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Official: Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5bn

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

Microsoft confirmed today that it has indeed bought Skype from an investor group led by Silver Lake for $8.5bn. The software giant said the buyout of Luxembourg-based Skype’s technology would “enhance” Microsoft’s current portfolio of real-time communications products and services. In a statement Microsoft emphasised that its “long-standing focus and investment” in Lync, Outlook, Messenger, [...]

Google to Take on Groupon

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

Many people know about Groupon….but did you know Google has tried to buy Groupon? Groupon did NOT sell. Even if it was 6 BILLION dollars. Google said, oh well so much for the easy way to get into this market space. The Hard way, sort of, is to build and market their own deals website/network. [...]

Facebook Places : Mobile app

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

I would like to thank Thomas Price of S.H.E Works for pointing out what appears as a new breakthough for Facebook on the mobile platform. Just filmed yesterday so this is hot off the Digital presses!Thomas is active in the Eugene/Lane County Area and is one of my goto people when it comes to mobile [...]

Google Reveals Adsense Revenue Share….finally.

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Today, in the spirit of greater transparency with AdSense publishers, we’re sharing the revenue shares for our two main AdSense products — AdSense for content and AdSense for search. As you may already know, AdSense is comprised of several products. The most popular are AdSense for content, which allows publishers to generate revenue from ads [...]

Yahoo! Publisher Network Beta to Close April 30, 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Dear Publisher, Yahoo! continuously evaluates and prioritizes our products and services, in alignment with business goals and our continued commitment to deliver the best consumer and advertiser experiences. After conducting an extensive review of the Yahoo! Publisher Network beta program, we have decided to close the program effective April 30, 2010. We expect to deliver [...]

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