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Microsoft to Provide Ads to WSJ Sites Microsoft will become the new provider of paid search and contextual advertising links on sites run by The Wall Street Journal, the companies announced. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > NY Time |
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Three companies Microsoft could buy instead of Yahoo Assuming that Saturday's public walkaway by Microsoft doesn't prove just to be a high-risk negotiation tactic against Yahoo -- after all, the companies are rumored to have been talking about some sort of merger or acquisition for almost three years -- then what we hav Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Microsoft releases new API for Live Search Microsoft unveiled on Thursday a revamped Live Search API that developers can use to embed search on Web sites with more support for frequently used Web-development technologies and less restrictions on how third parties use the technology on their Web sites. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft proposes tiered privacy in online advertising Microsoft has proposed a tiered approach to protecting the privacy of people targeted by online advertising, saying advertisers should get permission before using sensitive, personally identifiable information to deliver ads. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to deliver ads on shopping carts A partnership unveiled this week between Microsoft, MediaCart Holdings, and Wakefern Food will deliver personalized ads to grocery shoppers through computerized carts. The initiative is yet another way that Microsoft aims to derive revenue from ads, even as it continu Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft to serve up ads to Wall Street Journal online Under the deal, company will be the exclusive third-party ad provider for Dow Jones-owned sites including WSJ.com and Marketwatch.com. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > CNET |
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Microsoft adds Facebook-like qualities to Windows Live xMicrosoft aims to turn its Windows Live portal into something more like a social-networking site with features it will add to the next major update of its online services and applications.Windows Live users wil Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft could stumble in quest for ad speed Microsoft executives said very little on Friday about the undeniable challenges of integrating the company's Internet division with Yahoo, largely avoiding the proverbial elephant in the room that could delay or, in some cases, eliminate benefits of the deal. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft and Yahoo: Now what? Microsoft's three-month courtship of Yahoo has ended, but it changed both companies forever and neither can expect to return to the way they were.Microsoft and Yahoo will need to deliver on promises, address que Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: Microsoft's Azure, Google's deals, IT money woes Microsoft's PDC was the source of the biggest news this week as the copany unveiled its Windows Azure cloud-computing platform. The company also let out some more details about the forthcoming Windows 7 OS and talked up its ambitions with Silverlight. Meanwhile, Googl Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Yahoo weighs options as Microsoft drama continues Yahoo is weighing its options to accept a buyout by Microsoft or consider tie-ups with other companies, in particular a reported plan to join forces with AOL, as a way to stave off the software giant's advances. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Yahoo ends talks with Microsoft, nears Google deal Yahoo has ended its talks with Microsoft about a deal narrower in scope than a full acquisition, Yahoo revealed on Thursday. Instead, the company is nearing an agreement with Google, The Wall Street Journal repo Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Windows XP SP3 still AWOL, but resides on Microsoft servers While Microsoft makes users wait for the official version of Windows XP SP3 (Service Pack 3), the update has been widely distributed on pirate sites and can still be found and downloaded from Microsoft's servers. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Yang to Ballmer: Microsoft should buy Yahoo Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has a message for his Microsoft counterpart Steve Ballmer: Microsoft should buy Yahoo, and Ballmer only has to say the word and Yang will be sitting at the negotiating table."To this day I w Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Update: Microsoft unwraps search engine reward program Microsoft launched a comparative shopping feature in its Live Search engine on Wednesday. The service offers consumers a rebate on purchases made through the site, a scheme that could lure shoppers from Google and Yahoo. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: MD5 hack poses no major threats to users In reaction to the news today that security researchers have come up with a way to spoof the digital certificates that secure many Web sites, Microsoft downplayed the threat to users.In a security advisory, Micr Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft releases Silverlight 2 beta Moving forward with next-generation software in two critical realms, Microsoft released Wednesday initial public beta versions of its Silverlight 2 multimedia presentation technology and the Internet Explorer 8 browser. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft: 'Page up' patent goes beyond the obvious In recent days, some tech bloggers and news sites created a bit of an uproar when they reported that Microsoft had applied for and received a patent for "page up" and "page down" functionality."Put this in the c Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Microsoft preps emergency IE patch for Wednesday release Microsoft will issue an emergency patch on Wednesday to quash a critical bug in Internet Explorer (IE) that attackers have been exploiting for more than a week, the company announced Tuesday.The advance warning Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Top 10: iPhone 3G, DNS flaw, Microsoft's cloud Apple stole the IT news show yet again this week with the Friday launch of the iPhone 3G in 22 countries. But there was other news as well, including warnings that a DNS vulnerability really is serious and the ouster by VMware's board of cofounder and CEO Diane Greene Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |