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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."

2 of 182 comments (clear)

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

    Where the heck did Yahoo get 1.63 Billion

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  2. 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.