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Yahoo oneSearch 2.0 Presented

For a short while, Yahoo oneSearch spread like wildfire.  Then it crossed several oceans, making the old cliche inapplicable.  It looks like Yahoo oneSearch 2.0 will follow a similar growth pattern in the near future.

Yahoo Signs Deals With Nine Asian Carriers

Yahoo’s been criticized for having far too many executives in its organization.  Whoever’s connected to oneSearch is certainly earning their pay, though, as the product has just been picked up by nine more mobile operators.

Yahoo Wants Mobile Ads, Not The OS

Now that the Google Phone hype has proven an operating system play for mobile devices, Yahoo's strategy of grabbing advertisers for the handset could be a competitive edge.

Yahoo Launches oneSearch SMS In India

Social security numbers, employee numbers, phone numbers, savings accounts, checking accounts - there are far too many digits we’re all supposed to remember.  Still, if Yahoo fans in India can remember five more, they’ll be able to use the new oneSearch SMS service.

Yahoo oneSearch Finds Answers And Wikipedia

Yahoo oneSearch has gotten a whole lot smarter - the mobile service is integrating content from both Yahoo Answers and Wikipedia.  Frequent travelers will be happy to hear that airline information is getting added, as well.

Yahoo Mobilizes OneSearch Internationally

European and Latin American mobile customers of global phone giant Telefonica will have access to Yahoo's oneSearch service on the company's wireless portal.

Yahoo, Telefonica Team Up

Telefonica has sponsorship ties to F1 racing, and for that reason, I’m inclined to like the company.  Its main interest is in telecommunications, however, and it’s due to this connection that Telefonica partnered with Yahoo.

Novarra Receives $50 Million, Qualcomm's Support

If Novarra had received Qualcomm’s endorsement and nothing else, the company would deserve a round of applause.  But Novarra, a provider of mobile platforms and services, has received Qualcomm’s endorsement and $50 million in funding.  Somebody find the gold-flake confetti!

Google Ranks Well Among Webware 100 Winners

The top 100 Webware sites have been announced, and Google’s name came up eleven times.  From there, things began to resemble the search engine market: Yahoo was referenced on seven occasions, but Ask’s logo made just one appearance.

Yahoo Go Gets Improvements

Yahoo Go is on the move - a beta version of the mobile service is set to be introduced in 13 new countries, and Go 2.0 will be launch in the US on Friday.  According to Yahoo, “[t]he Internet on the mobile phone will take another big step forward” thanks to these developments.