Yahoo Bidders Come in at $16.50 to $17.50, With Plan to Keep Jerry Yang on Board

As the Yahoo turns, the board finally gets down to brass tacks of a possible deal.
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AT&T Says Its Merger Withdrawal Beat Out FCC to Hearing Vote

AT&T Inc. said it withdrew its application with the Federal Communications Commission for approval of its planned T-Mobile USA takeover before commissioners had the opportunity to vote on a proposal to send the merger to a hearing for approval.

Vote for Who Will Stay in Conan’s 25,000-Square-Foot Studio, Using Airbnb

Three weeks ago, Conan O’Brien listed his “cozy and charming” 25,000-square-foot Burbank, Calif., studio on Airbnb, the start-up that rents out any type of housing to anyone on the Internet.
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“Googorola” Triumphs in Snarky Nickname Poll Over $12.5B Bid

The results are in for AllThingsD‘s survey of readers to determine the best moniker for Google’s pending acquisition of Motorola Mobility.
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With Yahoo Shares Dropping Below $15, Will Shareholder Patience Collapse Too?

Yahoo’s stock in on a downward slide again, just in time for its annual meeting next week. So, WWSD (What will shareholders do)?
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How About #Dontvoteforme, So BoomTown Gets the No. 140 Spot in Time's Tweet-Off

Yes, it is perverse, but I really want to come in dead last in Time magazine’s “140 Best Twitter Feeds.” Why? Well, there’s no way I am getting near the top with the likes of Sarah Palin and Lady Gaga in the same list, so I felt the 140th–get it?–slot on a Twitter poll is the next best thing to aim for.

EBay Unveils Crowd-Sourced Exclusive Fashion Collection

For the first time, eBay is letting consumers dictate the contents of the next designer fashion collection that it will sell exclusively online.

ISS Calls for Apple CEO Succession Plan

Apple doesn’t want to divulge its executive succession plan, but it may soon have to. With CEO Steve Jobs on indefinite medical leave for an undisclosed condition and the company’s annual meeting scheduled for Feb. 23, support is growing for a shareholder proposal that would require Apple to explain what it plans to do should Jobs step down.

Wall Street Welcomes the Content Farm: Demand Media Supersizes Its IPO

It’s the first big-name Web company to go public in a very, very long time. And there was enough appetite for Demand to sell more shares, at a higher price, than it had planned. Now everyone else gets to vote.

Winklevii Vs. Zuck: Who'd You Rather?

Google Raises Bid for On2, Just a Bit

The Cable Guys Ask for Some Love

IBM Shrugs Off Econalypse