The ups and downs of the Micro-hoo saga continue unabated, with renewed Carl Icahn intrigue being the flavor of the week. The noose that irate shareholders have been verbally tying around Jerry Yang’s neck seems to be getting tighter all the time. But this time even usually stalwart Micro-hoo cheerleader Michael Arrington of TechCrunch is saying […]

OK, this isn’t the post I meant to write, but the (pseudo-)developments are simply happening too fast to catch one’s breath. Today, Microsoft apparently walked away from a Yahoo deal more thoroughly than they previously had, which in itself makes little sense and proves how much Ballmer and Co. have kept themselves in suspended animation during […]

Some comments I wrote today on this Silicon Alley Insider post on new movements in the Microsoft-Yahoo negotiations ballooned to the point that I determined they would be worth their own expanded post for the benefit of my readers. More so because they were veering head-long into serious "Business Mind Hacks" psychology issues related to […]

With wild stock market swings becoming a fixture in recent weeks, the one that was brought on end of last week by Google’s unexpectedly strong Q1 earnings report - sending it’s stock up from $455 by almost $100 since Friday, is clearly worth a detailed look to all with an interest in seach marketing. As CNET […]

… and that is an understatement. A recent series of actions by Yahoo are all designed to either force Microsoft to up their current unsolicited bid or make the entire plan unpalatable, ending with Microsoft walking away. For a summary of all the latest twists and turns, read Henry Blodget over at the Silicon Alley Insider. Apart […]