Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
Tag: yahoo
Two events this past week could help to expand the deployment of microformats. Microformats are a clever way of getting from the Web we know today to a more meaningful "semantic" Web, without breaking what works now. By adding simple extensions to existing tags, you can use HTML to communicate not only the presentation of … Continue reading Microformats: A New Hope
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal this evening, Yahoo's board has decided to reject Microsoft's acquisition bid, stating that the offer of $31 per share "massively undervalues" the company. Of course, the offer was 62% more than the market's valuation of Yahoo, so either Yahoo's board knows something the rest of the … Continue reading Yahoo Goes to the Mattresses
The proposed acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft remains the story of the week. Knowledge@Wharton editor-in-chief Mukul Pandya and I interviewed Wharton management professors Larry Hrebiniak and David Hsu about the deal earlier this week. You can read the exchange, "Microsoft and Yahoo: Does It Make Sense (and Will It Work)?" at http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=1895 or download an … Continue reading The Microsoft/Yahoo Conundrum
The blogosphere will be all abuzz today about Microsoft's offer to acquire Yahoo! this morning. It will be interesting to watch people tally the pros and cons on this one. Here are my initial thoughts. Yahoo would provide Microsoft with valuable online properties in a number of major categories: Flickr for photo sharing, Yahoo Finance, … Continue reading Microsoft and Yahoo! (and Adobe)
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