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Yahoo to Microsoft: No Thanks!

Yahoo formally rejected a proposal from Microsoft and Carl Icahn in a statement issued on Saturday. They had been given 24 hours to reach a decision by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Friday night. They reached a decision, but probably not the one that Ballmer and Icahn were looking for. Yahoo says that its advertising deal with Google offers "superior financial value, reports Kyung Bok Cho at Bloomberg. 

Microsoft Gets Ready to Talk Photography

Microsoft is hosting Pro Photo Summit 2008 this week, a two-day event that "brings together renowned professional photographers and industry leaders" in Redmond.According to Microsoft's page for the Summit, said industry leaders will be discussing the biggest issues that are affecting the photography industry.Keynote presentations will come from Microsoft CTO David Vaskevitch and nature photographer Frans Lanting.

Will Netflix Survive a Future Without DVDs?

There have been questions as to whether or not Netflix will be able to survive the future where DVDs are obsolete. Many don't think they will be able to compete with companies that offer downloadable and streaming movies via set top boxes.

The Transaction of a "Lifetime"

eCommerce has come a long way over the years. You can buy or sell just about anything online. You can buy DVDs, cars, digital music, real estate, and brides. You can sell televisions, cosmetics, hand-made crafts, and even your skin as ad-space. You can apparently even sell your entire life - in a manner of speaking anyway.A 44-year-old man by the name of Ian Usher recently put his up on the auction block via eBay (the only way to go to unload your history).

Some Guy By the Name of Bill Gates Retires

William Henry Gates III (to some known as Bill) has retired from Microsoft as you probably well know by now. Gates who will remain chairman, has left a huge mark on the technology world and the world in general, and has inspired many, many others to dream of just accomplishing a small fraction of what he has.

A Delicious New Add-On For IE

Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer, and del.icio.us social bookmarking now have a new add-on to enjoy. Nick Nguyen, senior product manager of del.icio.us announced on the del.icio.us blog the release of the "Delicious Bookmarks" add-on that brings with it features from the Firefox add-on, plus some new stuff.

Google Being the Guy in Clothes at the Nude Beach?

Google recently introduced Google Trends for Websites, which has sparked some controversy around the web. The tool allows users to view stats for any site they choose, and like Doug mentioned here, this could mean trouble for companies like Alexa, Compete, and their competitors.

Microsoft Opens Up About Future in Search

Robert Scoble scored a video interview with Brad Goldberg, manager of the Microsoft Search team, and had an interesting discussion on what Microsoft has up its sleeve as far as their future in search is concerned. What kinds of things can they do to compete with Google? Scoble suggests that some Mahalo-type strategies could be in order.

Conflicting Futures for Social Networks

It is being said that major social networks like MySpace and Facebook, and perhaps social networks as we know them have reached their climaxes in terms of usage and monetization. Om Malik says these networks are getting a "sanity check", citing new numbers from comScore: Today there are numbers out from comScore that indicate plateauing growth for the big two — MySpace and Facebook — in the U.S.

Why Can't a Directory Be a Directory?

Web directories don't exactly have the reputation of being helpful resources for finding information. Most have become endless pits of links, and wading through them to find anything useful is next to impossible. Then there are the human-edited ones that tend to be more useful, but are aimed more at the submitter promoting their business than they really are towards the user who is there to find information. Often times these directories offer paid links, further proving that they are really there for promotional purposes.