It seems that Facebook doesn’t get all of this week's press when it comes to major tech companies and deals that go for billion-dollar figures. At least not as long as Yahoo and Alibaba have something to say about it. Yahoo is tying up some loose ends with Alibaba, in which the company has owned a 40-percent stake for some time
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Yahoo to Sell Half of Alibaba Stake for $7.1 Billion
Yahoo holds a 40 percent stake in Alibaba, but will be able to reduce this by half. The deal also includes provision for a share buy-back plan for Yahoo and a potential IPO by Alibaba
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Yahoo to Sell Half of Alibaba Stake for $7.1 Billion
Genome Maps Out Targeted Data for Advertisers
Late last year, Yahoo purchased ad targeting and optimization software provider Interclick with hopes to improve its advertisement targeting capabilities.
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Genome Maps Out Targeted Data for Advertisers
Yahoo Genome Brings Big Data to Advertisers
The big data-driven audience targeting system will combine Yahoo’s registration, search, and behavioral data with information from 25 data sources, along with advertiser data, to perform predictive modeling for ad targeting and optimization.
Zuckerberg’s Deal-Making Forcing Facebook IPO Delay?
A series of acquisitions, including buying Instagram and patents to defend against Yahoo, have occupied the attention of founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Executives reportedly have been unable to devote the time necessary to prepare for the launch.
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Zuckerberg’s Deal-Making Forcing Facebook IPO Delay?
Yahoo Reorg 2012: Search Avoids Death Sentence
Amidst a massive company restructuring, Yahoo search will live on.
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Yahoo Reorg 2012: Search Avoids Death Sentence
It’s Official: Facebook Countersues Yahoo Over 10 Patents
Facebook has made good on its vow to fight Yahoo’s patent claim by filing a counter suit also alleging patent infringement. Facebook claims Yahoo was infringing on 10 of its patents related to the operation of its web services and social networking.
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It’s Official: Facebook Countersues Yahoo Over 10 Patents
Yahoo Cutting 2,000 Jobs to Focus on Personalized Services
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, hoping to save $375 million a year and help the company become smaller and nimbler, confirms Yahoo is cutting 2,000 staff from its payroll as the one-time Internet star aims to “reshape” itself for the future.
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Yahoo Cutting 2,000 Jobs to Focus on Personalized Services
Will Yahoo Torch its Search Deal With Microsoft, Outsource Search to Google?
Yahoo will layoff thousands of employees starting this week as part of a major company restructuring. A report indicates Yahoo is also looking at possibly getting out of search altogether.
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Will Yahoo Torch its Search Deal With Microsoft, Outsource Search to Google?
Yahoo Begins Honoring Browser Do-Not-Track Signals
The ad sector, Federal Trade Commission, and U.S. Commerce Department have thrown their weight behind Do Not Track. Now Yahoo has begun rolling out global support for the Do Not Track standard, and expects to complete the process by early summer.
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Yahoo Begins Honoring Browser Do-Not-Track Signals