The troubled Web giant used to be known for its innovative ways. To find a way to a brighter future, it could benefit from looking at its past.
Yahoo and Microsoft have announced plans to make their instant-messaging services interoperable in what analysts called a shot to market leader America Online's AOL Instant Messenger and a defensive jab to newcomer Google.
Google is still the most popular search engine for US users, but Yahoo has notched up success with its toolbar and Microsoft has racked up 30 percent growth.
Web portal Yahoo is planning to launch its own online music service later this year, despite its US$160 million purchase of Musicmatch announced this week, according to music industry sources.
A music company claiming to own the rights to Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" may have gotten more than it bargained for when it took on JibJab Media, the Web animators behind a wildly popular parody of the US presidential campaign.
The Web portal's plan to become a major Internet content player is treading water, despite its Hollywood credentials.
Google promises purity in its interface and results, but expect more ads, video links and AIM chat.
As the company reaches beyond its Internet search roots, critics ask whether success may breed an identity crisis.
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Instant messaging is often characterised as a frivolous application used mostly by home users. But its business use has increased dramatically in the past year, thanks to a plethora of IM features beyond text messaging.
The Web portal begins a campaign targeting IT managers who have banned its product at work.
Web portal MSN is testing a new search service that touts faster, tidier results, in what is the latest development in a fast-moving contest to help people find what they're looking for online.
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