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MSN and Live are often not taken seriously by most folks. I have been a part of a bunch of SEO teams, and I remember every-time I brought up optimizing for MSN or Live.com, folks just considered that as a joke. But the truth is MSN.com and Live.com are still valuable, and with Yahoo! being [...]

It’s quite simple. The Search Industry needs Microsoft as almost all other challengers have fallen to Google for the battle of supremacy. Everyday that passes by, Google gets stronger, and quite honesty lack of competition can only hurt consumers. Nobody is claiming that Microsoft is going to revolutionize the industry by acquiring Yahoo. In fact, [...]

In my mother culture, brides are warned about saying Yes to a proposal the very first time. I know it sounds stupid, but you have to actually wait 3 times before saying yes the last time. Of course, you don’t say no the other two times, but what happens if the guy doesn’t ask you [...]

So much for Yahoo! being desperate to accept Microsoft’s friendly bid. Reports are now coming out that Microsoft will have to increase its bid to make the Yahoo board accept a deal with Microsoft. I am sure somewhere in Redmond Steve is furious with Yahoo! and is planning to move ahead with plan B. So [...]

It sure seems like it. The software giant has the ability to handle a big fish such as Yahoo!, but they rather use some leverage now with this acquisition. This shows Microsoft’s determination to be the best in a industry that is longing for a viable challenger to Google. I am sure Yahoo! will be [...]