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Friday, May 2, 2008

MicroHoo: Yahoo Board Meets and Microsoft Silence=?

The lack of announcement by Microsoft this morning, as expected, has Silicon Alley Insider speculating that Microsoft (MSFT) and Yahoo (YHOO) are finally engaged in serious, behind-the-scenes discussions about finally coming to the table and making a deal in the long-running takeover battle.
From Henry Blodget’s blog to Steve Ballmer’s brain…
But it’s not a bad theory, [...]

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Thursday, July 19, 2007

Jerry Yang Wins $8.25 Million! Oh, I Meant the Other Gambling Jerry Yang.

Many observers think that Jerry Yang needs to be a little bolder and has to really make big bets if he wants to turn Yahoo–which he co-founded–into a company with both momentum and excitement.

He could take a tip perhaps from the other Jerry Yang, a 39-year-old California psychologist with little poker experience, who won the [...]

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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 »

Ethics Statement

Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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