Archive for June, 2008
YaHoopla!
Yahoo and Microsoft are in the news again.
In May it came out that the two were discussing just selling SOME of Yahoo! to the Redmond-based software giant.
This week Yahoo announced a host of new ad deals in an effort to appease all the stockholders who wanted to them to give in and give it up to Megasoft (short-sighted anyone?), but admitted they are still negotiating with The Software Company Who Shall Not Be Named.
Yahoo! management and the disgruntled moneygrubbers stockholders will have their big showdown at the just announced August 1, 2008 annual shareholders meeting.
As someone who uses way more Yahoo than she wants to admit, and who does NOT want to use anymore of that other company’s software than she has to, I’ll be keeping an eye on this.
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Enjoy and Happy Summer!
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Gas Prices Impacting the Way People Get to Work
Yep, it’s true.
More and more people are carpooling and taking advantage of public transportation. Some folks are buying more fuel-efficient or alternative fuel cars.
Some people are adding both health and environmental benefits to their gas-saving measures by walking or biking to work.
Others are taking the truly drastic measure of looking for a new job closer to their home! For more info and statistics, check out this article at accountingweb.com.
There’s a reason the only fuel I need to get to work is coffee 