Not Bowing Down to the Forces of Google!

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16 commentsWednesday, October 22, 2008

Yahoo Continues Quest for Relevancy

Not Bowing Down to the Forces of Google!

16 Comments

By Sex Shop (WPN reader) - Tue, 04/28/2009 - 09:27

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By Sex Shop (WPN reader) - Tue, 04/28/2009 - 09:22

Good

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By otimização de sites (WPN reader) - Thu, 02/12/2009 - 17:50

Google rules

Someday Google will join (buy) Yahoo and then will crash Microsoft.
Only if Yahoo join to Microsoft that they have chances against Google.

By Free Traffic (WPN reader) - Sat, 10/25/2008 - 00:20

Yahoo incompetent management

When Yahoo used Go.ogle search platform, they help Go.ogle become very popular leave them from the dust.

Now, they will negotiate to collaborate ads with Go.ogle... That would a sign of incompetent management that will hinder the value of stockholders in the long run.

The only company that can save Yahoo from extinction is Microsoft.

By Peter Monroe (WPN reader) - Thu, 10/23/2008 - 18:38

Yahoo is teaming up with Google. I think that in the year to come, google and yahoo will partner more and more against microsoft. When the Google operating system comes out... the domination will be complete.

By Amaan Goyal (WPN reader) - Thu, 10/23/2008 - 09:57

Yahoo's Future

A lot has been said about Yahoo being out and not being able to stand the competition from Google but i strongly feel that Yahoo has been smart enough to make choices with the best options available. Google has become a dominant force to reckon with and no one denies that , Yahoo is implementing chnages it can even forging alliance with Google to strengthen its verticals. Remember the key competion mantra- learn the rules of the game first and then play by the rules better than anyone else.

By Edward (WPN reader) - Thu, 10/23/2008 - 08:21

Competition is healthy

I always believe having competition is healthy. Instead of having just one company running the whole show so having competitors will encourage improvement in technology. I am always using different search engines to find products when one does not show what I am looking for. Imagine if it is just one search engine and if I can't find what I want, that will be the end. Now having different search engines, at least I can have additional choice to find the product if one does not show it.

By Gerry Grant (WPN reader) - Wed, 10/22/2008 - 11:42

Yahoo! vs Google

The Internet is comprised of more than just search. Yahoo! is viewed for more time than Google. This is because of the fact that they have a better home page, My Yahoo!. They do need to work on their search results.

They should allow for different search results for each individual: personal, business, news, research, shopping. If they allowed those to be saved then the results would become more relevant for the moment. Persona search!

By Quick Hits (WPN reader) - Wed, 10/22/2008 - 06:21

Will Google's world domination ever end?

Competion in any other industry is good for consumers, so why not in the "Search business" Google is by far the world's biggest and most popular search engine on merit (through innovation and useability) Ask yourself would it have put som much resources into R&D if this was a one horse race with no competitors? So what if Google is the clear favourite, that doesn't mean everyone should not even try. If this happens Google will become an even bigger monopoly with in the long term might not be in the best interests of advertisers and end-users. Another good post!

By Guest (WPN reader) - Tue, 10/21/2008 - 16:07

YAHOO IS BULL

Yahoo has a long way to go I signed up for web hosting got 1/3 of my products listed. When I tried to log in again they did not send me my key. Customer service who by the way spoke worse English than a 2 year old told me I would have to wait 3-5 day's THATS VERY POOR considering my payment was accepted 4 day's before. Now I am told even though I never got live there is no REFUND THEY YAHOO SUCKS.

By Joe (WPN reader) - Tue, 10/21/2008 - 15:41

Yang

>>but that has not stopped them from making adjustments to their own advertising platform.<<

What else can Yahoo do? Yang has put them in a box. Google swallowed the search market which it then leveraged to gobble control of the online advertising market. Yang went wee wee on the offer from Microsoft, one of the few available counterweights out there for Yahoo to join with to oppose Google. After spurning Microsoft, Yang embraced the elephant in the room--Google. But DOJ cried foul for obvious reason. Google possesses monopoly power in the online ad market.

So Yahoo is left swinging in the wind dying a slow death. Nice job <s>Brownie</s> Yangster!

By Eric Gourmet (WPN reader) - Tue, 10/21/2008 - 13:04

Yahoo is alive

I am glad Yahoo had resisted Microsoft attempt to control them and I hope their CEO will hold on this line.

Basically, they are the only advertising company from the big 3 which is really working. I have ppc campaign with Yahoo, Google and MSN and all are complementary in some way.

But the most effective, responsive and flexible campaigns are from Yahoo.

I don't mind other company improving their services, as a customer I am happy of it, provided they don't kill the competitors.

By Chris Crum - Tue, 10/21/2008 - 13:10

RE: Yahoo is Alive

Interesting that your Yahoo campaigns are most effective. Any insight as to why that might be?

By Jo Hannah Afton (WPN reader) - Tue, 10/21/2008 - 12:26

Go Yahoo!

I love Yahoo (as a merchant), and I can see the shadow of Google being a threat to them. I think they need to either decide to "beat 'em or join 'em" 'cause Google is just way too big to ignore. I hope they don't do anything stupid and make advertising too expensive for the little people like me, 'cause then they'll stand the risk of losing their own merchants!

By Guest (WPN reader) - Tue, 10/21/2008 - 11:02

Yahoo's future

Well it seems that Y! has lost several batlles, such as search, ads, instant messaging, SEM and social (real social). Although they have still hope for survival in areas such as Flikr, mail, editorial (news, sports...) and Answers. Their future; if they want to survive as a proper brand, would be definitely to group their search/ads/SEM efforts with other players than Google. The market place needs a counter weight for Google and I would rather bet on an MSN/Y! (and why not others) alliance with some serious re-engineering in the weak areas and give birth to an even better product than Google is providing today. Meaning, efficiency, simplicity and ROI.

By Chris Crum - Tue, 10/21/2008 - 11:09

RE: Yahoo's future

Mail is definitely still a strong suit for them. According to Hitwise, it is the second most popular site (just behind google.com), and way above Gmail (#11).