http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/internet Internet - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1105222?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Microsoft (MSFT) is lining up partners to buy Yahoo! (YHOO) and this time it is very likely to get what it...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:08:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1105222?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104917?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Many moons ago I wrote a piece for Men's Journal -- yes, that's just the kind of renaissance guy I am -- on the joys of cycle-climbing. I had originally planned on chronicling my effort to do the equivalent of the Seven Summits of biking; that is, c... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:03:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104917?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104441?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 On today s SquawkBox (June 30), we talked a lot about the changes at Microsoft and what may be next for the company.With Bill Gates formally departing Microsoft (see his farewell speech), much of the conversation has been about what comes next ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:52:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104441?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104550?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 CNN makes a spelling mistake. Mine mostly have to do with numbers. This morning, on an earlier blog post, I mistook $2,100,000 for $2.1 billion.As far as basic math mistakes go, that one was a winner. Though I fixed it, the error still felt like a fa... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:45:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104550?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1104764?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 This morning Microsoft [NASDAQ:MSFT] confirmed rumors that it will be acquring Powerset, a Bay Area-based company specializing in natural language Web search. According to press materials, Redmond's strategy is to incorporate Powerset's proprietary t... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:03:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1104764?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1104655?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 $$$ You blew my mind too, Kevin Rose-- Barry Diller [NewsGroper]$$$ How to Increase the Value of Yahoo! (YHOO), Revisited [LoSC]$$$ Winners & Losers in Bank of America's Purchase of Countrywide [DealJournal]$$$ This Week in Duh : Domestic Auto Sale... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:58:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1104655?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/1105011?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 I don t want to get all patriotic on you or anything, but I came across a couple of tributes to our home and native land (okay my home and native land anyway) and they were sufficiently funny and yet true at the same time that I couldn t help... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:14:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/1105011?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104935?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Microsoft s (MSFT) search plan apparently revolves around semantics. The software giant picked up Powerset, a natural language search provider for an undisclosed sum. Will it be enough to close its yawning Google (GOOG) (and even Yahoo) (YHOO) sear... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:31:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104935?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1104371?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Apollo Group Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) is seeing shares surge in after-hours after the company posted better than expected earnings. The for-profit and online...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:46:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/247-wall-street/1104371?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 I have various proprietary tools I have created to track layoffs, and they are all through the roof right now. Admittedly the tools have only been around for one economic cycle, but the explosion in layoffs I've been observing over the last ten days ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:35:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104811?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Last week, OStatic noted the rumor, first reported by VentureBeat, that Microsoft intended to buy Silicon Valley semantic search engine Powerset for $100 million. Lo and behold, Microsoft and Powerset are confirming today that an acquisition agreemen... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:29:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104811?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1104773?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Microsoft is trying to. It's up on PeerToPatent and you can comment on this patent application (and the USPTO will presumably listen to you) if you'd like to help keep the world free of really silly software patents. Following is the abstract. ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:06:59 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/feld-thoughts/1104773?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1104464?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 BOTTOM LINE: The Portfolio is higher into the final hour on gains in my Medical longs, Internet longs, Computer longs, Biotech longs and Emerging Market shorts. I took profits in a long and a short...[[ This is only a summary. Visit Between the Hedg... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:43:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/between-the-hedges/1104464?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1104658?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Yesterday, we broke down Yahoo's proxy presentation to shareholders in their attempt at setting the record straight. MarketWatch, Henry Blodget, and Portfolio have additional takes on the presentation. All seem to be in agreement that Yahoo blew t... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:31:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-breaker/1104658?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104949?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 For the past week, anybody going to this page at Seeking Alpha has found a blog entry that isn't there. There are 42 comments, untouched. But the actual blog entry, we're told, has been removed, pending investigation of claims of material inaccuraci... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:21:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104949?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/1105012?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Update:The much-rumoured Microsoft acquisition of natural-language search startup Powerset is now official, with a statement from MSFT and one from Powerset. Mike Arrington says that sources close to the deal tell him the rumoured $100-million ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:04:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/1105012?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1104648?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Nearly two months have passed since Microsoft pulled the plug on its bid for Yahoo. It now looks as if the deal has little hope of being resurrected, even with Carl Icahn threatening to oust Yahoo s board. But analysts at Citigroup say they see ano... