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Friday, October 3, 2008

Yahoogle Delayed: Online Ad Partnership Being Scrutinized Further

Yahoo and Google have agreed to delay their online search ad partnership to give the Justice Department more time to evaluate the deal.

Spokesmen from both Yahoo and Google confirmed the delay.

Although Google execs have been especially adamant that the arrangement was going forward no matter what, the move is not surprising, given the increasing opposition to the deal involving the No. 1 and No. 2 online search leaders.

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Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau in 1997 and also wrote the BoomTown column about the sector. With Walt Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech and media conference. Read more »

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