Jun
15
Yahoo Acquires blo.gs
Filed Under Yahoo | Leave a Comment
Yahoo acquires blo.gs . You can read the full post by Jim Winstead.
Yahoo will not change the blo.gs privacy policy.
What’s blo.gs?
blo.gs is a directory of recently updated weblogs and tools for tracking interesting weblogs, in the spirit of services like weblogs.com and blogrolling.com.
Jun
15
Google vs Yahoo New Survey
Filed Under Yahoo, Google | Leave a Comment
The two heavyweight fighters of the online world, Google and Yahoo, remain locked in a titanic battle for supremacy, with each dominant in their key areas, according to a new survey from ChangeWave Research.
ChangeWave’s survey of 1,440 professionals showed Google is not only the primary online search engine by a huge margin (78% Google; 14% Yahoo), it is also the most popular toolbar in home browsers/applications (Google 38%; Yahoo 28%).
Yahoo, however, is far and away the most popular home page site, and it’s also the primary website for online news and information (Yahoo 32%; MSN 10%; CNN 8%; Google 5%). Importantly, more than three times as many respondents use Yahoo email (18%) as use Google Gmail (5%).
ChangeWave’s “Yahoo vs. Google” survey results show that the two online champions are embroiled in a slugfest across multiple product/service areas in their high-stakes contest for domination of the Internet. The results suggest the fight is far from over.
Both search engine behemoths are nearly identical in annual revenue: Yahoo generated $4 billion and Google $3.8 billion over the past 12 months. Yahoo still racks up the higher gross profit. However, based on Google’s strong 2005 stock performance, the savants on Wall Street are betting on Google to outperform Yahoo and the rest of the online pack. Read more