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:24:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1104648?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/howard-lindzon/1104898?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Chartreuse just unvelied his involvement in Instablogs.com which is cool for a quick tour around the globe from a citizen journalist perspective.They are doing web video as well.Great project and ambitious undertaking. I hope it s a great succes... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:55:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/howard-lindzon/1104898?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104953?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Oh-ohhhhh Do you remember that day (That sunny day) When you first came my way I said no one could take your place And if you get hurt (If you get hurt) By the little things I say I can put that smile back on your face Ooo and it s alright and it ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:19:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1104953?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/1105013?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 It s been a veritable geek flash-mob in more ways than one since Google announced that it will now be able to search and index Flash files on the Web, thanks to a special player that Adobe has created for it and Yahoo to use. The player eff... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:10:18 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mathew-ingram/1105013?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104761?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 The fact that Microsoft (MSFT) stock has been a bollinger band traders dream for the last six years is no fluke. People have been waiting for the XP Killer Windows Vista to come out for some time. Now it is out and Microsoft is still trading in the... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:19:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104761?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104551?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 (Image credit: Money-rx.com)Skimping on food and fuel? Guess you re not in the $2 million dollar lunch club. On Friday, the head of a Chinese investment fund submitted a winning bid of $2,110,100 in an annual charity auction on eBay to share a meal... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:12:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104551?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104552?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 6,000 cheaters in medical school would be a catastrophe. An equal number at law school would be disturbing. But at business school, heck, it s just a case of students mimicking their role models, right? Only if they knew they were in the wrong. GM... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:51:17 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104552?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104971?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 This is a Big Deal. Now, I want to know: how will Flash files be ranked? Any ideas? Adobe is a major competitor to Microsoft in this front. How will Microsoft make Silverlight searchable? And will Google index all both equally? (My take: Oh yes it wi... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:18:35 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104971?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104972?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Google rebranded its Performics affiliate network, which it acquired as part of Doubleclick, as Google Affiliate Network, apparently sometime over the past few days.I say apparently because I can't find any actual Google press release on the subj... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:38:11 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104972?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104496?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Interesting looking book flagged by the WSJ, called Confessions of a Subprime Lender. The story is told by Richard Bitner, who founded his own subprime mortgage company right as the industry was taking off. Over five years, the company boomed. Confe... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:30:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104496?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1104987?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 While Hitwise was announcing YouTube has taken share to its largest lead, 75% of traffic to all video sites, two funding announcements came out. Veoh took in $30 million earlier this month and Chinese video site Youku received $40 million this week... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:29:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1104987?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104497?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 In the beginning of June, I noted that Lehman Brothers (LEH) was reiterating a sell signal on the Fusion IQ ranking system. So too was CIT Group (CIT).Lehman closed at $19.81, and is now at an eight year low on Take-under speculation. CIT is $6.8... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:15:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1104497?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104818?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 My gut reaction to the news that AOL s Platform A would offer a guaranteed CPM (cost per thousand) for applications developers building widgets for Facebook and Bebo was that it s a subsidy and subsidies are an unnatural and bad thing for busine... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:46:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104818?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104556?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 (Image credit: UK Daily Mail)Want to know your true net worth? The friendly buyers on eBay might be able to give you a more realistic idea than your balance sheets: Ian Usher, a British immigrant to Australia, put everything he owned as well as intro... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:16:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104556?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104975?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 From Dare's blog, a posit that folks are leaving Google for Microsoft, driven by his anecdotal observations and blog post from a guy named Sergey Solyanik:So why did I leave?There are many things about Google that are not great, and merit improvement... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:37:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104975?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1104989?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 News from the folks at Real that Rhapsody will be going DRM free, but only for songs purchased. The subscription content will still be protected. Good move for Real but somewhat late. While there's some nice stuff, such as the ability to listen to 25... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:28:42 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1104989?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104976?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 If you have the time, and the will, read this from Adam at Fortune. It's one Yahoo employee's rant about the ongoing turmoil...and it's really, really dark humor. Really, really dark. As someone who has, in a minor key, been through really tough time... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:27:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104976?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104929?