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Yahoo Buys Overture for $1.63 Billion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-a-lotta-yahooey dept.

securitas writes "Today Yahoo announced it plans to buy search technology company Overture for $1.63 Billion. The move is seen as a way to compete with rivals like Google and MSN, especally in the paid search and advertising category. This takeover occurs following this article about Google and Overture's race to secure partners for its paid search advertising. Other reoprts at CNN Money, ZDNet/CNet, AP via the Washington Post, Reuters, Bloomberg and Dow Jones via Yahoo. Press release at Overture and Yahoo."

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  1. Yahoo -- Overture by luckybob83 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where the heck did Yahoo get 1.63 Billion

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  2. Oh, great. by gazbo · · Score: 2, Funny
    So Yahoo buys overture, then they buy Altavista. Meanwhile MS buys Google and they completely swarm Yahoo and so buy them out. Who knows where ebay fits into this whole thing?

    Is this the kind of monopolistic world we want?

  3. Wrong heading?? by jkrise · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yahoo! Buys! Overture! for! $1.63! Billion!!

    There.. .now it's fine.:-)

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  4. Names make no real sense... by The1stMentor · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did anyone notice how popular search engines have names that don't make any sense? What the hell is "Google" or "Yahoo!" (Yes I know google means something but it sounds like it fell out of a gooses ass.) on the other hand check out www.yahooters.com

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  5. news.google.com by presroi · · Score: 5, Funny
    I just checked news.google.com and it says:
    Your search - Overture Yahoo - did not match any documents.
    No pages were found containing "Overture".

    Suggestions:
    - Make sure all words fit our corporate standards.
    - Try different companies.
    - Try more general keywords.
    - Try fewer annoyance.
    Also, you can browse today's headlines on the Google News homepage. There never was a company called Overture. Go away.
  6. Who designed Overture's home page animation? by release7 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can't really say anything intelligent about this buyout except that I got spooked out by that slow zoom the woman with the vacant stare with with those ominous dark clouds in the background? I think this merger is doomed.

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  7. Re:Uhh, great. Who's Overture? by simong_oz · · Score: 2, Funny

    they are more of a pay-per-click advertising technology [...] Or, you could just _check_it_out_ [overture.com] for yourself

    wait, first you tell me that they're an online ad agency and then you expect me to click on the link to their homepage? Talk about death by a million pop-ups.

    sheesh ... how gullible do you think I am ... oh, damn ... wait, no please, not more ads ... noooo, somebody make it stop ...

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  8. Re:This isn't what Yahoo needs by AstroDrabb · · Score: 2, Funny
    Some have compared AllTheWeb's results to those of Google.
    And some have compared Koko the gorilla's paintings to that of Picasso. I don't see your point.
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