year. News, Headlines and Latest Stories on Yahoo! News
Yahoo gains, EA losses highlight early tech action - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 28 days 9 hours 3 minutes ago
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Yahoo stakeholder urges Microsoft deal - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 28 days 9 hours 3 minutes ago
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NRF Annual Convention 2009 Profiles; January 11-14, 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 10 hours 59 minutes ago
The NRF Annual Convention 2009 takes place January 11, 2009 - January 14, 2009 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Yahoo! Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Internet Search & Navigation Services |
| Website: | http://www.yahoo.com |
Yahoo! wants to spread some cheer to Internet users around the world. A leading online portal, Yahoo! draws more than 400 million people to its network of Web sites with a mix of news, entertainment, and shopping, as well as a search engine and Internet directory. It also offers registered users personalized Web pages, e-mail, and message boards. Yahoo! publishes content in some 20 languages. It generates most of its revenue through ad sales, but it also charges subscriptions for premium services. In addition, Yahoo! provides online marketing and other commercial services, and offers Internet access through partnerships with telecommunications firms. In 2008 Yahoo! rejected Microsoft's unsolicited buyout offer.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 6,969.3 (2007) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 8.5 (2007) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 660 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | -12.2 (2007) |
| Number of Employees | 14,300 (2007) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 25.4 (2007) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |