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AOL’s BlueString now compatible with Photobucket, Picasa and Webshots23rd April 2008 5:50 pm AOL The guys at Mashable have written a report on AOL’s media and photo app : “First introduced by AOL last year, BlueString is a service that offers users to create media collages with photo, video, and music components in a sort of iPhoto-meets-iMovie fashion, albeit with a more simple set of controls to mold and edit one’s mashups. The ability to use BlueString to easily share such creations is certainly its strongest selling point. And because it incorporates a number of features of AOL’s Xdrive online storage service, BlueString can double as a cloud-based media management utility. Now AOL is announcing BlueString’s compatibility with outside services, namely Photobucket, Picasa Web Albums, and Webshots, giving users the option to access photographs and videos previously uploaded to those sites without having to upload duplicate files to BlueString stored on a local drive. Of course, AOL has accomplished this expansion in BlueString’s power set by putting to use APIs made available by Google, Photobucket (now a MySpace entity), and Webshots.” Read the full report here : AOL’s BlueString Connects To Photobucket, Picasa, and Webshots comScore data shows Google growth still strong21st April 2008 1:25 pm AOL comScore data released today shows that despite fears over the health of the Google and it’s online advertising division it is still going strong and increasing it’s share of the search engine market. According the figures published Google upped its share of core searches from 59.2% the previous month to 59.8%, an increase of 0.6% Overall the total number of searches done in March was up 9% with Google outstripping this trend with with a 10% gain. Yahoo retained it’s strong second position with MSN & Live in third place and AOL & Ask in 4th and 5th position. Full figures available here at comScore’s website : comScore Releases March 2008 U.S. Search Engine Rankings Would you like to know more about the internet search market? If so, contact Hit Search, SEMPO accredited Search Engine Optimisation and Pay Per Click specialists, on 0845 643 9289. Remember, its a big world out there, make sure you become visible. The Times : Yahoo! set to revive merger talks with AOL after rejecting hostile takeover.18th February 2008 10:41 am AOL The Times, London : Yahoo! is seeking to restart merger talks with AOL as a means of defending itself against the $45 billion (£23 billion) hostile bid approach from Microsoft, The Times has learnt. It is understood that Yahoo! and its team of advisers from Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, the US investment banks, have spent the past week evaluating possible tie-ups with media and technology firms that would save it from being swallowed by Microsoft. It is also understood that one option being explored is to restart merger talks with AOL, the online business owned by Time Warner. Tie-ups with groups such as Google or Disney are also being considered. Although Yahoo! and AOL previously failed to join forces because of differences over price, it is hoped that the urgency created by an unwelcome approach from Microsoft and an impending economic downturn will spur the two into new talks. Google, which offered support to Yahoo! when the Microsoft approach was made public, also has a 5 per cent stake in AOL. Jerry Yang, co-founder of Yahoo!, will today tell Wall Street that his board has rejected the software giant’s cash-and-shares proposal because it significantly undervalues the company. It is believed that the Yahoo! board will not even consider starting talks with Microsoft unless the suitor group offers at least $12 billion more, representing a share price value of more than $40. Currently, Microsoft has proposed paying $31 in cash and shares, valuing Yahoo! at just under $45 billion. Microsoft had proposed to pay Yahoo! shareholders up to half in cash and the rest with Microsoft shares. A source close to Yahoo!’s thinking told The Times: “All they [Microsoft] are trying to do is pick off the company on the cheap. They’re trying to steal it. And the board is not going to let that happen. They have gone for a valuation that reflects the five-year low of the stock.” The source added: “It would have to be in the 40s to start talking, and we would have to get over regulatory issues. It would have to be an offer that would give Jerry Yang something to stand on a podium and smile about.” Yahoo! came to its decision at a meeting of its board on Friday night.The rejection may raise eyebrows, since Microsoft’s bid proposal valued Yahoo! at a 62 per cent premium to its closing price the day before the offer was made public on February 1. Such a rejection would suggest that Mr Yang is prepared to argue to shareholders that he is capable of boosting Yahoo!’s share price by at least 62 per cent if the company stays independent. It is understood that today’s announcement will not include any firm talks with other media firms. Subscribe To Our RSS Feed! 
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