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"Beyond the Search Box": The White Pleather Honeypot Smackdown

Kara Swisher in News on February 1, 2011 at 11:53 am PT

Perusing AOL’s leaked damn-the-journalism-full-speed-ahead business plan, BoomTown was a little late to the Microsoft Bing event this morning called “Farsight: Beyond the Search Box.” But things had certainly been cooking with gas when I walked into the meeting room at the University of San Francisco, including allegations of cheating, honeypot stings and a whole lot of insulting of the hosts. Schweeet!

It's Complicated, but MicroHoo Hasn't Fallen and Will Get Up (Now, Lay Off Jerry Yang)

Kara Swisher in News on October 28, 2009 at 6:34 pm PT

In what should come as a shock to almost no one, the detailed negotiations to complete the Microsoft and Yahoo search and online advertising final agreement are more complicated than its authors anticipated and are taking longer than expected to complete. Relax, folks–they’ll get done. But here’s a more important thing that should wrap up sooner than later: Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz’s gibes about former CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang’s tenure.