Kenneth Corbin

Source: Reuters Yahoo today announced that it is purchasing Tensa Kft., a Hungarian analytics-software company more commonly known as IndexTools. IndexTools provides companies with tools to track the effectiveness of their campaigns and automate the management of auction bidding. Through the acquisition, Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) aims to shore up its position in what marketers see as […]

Flickr, Yahoo’s (NASDAQ: YHOO) popular photo-sharing site, announced yesterday that subscribing users will be able to upload and share short-form video content. “Adding the ability to share videos on Flickr is a natural extension of our mission to be the ‘eyes of the world’ — letting our members share what they see with the people […]

IBM plans to announce today that it will bring the latest version of its portal software to the market this quarter — a release that aims to satisfy what it sees as a growing need for Web 2.0 technologies in the enterprise. WebSphere Portal 6.1 is a refresh of IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) current portal offering, […]

Google yesterday took the wraps off a new hosted software platform offering developers access to Google’s scalable infrastructure. The company’s App Engine service — which will be offered free to developers during a preview period — includes a software development kit, enabling developers to write Web applications and upload them to the company’s servers for […]

IBM plans to announce today a new multi-tiered mashup portfolio for companies to create new business applications cobbling together data drawn from disparate sources. The IBM Mashup Center will bundle Lotus Mashups, a drag-and-drop tool geared for non-technical workers, and the InfoSphere Mashup Hub, for more advanced users. Additionally, IBM (NYSE: IBM) is introducing WebSphere […]

Responding to an ultimatum Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer sent over the weekend calling on Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) to come to the bargaining table, Yahoo responded today with its own letter, reiterating its position that the initial offer undervalues the company’s worth in light of its global brand value and prospects for future growth. […]

Source: Reuters Pressing on in the shadow of Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) acquisition bid, Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced plans to launch a new advertising management platform (AMP) to automate and simplify the process of buying and selling ads online. With AMP, the Web portal says it will offer an elegant linkup between buyers and sellers, […]

NAVTEQ, the Chicago-based digital mapping company, plans to announce today that it has inked a deal with Operative to manage its mobile and Internet inventory advertising systems. The move capitalizes on two emerging consumer trends: the ascendancy of mobile advertising and the increasing demand for mobile navigation services. Also, faced with a fragmenting media landscape, […]

Tick tock. We’ve been watching this mating dance for some time now. Well, Steve Ballmer’s had enough. In a letter sent to Yahoo’s board of directors dated today, Microsoft’s CEO gave the embattled Web pioneer a hard-fisted deadline to come to the bargaining table in good faith before taking his company’s acquisition bid hostile, also […]

As New York lawmakers hash out the state’s budget, one contentious issue may have a dramatic impact beyond the Empire State: A provision requiring many online retailers to collect sales tax on state residents’ purchases. The provision, now facing a coming vote as part of state legislators’ 11th-hour efforts to pass a state budget, could […]

Though it didn’t win any licenses in the Federal Communications Commission’s recent multi-billion-dollar spectrum auction, Google said it is pleased with the results — and vows to continue pressing for greater network openness. The comments come as the first from the online giant following the end of a federally mandated quiet period that now leaves […]

MySpace announced its long-awaited joint music venture this morning, unveiling details about a far-ranging service it will offer in partnership with three of the four major record labels. The revamped MySpace Music will offer ad-supported streaming music and videos, paid MP3 downloads with no digital rights management (DRM) usage protections and other content and services […]