Archive for April, 2008

Does anyone really think Yahoo is worth anything anymore? Seriously? Let’s think about this. What was the last original idea to come out of Yahoo?

[scene from Ferris Bueller's Day Off is shown here]

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

It seems the only thing “original” coming out of Yahoo is in the form of threats. If you haven’t heard, TechCrunch is reporting that Yahoo has removed a video posted by Loren Feldman because of a complaint from Scorpio Music. Here is the video:

Apparently, Scorpio Music sent a DCMA notice to Yahoo, and Yahoo pulled the video from their server. The complaint claims that the video infringes on copyrighted material they control. Yahoo also threatened to take further action against Feldman. WTF? The puppets sang a line from YMCA, isn’t that considered fair use? It’s not like anyone was caught holding a box cutter or anything.

To answer your questions, Yes, the video was a parody. That was not really the construction guy from the Village People. No, the complaint was not a parody. You can read the complaint at TechCrunch. Yes, it was stupid. The whole situation is stupid. Oh, and you can see more at interviews from Shel Israel at shelisrael.com

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How much is your company really worth when the company trying to take it over decides to lower their bid?

Microsoft Corp is evaluating its bid for Yahoo Inc because the Internet company may have lost value since Microsoft made its offer, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.

The news, first reported by Reuters, sent Yahoo shares down more than 5 percent in extended trade.

After weeks of silence, recent comments from various sources to journalists suggest the software maker is hardening its stance and pushing Yahoo for action.

Ain’t it funny how everyone thinks the acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft will ruin Yahoo, yet just a couple months ago everyone said Yahoo was worthless anyway?

I wouldn’t pay money for Yahoo. Then again, I wouldn’t pay money for a lot of things. You’d need a magnifying glass to see all the valuable assets Yahoo has to offer the world.

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This is pretty impressive news if you ask me. Anyone who can beat Wal-Mart is a force to be reckoned with. Of course, even with an iPod, I don’t buy my music from Apple. Maybe soon though.

Apple Inc.’s iTunes online music store vaulted past Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in February to become the top overall music retailer in the U.S., a market research firm said Thursday.

Best Buy Co. was ranked behind Wal-Mart and iTunes, with Amazon.com and Target tied for the fourth spot in January and February, according to consumer surveys conducted by The NPD Group.

The firm tabulated units sold, counting every 12 digital downloads as one CD. It did not count sales revenue, nor mobile music sales.

They counted 12 songs as one CD? Is that the average now per CD? Wow. No wonder people are sick of paying all that money for the actual CD. Is it really news though, that iTunes is the place to go for music? I wonder when I’ll be able to purchase my car insurance at Wal-Mart. Kidding!

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