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Advertising: Yahoo and WPP in Partnership

The deal between Yahoo and WPP Group, the advertising holding company, will give WPP’s clients a broader swath of Web sites where they can aim their messages....

NYT > Technology | more posts | 54 days | Thu., May 15, '08

WPP is very happy about its Yahoo partnership — would be happier if it included Microsoft as well

When I first saw that Yahoo and the advertising holding company WPP were set to announce a partnership, my immediate reaction was: Here’s the first of many Yahoo attempts to rebuff Carl Icahn’s (and to an extent, Microsoft’s) hostile takeover bid. However, it seems that WPP is...

VentureBeat | more posts | 53 days | Fri., May 16, '08

Microsoft Is Open to Yahoo Deal if Board Is Replaced | NYT > Technology

Yahoo: We're ready to do deal with Microsoft | CNET News.com

Microsoft (MSFT) to Yahoo (YHOO) Shareholders: Fire Board and We Might Buy Company | Silicon Alley Insider

Microsoft Still Interested In Yahoo Deal, Even An Acquisition; But Shareholders Must Replace Board | paidContent.org

Microsoft letter backs Icahn, renews Yahoo focus | CNET News.com

The Ad Advantage

One advertising deal helped drive away Microsoft. Can Yahoo do the trick enough times to stave off Carl Icahn? Yahoo has again become active on the advertising front, striking an alliance today with ad-agency giant WPP. And Peter Lauria and Holly Sanders of the New York Post report that Yahoo is...

Portfolio.com: Top 5 | more posts | 54 days | Fri., May 16, '08

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CyberNet

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Gadgetell

Yahoo! fights back against Microsoft break-up by re-entering talks with Time Warner

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Yahoo's Sensible Response To Microsoft/Icahn Gang-Tackle: Nice Try--Now Put Money Where Mouth Is

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Xconomy

Icahn and Ballmer Strengthen Case for a Microsoft Takeover of Yahoo, but Lose Some Respect

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Valleywag

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Microsoft is open to Yahoo deal with Icahn's board, not Yang's

WebProNews Feed

Microsoft Willing To Deal With Icahn-Controlled Yahoo
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Techdirt

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