Jerry Yang Speaks, er, Writes! - Posted July 17, 2008
In recent weeks most of the talk about the operatic ins and outs of the Yahoo and Microsoft relationship have centered around what proxy battler Carl Icahn and Microsoft head Steve Ballmer have been up to, and the different ways Yahoo is finding to escape their evil clutches. But the... [FishBowlNY]

Jerry Yang Speaks, er, Writes! - Posted July 17, 2008
In recent weeks most of the talk about the operatic ins and outs of the Yahoo and Microsoft relationship have centered around what proxy battler Carl Icahn and Microsoft head Steve Ballmer have been up to, and the different ways Yahoo is finding to escape their evil clutches. But the... [FishBowlNY]

Yahoo, Microsoft and Google Take it to the Judge - Posted July 16, 2008
If only we could all take our bad relationship complaints directly to a congressional hearing. At an anti-trust hearing yesterday an exec for Microsoft — whose recent proposal to Yahoo was thrown back in their face — "painted an alarmist portrait" of Yahoo's outsourcing deal with Google saying if the... [FishBowlNY]

Icahn and Microsoft Fail to Charm Yahoo, Again - Posted July 14, 2008
It's back off-again. Over the week-end Yahoo rejected Carl Icahn and Microsoft's "take it or leave it" proposal, which required Yahoo to sell its search business to Microsoft, throw out its board and management, and hand control of the rest of the company to Carl Icahn. Not surprisingly even... [FishBowlNY]

Icahn Sweet Talks Microsoft Back to the Yahoo Table - Posted July 8, 2008
We're running out of relationship metaphors to describe the on-again, off-again business dealings between Yahoo, Microsoft and more recently, Carl Icahn. As it stands the trio appears to be somewhere between Three's Company and Melrose Place. Over the week-end reports surfaced that Icahn, who is currently waging a proxy... [FishBowlNY]

Forget the Shows--Let's Watch Ads! Firebrand Launches - Posted November 27, 2007
Firebrand.com is "an online destination to view the best TV commercials", should anyone feel sad and lonely enough to do so. It's the MTV of ads! Firebrand even has CJ's (commercial jockeys), the same way MTV had VJ's, who will contextualize the commercials as art and entertainment. Where are they finding... [FishBowlLA]

Battlestar Galactica On The Big Screen - Posted October 26, 2007
If you're wondering why that insufferable nerd in the cubicle next to you just snorted Diet Dr. Pepper out his nose, it's because he read this press release:... [FishBowlLA]

Red Vs. Blue--100th Episode Marks the End - Posted June 26, 2007
Red vs. Blue, the first and most famous machinima series, is going out with a surprise ending. Created by Burnie Burns and Rooster Teeth from Halo game footage, the series has run since April 2003. Wednesday is set for the final battle: The 15-minute final episode will... [FishBowlLA]

Will Microsoft Buy Yahoo? - Posted May 4, 2007
Microsoft is making noises and gestures to buy up Yahoo, according to Daniel Pimlott and James Politi in the Financial Times. Google would then have some serious competition for online ad dollars. What's left for Microsoft to buy?... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 16, 2007
Stealing Its Own Thunder: So much for understanding the media. CBS Corp. announced its "rapid evolution from an old-media titan into a powerful Internet player" with a "Rolling Thunder," a new online network that will partner with Microsoft, Comcast and Yahoo. They thought the news was all anyone would talk about.... [FishBowlLA]

Canadian Cartoonist Convinced Bill Gates Controls Spam, Created Dilbert and Stalks People On-line - Posted February 3, 2007
Microsoft had better watch out: Canadian cartoonist Christina Lane is wise to their sneaky ways. From the blog, Purple Planet: It doesn't take a genius to see that the entire entertainment business is presently wired into either Apple or Microsoft consoles, and that you Americans need the income you get from selling... [FishBowlLA]

Canadian Cartoonist Convinced Bill Gates Controls Spam, Created Dilbert and Stalks People On-line - Posted February 3, 2007
Microsoft had better watch out: Canadian cartoonist Christina Lane is wise to their sneaky ways. From the blog, Purple Planet: It doesn't take a genius to see that the entire entertainment business is presently wired into either Apple or Microsoft consoles, and that you Americans need the income you get from selling... [FishBowlLA]