Ever since the Google-Yahoo search advertising deal went sour, Yahoo has been left in a lurch yet again. Much like Microsoft decided not to buy Yahoo, Google has pulled out from the advertising deal that would have allowed Yahoo to run Google ads on its sites and that was worth an estimated $250 million to $450 million in the first year and up to $800 million annually thereafter for Yahoo. Google pulled out for fear of an investigation by the DOJ amidst talk of antitrust and competition issues.
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If you Google ‘recession proofing‘, you’ll find everything from recession proofing your job, life, diet, vacations, finances, wedding, retirement, etc. And, unlike other recession proof industries like healthcare, food, debt collection, tax filing, career services, energy, and tobacco, booze, porn, and gambling, high tech is not one of the recession proof industries. Most of us manage web sites, work on sites, and run businesses on sites. So, we are about to or are already walking a virtual tightrope. But before we all rush for the nearest exit, lets think about this for More»

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