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2008-02-11T13:41:00.000-08:00

SAN FRANCISCO Yahoo Inc. spurned Microsoft Corp.'s USD44.6 billion takeover bid as inadequate Monday, betting that it can elicit a higher offer from the world's largest software maker or find another way to deliver a comparable payoff to its shareholders.

The rebuff by the slumping Internet pioneer had been widely anticipated after word of Yahoo's intention was leaked during the weekend.

In its formal response, Yahoo said its board had concluded Microsoft's unsolicited offer "substantially undervalues" the Sunnyvale-based company.
Yahoo indicated it could be lured to the negotiating table if Microsoft ups the ante, without mentioning the price it has in mind.

"The board of directors is continually evaluating all of its strategic options in the context of the rapidly evolving industry environment and we remain committed to pursuing initiatives that maximize value for all stockholders," Yahoo said in a statement.

Investors appeared confident that Microsoft wants Yahoo badly enough to raise the stakes. Yahoo shares rose 34 cents to USD29.54 in Monday's morning trading while Microsoft shares fell 46 cents to USD 28.10.

If Microsoft doesn't raise its offer, Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang assured employees in a Monday e-mail that the company is poised to rebound on its own and become a "must buy" in the $45 billion online advertising market.

"We have accomplished a great deal in a very short time," wrote Yang, a company co-founder who promised things would get better after he became CEO eight months ago. "Yahoo is a faster-moving, better organized, more nimble company well on its way to transforming the experiences of its users, advertisers, publishers and developers."

Just two days before Microsoft made its bid, Yang had warned Yahoo faced "headwinds" that made it unlikely the company's performance would improve significantly until 2009.
Yahoo's stock price had dropped by more than 40 percent in the three months leading to Microsoft's bid, valued at USD 31 per share when it was announced Feb. 1. The offer was 62 percent above Yahoo's market value at the time.

Many analysts believe Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft will eventually raise its bid to USD 35 toUSD 40 per share, sweetening the pot by USD5 billion to USD 12 billion in an effort to negotiate an amicable sale.

Microsoft was prepared to pay at least USD 40 per share for Yahoo a year ago, according to a person familiar with the talks between the two companies a year ago. Yahoo wasn't interested then because it was confident in its own strategy, said the person, who didn't want to be identified because Microsoft's 2007 offer was never publicly disclosed.

But a higher bid now could hurt Microsoft's own stock price, which has been slipping amid concerns that a Yahoo takeover could be more trouble than its worth. Microsoft's market value has plunged by more than USD 40 billion, or 14 percent, since the bid was made public.
Microsoft representatives didn't immediately respond to requests for comment Monday morning.

RBC Capital Markets analyst Jordan Rohan predicted Yahoo's board will have little choice but to sell the company if Microsoft raises its bid to USD 35 or USD 36 per share. "Yahoo management has already exhausted the patience of its largest, longest-suffering shareholders," Rohan wrote in a Monday note.

If it doesn't want to pay more money, Microsoft could take its original bid directly to Yahoo's shareholders. Microsoft's management began preparing for that possibility last week by meeting with some of Yahoo's major shareholders to rally support for its offer.

In a more extreme tactic, Microsoft could try to override Yahoo's board by trying to oust the current directors later this year — a risky maneuver that would likely create hard feelings that would make it more difficult to cobble the two businesses together if a deal were consummated.
Yahoo also could fend off Microsoft by exercising an antitakeover device, known as a "poison pill," that would issue more company shares to make a buyout too expensive to pull off.
Although its profits have been dwindling during the past two years, Yahoo still possesses one of the Internet's biggest audiences and most valuable franchises. Microsoft believes it can build on those assets to become a more formidable competitor to Google Inc., which now holds a commanding lead in the lucrative online search and advertising markets.

Yahoo has reportedly been exploring an advertising partnership with Google as one way to boost its profits and remain independent. The company also has been looking for other suitors that might be interested in countering Microsoft's bid, but so far no one has stepped forward.
By rejecting Microsoft's initial offer, Yahoo's board is running the risk that the company's stock will plunge below USD 20 per share again if its suitor decides to walk away.

That scenario would probably unleash a flood of shareholder lawsuits, intensifying the pressure on Yahoo's management team to deliver on a long-awaited turnaround that has been in the works for the past 18 months.

Source:Yahoo news-AP

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2008-01-21T00:08:00.000-08:00

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Domain Strategies - Taking Advantage Of An Unknown Marketing Resource

2008-01-15T07:20:00.000-08:00

Have you heard that all the great domains are taken? The secret is out! Thousands of great domain names expire every day.

Your domain is your website address, a.k.a. URL or universal resource locator.
What domain name you choose is an important part of your overall marketing plan. It should be relevant to your business and easy to remember. Keep in mind that your domain name is your internet identity, so choose wisely.

