Yahoo's time for a new round of job cuts have been identified. According to the plan, the company will start on December 10 on a global scale layoffs. Yahoo in the Oct. 21 release in the third quarter of fiscal time announced that the company will lay off before the end of the year by 10%, which means the company at least 1430 people before Christmas to leave Yahoo.
The source said that the current round of job cuts, Yahoo will continue to be the world number 10% of the total number of employees. However, if the deterioration of the prospects of the company may be forced to carry out further layoffs. The source said Yahoo is unlikely to present once again announced massive layoffs, because the rate cuts would result in too general to a certain extent. Yahoo so far from the founder of the company has not experienced such a scale layoffs.
The source said that although Yahoo co-founder, Jerry Yang, CEO and president Susan Decker (Sue Decker) will be forced to leave the news spread, but there can be sexual, Jerry Yang and Decker The layoffs will not be in left. At present, both of the above for Yahoo's long-term development plans, which may include Time Warner's America Online Internet sector (AOL) deal.
It is reported that Yahoo and Time Warner merger is still on America Online to discuss the issue, but the price has been unable to reach an agreement on the issue. The two companies from the news that Time Warner would like to 6,000,000,000 U.S. dollars of the sale price of America Online, Yahoo, but the only hope of not more than 3,000,000,000 U.S. dollars of the purchase price of AOL.
As the stock price since Microsoft Yahoo announced Yahoo acquisition to give up after falling sharply, so if the deal with Time Warner, part of the transaction may be convertible by the way. In addition, if the success of the two companies merge, then there will be more people will lose their jobs because of business overlap.
Yahoo's stock price Friday in Nasdaq trading practices in the industry to close at 10.82 U.S. dollars, representing close down 0.33 U.S. dollars, a decrease of 2.96 percent. In after-hours trading, Yahoo shares rose 0.03 U.S. dollars, or 0.28 percent, to close at 10.85 U.S. dollars. Over the past 52 weeks, Yahoo's stock price as low as 9.76 U.S. dollars, up to 30.25 U.S. dollars. Yahoo's current share price, Yahoo is only the market value of 150 million.
Friday, November 14, 2008
YouTube will grant Jordan Queen Video Awards
Well-known video site YouTube announced that it will grant Jordan Queen Rania Abdullah YouTube Video Awards.
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley said on the 13th, this Prize was awarded to Queen Rania, because she is not only through the online video the way it is committed to the elimination of the Arab and Islamic world, misunderstanding and prejudices, but also because of her Video works full of inspiration.
YouTube Video Awards was established in recognition of this global platform to use YouTube to promote social progress.
Queen Rania said: "YouTube We encourage active participation in global exchanges, to pass out our voices, so that we can show self-promote mutual understanding and eliminate obstacles. Can be won this award I am deeply honored."
Queen Rania in March this year in the creation of YouTube podcast. So far, her podcast page has nearly 300 million people, more than 43,000 messages.
It is reported that this is the first time YouTube awarded the prizes and awards celebration will be 22 this month, San Francisco, held in the United States and the global broadcast online.
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley said on the 13th, this Prize was awarded to Queen Rania, because she is not only through the online video the way it is committed to the elimination of the Arab and Islamic world, misunderstanding and prejudices, but also because of her Video works full of inspiration.
YouTube Video Awards was established in recognition of this global platform to use YouTube to promote social progress.
Queen Rania said: "YouTube We encourage active participation in global exchanges, to pass out our voices, so that we can show self-promote mutual understanding and eliminate obstacles. Can be won this award I am deeply honored."
Queen Rania in March this year in the creation of YouTube podcast. So far, her podcast page has nearly 300 million people, more than 43,000 messages.
It is reported that this is the first time YouTube awarded the prizes and awards celebration will be 22 this month, San Francisco, held in the United States and the global broadcast online.
Microsoft launched the "Silk Road Project" to speed up the development of Live Search
Microsoft Thursday announced a project called "Silk Road Project", hopes the project will be content management systems and integrated advertising sales, to accelerate the development of Live Search.
Microsoft said that the project called "Silk Road" because Microsoft will be the project to the Internet community to promote Live Search, which is similar to the ancient Silk Road to promote technical and cultural exchanges and innovation.
Microsoft hopes the "Silk Road Project" to promote the innovation of the Internet.
Through the "Silk Road Project", developers can use their own Web site Live Search, and search results in their own way like the arrangement, or to meet a certain Internet Protocol. This will allow developers of the Web site has been optimized to enhance the user's search experience.
"Silk Road Project" to developers to provide a wide range of new features in Live Search. For example, when the search engine can not return search results, developers can "404 Error" re-definition of the interface, this page provides other functions so as to ensure that the user is still at the site on their own. In addition, the search results to include keywords with related pictures, news and other Web content.
"Silk Road Project" is still in Beta testing. Microsoft hopes to have more Internet publishers to participate in the project and provide feedback in order to improve.
Microsoft said that the project called "Silk Road" because Microsoft will be the project to the Internet community to promote Live Search, which is similar to the ancient Silk Road to promote technical and cultural exchanges and innovation.
Microsoft hopes the "Silk Road Project" to promote the innovation of the Internet.
Through the "Silk Road Project", developers can use their own Web site Live Search, and search results in their own way like the arrangement, or to meet a certain Internet Protocol. This will allow developers of the Web site has been optimized to enhance the user's search experience.
"Silk Road Project" to developers to provide a wide range of new features in Live Search. For example, when the search engine can not return search results, developers can "404 Error" re-definition of the interface, this page provides other functions so as to ensure that the user is still at the site on their own. In addition, the search results to include keywords with related pictures, news and other Web content.
"Silk Road Project" is still in Beta testing. Microsoft hopes to have more Internet publishers to participate in the project and provide feedback in order to improve.
Google Kingsoft WPS by the end of this year will be available for download
According to the condition of anonymity to sources, the new version of WPS will join the search, the search is not a user search the Internet, but local search documents, and is a partner Google. The local search is not a document like "Google Desktop" then? Google Desktop Search is a local sidebar + software, this software, users can use Google as the search page to find Internet content, easy to find with this computer's word, excel, chats, and so on. However, Google's software because of a policy reasons, may be looking for local content will involve national security and has not entered the Chinese market, if integrated Kingsoft WPS song book-search machine, it will be Google Desktop into the curve China's market, although the "curve", but it will be an instant Chinese occupation of the computer desktop, is a good opportunity.
Another new version of Kingsoft WPS functions, and Google will also be relevant. July this year, Google introduced a paper template function, Google offers a number of commonly used templates, users will provide a lot of beautiful document templates to other users sharing a common use. A new version of Kingsoft WPS, will offer this feature. In the user to upload their own templates and administrator, after review, will be shared WPS Jinshan to all users.
Kingsoft WPS new version is expected to be launched at the end of this year, the sources said will come true? Let us wait and see.
Another new version of Kingsoft WPS functions, and Google will also be relevant. July this year, Google introduced a paper template function, Google offers a number of commonly used templates, users will provide a lot of beautiful document templates to other users sharing a common use. A new version of Kingsoft WPS, will offer this feature. In the user to upload their own templates and administrator, after review, will be shared WPS Jinshan to all users.
Kingsoft WPS new version is expected to be launched at the end of this year, the sources said will come true? Let us wait and see.
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