Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'acquisition'

Yesterday's news was all about Microsoft's new deal with Yahoo, which won't require an acquisition, which was dropped earlier this month, according to CNN, CNET, and other sources. Instead, the goal will be to keep the value of Yahoo high...

Posted on May 19, 2008 10:31 AM

Yesterday, we learned that Yahoo will be acquiring analytics package IndexTools. Forum members overall think it's an interesting move. While some gripe about past customer service issues with the analytics company, others have had better experience. They hope that the...

Posted on April 10, 2008 9:44 AM

If the Microsoft bid for Yahoo goes through, Reuters says that they might have to borrow money to make it happen. "It's likely we're actually going to borrow for the first time," said [Microsoft CFO Chris] Liddell in an annual...

Posted on February 6, 2008 10:00 AM

In an unexpected move this morning, Microsoft has made a $44.6 billion move to acquire Yahoo. Needless to say, it has come as a shock to everyone. What's in store? We're not sure, but we hope it's good. I thought...

Posted on February 1, 2008 9:12 AM

In April, Google announced its plans to acquire DoubleClick for $3.1 billion. A month later, that acquisition was contested and reviewed by the FTC. At that point, Google was confident that the deal would withstand scrutiny. Fast-forward to December, and...

Posted on December 21, 2007 9:02 AM

In April, Google announced its plans to acquire DoubleClick and was already faced with some challenges by its competitors. In May, the Federal Trade Commission started looking into those claims. While Google was confident that this acquisition would "withstand scrutiny,"...

Posted on November 15, 2007 9:09 AM

It appears that what was once an advertising deal between AOL and Quigo is now turning into a $300 investment, as Brett Tabke shares a report about this acquisition. The purchase is designed to help the Time Warner unit better...

Posted on November 5, 2007 9:01 AM

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that it had acquired shopping site Jellyfish, according to WebmasterWorld members. Is the the beginning of a new Microsoft search engine? After all, Microsoft unveiled some new features on Live.com last week. Moderator pageoneresults wonders if that's...

Posted on October 3, 2007 9:26 AM

Yesterday, the Microsoft acquisition of aQuantive was finalized, with Microsoft looking to close the search engine traffic gap between itself and with Google/Yahoo. With the acquisition comes the formation of the Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group which will serve advertisers...

Posted on August 14, 2007 8:55 AM

An article in the Wall Street Journal says that Business.com, an online marketing directory, was sold for $345 million. Business.com works as a kind of online yellow pages. It allows users to search for business services, while collecting a bounty...

Posted on July 27, 2007 9:20 AM