A domain name is much easier to remember then a bunch of numbers or letters, think of it as the text name that relates to your IP address. When your domain is typed into a browser the name server associates it with an IP address and your website is displayed by the browser.
So what domain name should you pick?

Some things to take into consideration are:
1. Is it easy to remember? Can someone type it in from memory?2. It should be easy to spell and should not contain more then 3 words.3. If possible, use keywords in your domain. Your domain name should relate to your business.4. Do not use numbers or hyphens.5. Stick with a .com extension if possible.

Keep it simple.
A well planned domain name is the first step to a successful marketing campaign. Three basic steps that you can take to make sure your domain is marketable are:

Step 1: Make a list of words that relate to your business. Then remove any words that are longer then 10 characters. You can also use phrases if they are short and easy to remember. There should be no spaces in the phrases. Once you have your list check to see if your possible domains are available.

Step 2: Go to any domain registrar and search for the domains on your list to see if they are available. GoDaddy is an excellent place to begin. A list of alternatives will appear for those domains that are not available. Go through all the names on your list and once done you will then have a list of possible domains for your business.
TIP: For business websites try and find relevant domain names with an extension of .com only. This extension is well known and is considered the default extension that people use if they do not know the correct one. Try not to overdue it and buy every known extension for your domain. When you are just beginning remember that domain fees are yearly so consider the lifelong cost of a good domain. For most of us one domain is enough.

Step 3: Once you know which names are available go to GoDaddy and register the domain names of your choosing.
TIP: Do not pay for hosting of your domains if you already have a website set up! Forward them.
Here is the cheapest ($10/year) and easiest way to set up forwarding of a domain name:
- Go to GoDaddy and register a domain name of your choosing. This is an easy step-by-step process. Just make sure you do not sign up for any extras that they offer you. The final price should be about $10.19.
- Once you have registered the domain (you will receive an email with your information), sign in to your GoDaddy account and go to "My Domain Names" under the "Domains" tab.
- Next click "Domain Forwarding" and then click on your domain name.
- Select "Enable" and then enter the URL of your existing website in the box. Click OK.
That is it! Very easy to do and now you can use your own domain for all your advertising!

Copyright 2008 Joe Rispoli

Things To Consider When Choosing A Web Hosting Service

2008-01-15T07:18:00.000-08:00

with your website nearing completion you may be now scouting around for a web hosting service to host your website after it has been completed. If this is so, you may have taken notice of the vast numbers of web hosting services that are available on the net for you to select from. What sets them all apart and is it just really their technical aspects that you should consider when choosing a web hosting service to host your website?

This is definitely something that you have to give consideration to and what you want to look at is the amount of bandwidth and the amount of gigabytes that they have to offer. Of course there is also the price of the various services as well that you will want to compare before you make your final selection. Are there other things that you can look for in a web hosting service though that you can use in gaging one against another?

The fact of the matter is that there is and due to the high level of competition between web hosting services some more then others will have other services and tools that they provide for their customers. You may want to consider selecting a website with an eye towards future SEO or what is also known as search engine optimization.

Search engine optimization is the process by which you construct and promote your website to enhance its placement and location in the various search engines on the Internet. The roadside of the Internet is littered with the corpses of websites that their owners thought would become successful all on their own without any form of promotion or SEO.

The fact of the matter is that the Internet is a highly competetive place to do busines in and no matter what genre your website is in, you can rest asssured that your competition is engaging in SEO and therefore, so should you if you plan to be competetive. One of the first tools that you will want to have at your disposal that a web hosting service can provide is a tool for researching your competition and planning the use of your keywords.

The importance of this tool can not be underestimated and it is of the utmost importance when engaging in SEO. One more thing that you will want to look into when shopping around for a hosting service is whether or not they currently create site maps and whether or not they automatically ping ASK, Yahoo and Google. This is an important service, because if they don't that means that you will have to do it yourself every time that you update your website or add another page to it.

One more tool that you will want your website hosting service to have is a tool for inspecting and reviewing web pages that will will also make suggestions for optimal SEO after you have submitted it. So you can see that there is a balancing game that you have to play when selecting a web hosting service and there is more then just price and technical aspects to consider.

Web Hosting Needs And Considerations For The Smaller Businesses

2008-01-15T07:09:00.000-08:00

Selecting a web host for a smaller business verses a larger business can be different in several ways, because often time a smaller businesses website is smaller and less complex then a website a larger business might have. Also, while a larger business can afford to “shoot the works” and can easily afford to pay for extra features and services that they may not even use, a smaller business owner will tend to like to keep a closer watch on the expenditures with regards to their web hosting services.

Just heading out blindly on the net looking for a web hosting service can be difficult, because there are so many of them and they all offer a wide variety of features and services as well as prices. It is for this reason that you need to study up a bit on web hosting services and come to a determination as to what you do and don't need in your web hosting service features and functions.

