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Google added some new features to their Finance service today. Here is a list of the updated features:
Historical prices -Â View and download historical end-of-day prices for any U.S. or Canadian company.
Portfolios - You can now download the latest portfolio performance and transaction details from your portfolio.
News feeds -Â Stay on top of the news using your feed client such as Google Reader, Bloglines, or as part of your iGoogle.
Ticker Symbols -Â There are now ticker symbols on news results for public companies on Google News. Click on the symbol and you’ll go to the corresponding page on Google Finance.
May 8th, 2007
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According to MarketWatch, the talks between Microsoft and Yahoo! over a possible combination are no longer active, according to a media report late Friday. The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site that in recent months the two companies discussed a possible merger, but that the discussions are no longer active. The two companies may still explore other ways of cooperating, the Journal reported.
May 7th, 2007
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announced today that it will hold its annual stockholders meeting on Thursday, May 10, 2007 in Mountain View, California. The meeting will begin at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time at Google headquarters. The live audio webcast of Google’s annual stockholders meeting can be accessed at http://investor.google.com/webcast. The webcast version of the meeting will be available through the same link following the conference call.
Stockholders who held Google stock as of the close of business on March 22, 2007 and those holding a valid proxy for the annual meeting are entitled to attend in person. Attendees must bring photo identification for admittance. If stockholders hold stock through a broker, trustee or nominee, they should also provide proof of beneficial ownership as of the record date, such as the most recent account statement prior to March 22, 2007, a copy of the voting instruction card provided by their broker, trustee or nominee, or similar evidence of ownership. For additional information on the annual meeting, please review Google’s Proxy Statement for its 2007 Annual Meeting at http://investor.google.com/order.html.
May 5th, 2007
Several newspapers reported on Friday, as Microsoft and Yahoo! re-enter talks to strike a deal and fend off a common competitor in Web search leader Google. The two companies have held informal talks over the years, but the latest approach comes as Microsoft seeks a deal to counter Google’s rapid growth.
The New York Post reported, that Microsoft made an offer to buy Yahoo a few months ago, but Yahoo! spurned the advances. The paper, putting a price tag of $50 billion on a Yahoo! takeover, said that discussions continue between the two companies.
Both, Microsoft and Yahoo declined to comment on the reports.
May 4th, 2007
Web pages often include headers, footers, navigational sections, repeated boilerplate text, copyright notices, ad sections, or dynamic content that is useful to users — but not to search engines. Webmasters can now apply the “robots-nocontent” attribute to indicate to search engines any content that is extraneous to the main unique content of the page. Yahoo! Search observes the class=”robots-nocontent” present on XHTML elements, such as div, span, and all others.
When a “robots-nocontent” tag is used to mark a section of content on a web page, Yahoo! will not use the terms contained in that section as information for finding the page or for the abstract of that page in search results. Using a “robots-nocontent” tag to mark explicit sections of content is not considered “cloaking” because all the content on the page is available to the Yahoo! Crawler.
More details on the “robots-nocontent” tag can be found on the Yahoo! Search Help site.
May 3rd, 2007
Ask.com today unveiled a comprehensive new creative campaign featuring a series of television, outdoor, online and print advertisements centered around the “The Algorithm.” Created by award-winning advertising agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, “The Algorithm” represents the initial phase of a year-long campaign that promotes “The Algorithm” as the secret ingredient that powers Ask.com and binds the search engine’s innovative products together.
“The algorithm is the core component of a search engine that, combined with features and tools, determines the results searchers get. However, a little like the engine in your car, most people don’t give it much thought,” said Greg Ott, Ask.com’s vice president of marketing. “With this campaign, we want people to know that all search engines are not the same, and the algorithm they use is important.”
Beginning May 2nd, two television spots will run on major networks and cable during morning, prime time and late night programming. One spot, entitled “Daddy,” features a child telling his father that a classmate was teased at school because her parents use a “lame algorithm.” After being reassured by his father that “your mom and I get everything we want with the most powerful algorithm on earth,” the child whispers proudly to himself, “I knew it!” Another spot, entitled “BBQ,” features four friends standing around a barbecue grill. Three are telling stories about their experiences with the algorithm when the fourth friend, succumbing to peer pressure, jumps in with his own story but clearly has no clue what an algorithm is or does. The other three shame him into admitting his lie.
The outdoor campaign, which appeared unbranded during the month of April to build initial buzz and awareness, features thought-provoking lines like: “The Algorithm Killed Jeeves” and “The Algorithm Is From Jersey.” The out-of-home ads will appear on billboards, bus shelters and transit stations in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and will be branded Ask.com during the course of this week. The online component of the campaign features creative similar to that of the out-of-home ads and will run on a wide variety of sites, including CNET, MySpace, NYTimes.com, Salon.com, Slate and YouTube.
“An algorithm is the central underpinning of a search engine, but it’s a funny word that most people do not hear everyday, if at all,” said Alex Bogusky, chief creative officer at Crispin, Porter + Bogusky. “The new creative is designed to introduce the concept of an algorithm at a high level and inject the word into the consumer arena. We want to get people talking about the algorithm, wondering what it is, while also sparking additional interest in Ask.com and the overall concept of search.”
Ask.com’s algorithm takes a differentiated approach to relevance ranking. Called ExpertRank, the algorithm provides a unique view of the Web for searchers, helping them find what they are looking for better, faster.
May 3rd, 2007
Comcast Corporation, a provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, today announced that Comcast Interactive Media and Yahoo!, have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership for online display and video advertising services on Comcast.net. Comcast.net is a top 10 online site with more than 2.5 billion page views, more than 80 million videos viewed and 15 million unique visitors per month.
Yahoo!’s advertising sales organization will be the primary marketing and sales channel for Comcast.net display and video advertising. Comcast.net will tap into Yahoo!’s extensive network of leading brand advertisers and benefit from Yahoo!’s sophisticated ad-serving, targeting and inventory management capabilities to enable the pricing, targeting, delivery and reporting of display and video advertisements. Comcast Spotlight will continue to bundle Comcast.net in cross-platform and locally-targeted advertising packages to its growing base of local, regional and national advertisers through its existing sales force of over 3,000 sales executives.
Yahoo! and Comcast Interactive Media will collaborate to create and market new sponsorships and custom advertising packages that are supported by Yahoo!’s platform. Yahoo!’s advertising services will be integrated within the redesigned Comcast.net planned later this year. The redesigned Comcast.net will include enhanced features, user experience and new advertising opportunities across the site. Search services and Comcast Interactive Media’s other properties are not part of the partnership.
May 2nd, 2007
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