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News archives for the week of Aug. 27, 2007
Aug. 30, 2007:
Business development deals for Yahoo's content division to operate separately
Yahoo's new Global Partner Solutions unit will also serve customers of all sizes, including
marketing to small business customers, Decker's memo described. However, business development
deals for Yahoo's content division (Web properties that range from music to news to sports to
finance) and its mobile business unit will continue to operate separately, according to the memo.
For the past 15 months, Yahoo has been seeking to expand its business by delivering its media and
advertising to businesses off Yahoo's network of many Internet properties.
Aug. 29, 2007:
Some bloggers have had some nasty comments about Tafiti
Some bloggers have had some nasty comments about Tafiti. Here's one of them from a Blog-o-Scope user:
"if you’re looking for a search engine that requires a plug-in, disables your back button, won’t
allow you to right-click URLs to copy them, needs pop-ups enabled, and doesn’t let you use your
mouse wheel to scroll, look no further than Tafiti." Indeed, Tafiti is a bit troublesome... There
are also some design flaws that may even crash your browser.
Aug. 28, 2007:
Yahoo was referred to ten times in a Chinese court
Yahoo was referred to ten times in a Chinese court verdict four years ago, that declared
Wang guilty of "incitement to subvert state power" and sentenced him to ten years in prison.
Yahoo spokeswoman Kelley Benander said "this is a political and diplomatic issue, not a legal
one."
Aug. 27, 2007:
Web analytic tools have proven the value of various online channels
Often difficult at interpreting accurate data, Web analytic tools have nevertheless proven the
value of various online channels that are increasingly important to Internet marketers and business
strategists, in the light of more advertising dollars being channeled into the Internet.