There are many basic plans that are in the $5 price range that you may qualify for if you are a small business owner but they have absolute minimum services and features. If you have a business website that has less than one-hundred pages and you don't plan on doing any Internet marketing then you may want to consider one of these easy to find “entry level” plans.
One of these entry level,plans would work great if your website is not going to have any streaming videos in it and is a basic and simple website. You might also want to consider what is referred to as shared hosting and these plans are in the $10 price range. Feature advantages of a shared hosting is that they have broader bandwidth and storage capacity compared to a standard plan.

If you are going to be using your website for Internet marketing then you will definitely want to give some thought to your strategy for SEO or search engine optimization. Far too many new Internet business people think that the products or service that they are going to market on the net are so in demand that they won't have to do much in the way of promoting, because they will “catch fire” and take off on their own.

This is almost virtually without exception a mistake and you will have to do some promoting of your website with SEO like it or not. You will have no problem locating a web hosting service that offers SEO services but it will cost you money. The other option is to do the SEO yourself in which case you will need certain tools made available by your web hosting service.
One thing that you will want to know is whether or not your hosting service currently creates site maps and if they automatically ping Yahoo, Google and Ask after you have upgraded or added a page to your website. There are a few other tools that you will need to have to do your own SEO but the best way to find out about them is to take the time to research SEO tools on the net and learn about them

by Andrew Scherer

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2008-01-13T22:41:00.000-08:00

Joomla is a template-based website builder. You build web pages based on available templates designed for Joomla. These templates can be downloaded for free or with a fee from many different sites on the Internet. If you are looking for a more professional template or one with personal touch, you can have a template customized per your specifications. It would be much better if you have the right knowledge in designing such templates so you can create your own.
Another thing to remember about Joomla is that the software is based on modules and positioning. The modules are the different contents of the web page. These modules can be positioned as desired.

The template serves as the background and reference point. Other modules and extensions can be added to the template and aligned or positioned depending on your preference. But for this particular tutorial, we will only discuss how to install a Joomla template. Choose a Template When you make a Google search on Joomla templates, you will get tons of websites offering different templates for free. Premium templates are offered upon subscription to their website. Browse through these sites and select the template you want to use for your site. Once you have chosen your preferred template, download the file to your computer. Usually, the file is a compressed or zipped file. There’s no need to extract the file. You can directly upload it to your Joomla site.

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2008-01-03T18:13:00.001-08:00

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2008-01-03T17:58:00.002-08:00

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2008-01-03T17:57:00.001-08:00

C is a general-purpose computer programming language developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie at the Bell Telephone Laboratories. Though ‘C’ was initially designed as a system implementation language, it is also widely used for applications.

C Language has also greatly influenced many other popular languages such as C++ which was originally designed as an extension of C. C++ is a general purpose programming language and is regarded as a mid-level language, since it comprises both high-level and low-level languages. C++ was developed by Dr. Bjarne Stroustrup in 1979 at Bell Labs as an enhancement to the programming language C.

C is therefore useful for many applications that have been coded in assembly language. C is one of the most effective and innovative of all computer languages. It is very simple to write programming in C language. It is also a powerful language that can yield solutions to many complex problems. In this modern world where new computer languages are introduced almost every day, and old languages get obsolete within short spans of time, C has come to stay for a longer period. There are many specialties in the C Language which has made it remain for a long time. There is hardly any language which can match the functionality and efficiency of the C language. It is almost invincible in the computer programming world. The recent years has seen great improvements in C/C++ development. It is not easy to learn C directly.

To become well-versed in C or C++ languages one should have a strong concept about the programming elements such as polymorphism, classes, inheritance etc. It is a language on which C++ is based upon. C# is also derived from C. And the ubiquitous Java is also the distant cousin of C. It shares the same programming concept and syntax of C. The C language facilitates rapid execution of concepts. C provides you access to the basic elements of the computer. It gives you direct access to the memory of your CPU through pointers. It also allows you to manipulate bits and bytes. Only few languages such as C++, Java, and C # can make use of Object Oriented Programming. Not all the programs need it even though it is a powerful tool. Such programs are still written in C. There are three types of languages such as High Level, Middle Level & Low Level. High level languages are user oriented, giving faster development of programs. Low level languages are machine oriented and they provide faster execution of programs. C is a middle level language because it combines the best part of high level language with low level language. C++ is considered as an extension of the programming language C.

The extension of programming language C to create C++ is obtained by adding classes to C. C++ programming language is highly flexible, versatile and very powerful. It is the most suited language for development of reusable programs, which are very important to keep the production cost minimum. Java Programming in Java is very similar to C/C++ development. It is object-oriented and well structured. It is very easy to learn if you know C or C++. C has been around for many years and has a great scope for development and improvement. Many people around the globe use C language, since it is one of the simplest and easiest of computer languages.

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