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Here is a sneak peek at some links from my weekly weekend reading column over at TheStreet.com: TED spread is widening again (Bloomberg) Barclay's warns of financial storm as Fed's credibility tumbles (Telegraph) Will agri-business be the... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:59:52 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1104929?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mark-evans/1105007?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 First, I m not a regular Friendfeed user.In theory, I get the idea of having everything (RSS feeds, Twitter, blog posts, comments, etc.) aggregated in one, convenient place - something described as social media aggregation. It makes sense as the di... Sun, 29 Jun 2008 07:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mark-evans/1105007?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104822?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Christophe Bisciglia, Senior Software Engineer at Google, talks to NewTeeVee s Chris Albrecht at our Structure 08 conference and discusses how Google is bring cloud computing to academia including the National Science Foundation.Google gives academ... Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:56:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104822?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/carlfutia.com/1104597?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Here is a copy of the cash S&P chart you can find by clicking on the MY CHART LIST link you see on the right hand side of this blog.I again think that the market is starting to build a base which can support a rally to 1500. The first step should be ... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:09:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/carlfutia.com/1104597?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peridot-capitalist/1105131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 After seeing that Yahoo (YHOO) was able to reject a hostile bid from Microsoft (MSFT), claiming the offer was inadequate despite the fact that it clearly was quite adequate, Anheuser-Busch (BUD) has apparently decided to use the same approach in it... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/peridot-capitalist/1105131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104978?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 ... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:35:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104978?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104558?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 (Image credit: NCTimes.com)Are these jobs crazy, or are the people writing the ads crazy? You decide:1. Alaska: I Need a Tiger Strong Office Manager No whimps need apply. If you really want to work, take charge and care about your job and the company... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:24:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104558?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Image by Getty Images via DaylifeToday we wrapped up some of the big stories of the week.We started with iPhone. The rumors are still rolling strong. For instance, iTunes 7.7 reputedly has code allowing a remote control app for iPhone / iPod Touc... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:27:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1104443?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104979?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 (A trail on Mt. Tam)(Cross posted from the FM blog)In the past few years, the weekend has taken on a new meaning for me. In short, it's now defined by work. The weekend is when I catch up on work I can't get done during the week, in particular work t... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:22:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104979?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1104992?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 I ve been working with my colleague Ed Kountz on a global payments report we ve just finished up a webtrack that looks at the different payment online methods offered by both global and local retailers in Europe and Asia. Not surprisingly, lo... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:24:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/jupiter-research/1104992?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104559?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 When I graduated from college and went to work in consulting I was told from the earliest days of my internship to pick something and stick with it. Jack of all trades, master of none, I was told. I had to choose whether I d be a generalist with a... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:28:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1104559?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1104508?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Our friend Patchie has written up his analysis of the take-down of Bear Stearns, calling the blog Cannibalism on Wall Street. Yes, he says that Humungous Bank & Broker (HB&B) and their hedgie friends are to blame as they will devour their own to turn... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:36:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1104508?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104980?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Increasingly, when I talk to folks in the industry, and they ask me my view on search, I say the above. In search, it's over, Google wins. WIth Yahoo flailing, and Microsoft hiding in the weeds, search is slouching toward a natural monopoly. We may a... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:07:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104980?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mark-evans/1105010?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 As much as the ongoing Yahoo-Microsoft soap opera and Microsoft s apparent acquisition of Powerset are dominating the headlines, a particularly fascinating development is ICANN s decision to radically liberalize the top-level domain structu... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:49:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mark-evans/1105010?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104209?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 From the Journal: Yahoo Inc. announced plans to centralize is product development to drive more global revenue as it tries to beat back concerns about its ability to compete as an independent company.The new blueprint shifts more responsibility to tw... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:18:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/john-batelles-search-blog/1104209?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1104268?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Mobile-only social network MocoSpace announced today that it generated over 1.5 billion pageviews in May. That s a larger number than rival MySpace Mobile s 1.4 billion pageviews for the month of March. MocoSpace s numbers also indicate a 50 pe... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:09:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/silicon-beat/1104268?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104163?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40 Yesterday, at our Structure08 conference we launched our newest effort, GigaOM Briefings. We launch with our first briefing on Cloud Computing, which has been written by Alistair Croll, whose work you know from our site. So what are our Briefings? Br... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:47:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1104163?rsstype=populararticles&cid=40