Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Don’t-Worry-Jack Yahoogle Argument (BoomTown Is Still Not Reassured)
With more critics piling onto the just-say-no-to-Yahoogle bandwagon–questioning the controversial ad deal for Yahoo to outsource some of its search ads to Google–sources said some top Google execs are now hightailing it to Washington, D.C., to smooth over any regulatory feathers the company might have ruffled with its aggressive, damn-the-torpedoes approach to pushing the deal forward.
Meanwhile, Yahoo creates a don’t-worry-jack digital ad council.
So why is BoomTown still worried?
