Januuski

msg:3307767 | 6:25 pm on Apr 10, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Awesome! More competition is always good for all of us. Congrats to Y!
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petra

msg:3307785 | 7:17 pm on Apr 10, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Its Sumner's revenge over Youtube, IMHO I think its a bad decision based on a irrational personal grudge. Panama is still untested while Google's ad system is and will always be better than Y!'s.
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burgi

msg:3307866 | 8:41 pm on Apr 10, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Interesting! Doesn't Viacom also own myspace, which signed an advertising contract with Google earlier. I also think that this is great for the industry! More options and continuous competition is great for continuous improvements!
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seth_wilde

msg:3307895 | 9:16 pm on Apr 10, 2007 (gmt 0) |
no, News Corp owns myspace...
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cabbagehead

msg:3307979 | 10:53 pm on Apr 10, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Thank god! Anything to keep Google honest and keep them from eating everyone's lunch!
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TinkyWinky

msg:3307981 | 11:00 pm on Apr 10, 2007 (gmt 0) |
| irrational personal grudge. |
| Spat or no spat - I guess they see that no competition is bad too. Potentially could be worth tens of millions no?
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walkman

msg:3308063 | 2:30 am on Apr 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
litigation aside, probably Y! gave them a good deal in order to put their name out there. This way other mega content sites can see that Y! is a serious competitor.
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whatson

msg:3308074 | 3:16 am on Apr 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Does this mean my Yahoo stocks will go up?
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mardomania

msg:3308088 | 3:58 am on Apr 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
I have news for you: Panama is better than Google. Yahoo! has better customer service, better prices, and for me; a better conversion rate. Google is a fat, bloated pig. and yes, this is good news for Yahoo! stock.
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weeks

msg:3308361 | 1:30 pm on Apr 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Y needs to do something to attract more advertisers. A few of my clients are old hands who hate G from back in the day and insist on using the Y ads. The payout difference is severe and it's easy to see why: Y has poor ads which are not compelling. And G is just getting better and better as more people discover it. (You might be surprised to learn that search advertising is still an unknown to many folks.) Good luck to Y. They are good people trying to do good work. And they are getting better. The Viacom deal is just one sign among many that they are making progress.
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marketingmagic

msg:3308647 | 6:36 pm on Apr 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
mardomania - good one!
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whatson

msg:3308753 | 8:27 pm on Apr 11, 2007 (gmt 0) |
Yahoo is only cheaper due to less demand, which should change within time as Panama becomes more popular.
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