tillman

Top 10 Web Portal Frontpages: February 2009

@jackdee: This is a reference point for portals only that display ads when a user visits it. This sort of data is useful to advertisers who want to measure how many people see their ads vs google where user would see ad only when they search for something.

Share of Online Searches by Engine, January 2009

Nielsen's internet data is not more accurate its TV data. That says enough. As a marketer I'd be interested in ComScore data.

RBC Analysts: Stay Long Yahoo As Its Possibilities Grow

It is a ridiculous notion that MSFT is bidding against itself. This is not an auction. This is a bargaining table. There is a very big difference between auction and bargaining. In auction, the seller doesn't have any say about the price after minimum price requirement has been met. Thus, a buyer can't bid against itself. But, in bargaining, there IS NO BID. It is simply a process in which the buyer offers the price and the seller would accept it if it is acceptable to him/her. If rejected, the obvious next step for the buyer is to increase the offer or go take a hike.
This is an unsolicited offer to acquire a company that was not for sale. So, unless MSFT is willing to pay enough money to satisfy YHOO board/shareholders; I don't see this deal going through. Now, I can't speculate on the numbers but, at this point; it seems to be higher than $31 per share.