NEWS: Yahoo to Buy Ad Company in Bid to Compete With Google

Yahoo to Buy Ad Company in Bid to Compete With Google

Yahoo plans to acquire Right Media, a privately held...speculated that Yahoo would acquire control of Right Media to help it compete...business. By buying Right Media, analysts have said, Yahoo would accelerate...
April 30, 2007 - By MIGUEL HELFT 

Yahoo's Turnaround Said to Include Layoffs

...company, who discussed Yahoo's layoff plans on condition...hundreds. The last time Yahoo had sizable layoffs was...advertising specialists Right Media and BlueLithium and the...Zimbra. Mr. Yang and other Yahoo executives have said recently...
January 22, 2008 - By MIGUEL HELFT 

Can She Turn Yahoo Into, Well, Google?

...acquisition of Right Media, which Yahoo considers a success...percent stake in Right Media last October. By the time Yahoo decided to buy...company in April, Right Media's value had soared, forcing Yahoo to pay an additional...
July 1, 2007 - By MIGUEL HELFT