Though it’s still the most visited site in the world
Bing! Microsoft’s new search engine is done
June 3, 2009 2 Comments
Of course, to “google” something has become synonymous with the mere act of searching something on the Internet, but that hasn’t stopped other companies from developing their search programs. Last week, Microsoft rebranded their Live.com search engine as the curiously titled Bing. How does it hold up? After a few matched test searches, Bing is [...]
Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo! for $44.6 billion
Feb. 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
Microsoft announced Friday their decision to offer to buy Yahoo!, taking all outstanding shares for $31 each in what would be a monster $44.6 billion deal. It would be a 62 percent bonus to shareholders holding a stock valued at under $20 Thursday. Yahoo’s stock soared in early trading Friday, up over 50 percent at [...]