- Yahoo To Challenge PayPal in Global Arena
Date: 2003-12-15 Source: E-Commerce Times
In a bid to break into the market for alternative online payments, in which several companies already have failed, Yahoo said it will launch an international version of its PayDirect service, using disposable ATM cards as the method of transferring payments. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] - Yahoo! Takes Aim at AOL on Broadband
Date: 2003-12-08 Source: TheStreet.com
The new service, dubbed Yahoo! Plus, combines various utilities, such as parental controls, antivirus software and various email accounts, with entertainment content related to video, Internet radio and online gaming. Yahoo! says the service, priced at $5.95 a month with a 90-day free trial, will launch later this month. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] - Branding Begins at Home
Date: 2003-12-03 Source: InternetNews.com
At a meeting of the CMO Council, an organization for top marketing officers, Yahoo! cheerleaders said their branding begins at home. From the corporate intranet to free coffee to group yodels, the company gently but persistently inculcates in employees its core brand attributes of accuracy, reliability, speed and fun. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] - Yahoo buys Chinese software firm
Date: 2003-11-21 Source: News.com
Yahoo will pay about $120 million in cash over two years to acquire 3721, a Hong Kong-based company that develops software used for Internet keyword searches. 3721 will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo Holdings (Hong Kong). [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] - Yahoo hits the accelerator: branded ads
Date: 2003-11-21 Source: CBS.MarketWatch.com
Goldman Sachs analyst Anthony Noto estimates that Yahoo's core advertising business will grow 25 to 30 percent in the fourth quarter. For all of 2003, its branded advertising business should grow by 16 percent, rising to 20 percent in 2004, a forecast that's in line with those of other analysts. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] - Yahoo's $120 Million Search Finds New Symbols
Date: 2003-11-21 Source: InternetNews.com
Yahoo is moving into the growing domain name business in Asian markets with its $120 million cash purchase of Hong Kong-based 3721 Network Software. The move strengthens Yahoo's presence in the vast and rapidly-growing Chinese market as both a brand and as a search resource. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window] |