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Archive for February, 2008

Yahoo Rejects Microsoft

Monday, February 11th, 2008

It’s Official, Yahoo has rejected Microsoft’s offer of a $44.6 billion buyout and Microsoft Responds. The NYTimes is reporting Yahoo’s stock has risen slightly in light of the rejection letter.
That means that investors appear confident that Yahoo is simply posturing to get a better deal from Microsoft (most likely) or someone else (if they [...]

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Grand Central Freezes

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Improv Everywhere is at it again with their latest stunt, Frozen Grand Central. Previously, around 200 people shopped in slow motion at a Home Depot in Manhattan. This time 200+ people froze in place at the exact second in Grand Central Station. Watching the reactions of the passer byers as they try to figure out [...]

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Safer Computing

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

This months PC Magazine features “72 Tips for Safer Computing“. 72 tips sounds like a lot but they’re short and make for a relatively quick read. The information is great and easy to understand for non-techies so I suggest taking a quick look to see if there is anything you may have left out of [...]

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Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

This time it’s actually true. Yesterday Microsoft made a $44.6 billion offer to acquire Yahoo! Google is by far the most dominant when it comes to online advertising. A deal like this, if accepted by Yahoo, could create a true competitor in the online advertising market. Here’s what Eric Sconfeld over at TechCruch came [...]

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