It’s Tues, so you’d better believe you’re getting some news. Thanks again for stopping by in an effort to better yourself with vital information, pertinent to the search engines. The next time you find yourself at a black tie function discussing Internet current events, you can thank the Tues News for your newfound nuggets of wisdom. Let’s take a look at those nuggets, shall we? The big story this week is that Jerry “Chief Yahoo” Yang is out as CEO of the company he helped to create. As a result, Yahoo stock is up, rumors of a Microsoft takeover are reemerging, and the search for a new leader is beginning. The board has spoken and it sure seems like the days of an independent Yahoo are numbered. YouTube is awesome. There is no doubt about that. However, it’s much more awesome, to date, as a vehicle for time wasting than as a driver of revenue. Never before has this been more obvious than when it was announced that Hulu will soon catch YouTube in total revenue. When you look at the difference between Hulu and YouTube in terms of traffic, it is nearly impossible to imagine that the revenue numbers could ever be similar, but that’s what the newsman says! Sign up to hear Eric Schmidt tell you what’s on the horizon. Why? Because when the man who runs the company that runs the world speaks, you’d better listen! Heck, even if you don’t don’t care what Google’s CEO has Continue reading…

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Thanks for stopping by for another version of Tues News. Unfortunately, we don’t have a cool theme today, however, there is definitely some interesting news to peruse. Without further ado, let’s check it out: Do you hate spam? Probably. The problem is, apparently one in 12.5 million people actually like these invasive, annoying emails. A new study from the UK’s TechRadar shows that as long as this minuscule percentage of people decide to buy the product that the spam is selling, we’re probably stuck with it. Bummer! It looks like Yahoo is still in some pretty hot water. In an update on Yahoo’s dealings with Icahn, Microsoft, Google and the Yahoo shareholders, CNET reveals that Yahoo is more than $73 million behind the eight ball after what has been a financially disatrous 2008 for the Internet giant. I’ll keep rooting for Yahoo as hard as ever to bounce back, but I don’t think I’ll be buying any stock anytime soon… It looks like Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, is out of the race to be President-elect Barack Obama’s first CTO of the US. In an interview with Matt Cramer of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” Schmidt reiterated his happiness with Google and his reluctance to leave. With the economy the way it is and the scapegoating that’s likely to take place in the next couple of years, I might not be champing at the bit to shack up in DC anytime soon, either. You hear that, Barack? I’m staying at Wpromote, so don’t Continue reading…

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It’s Election Day, and hopefully, you got out there and voted already. I know I did and it felt great. Whether you’re an Obamaniac or a McCainiac, you’re probably trying your best to find out what’s going on during the day as far as the progress of the election. Well, unfortunately, most sites are going to wait until polls close to give you results, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a bunch of interesting stuff out there that you can check out in the mean time! If you’re looking to keep up on the latest election results, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better place to do it than CNN’s live, interactive map. Just try to work after you check this out; the map will not let you! Think Google is sitting around watching the election? Wrong-o! Google is busy cozying up Warren Buffett and investing in geothermal energy. I guess that now that they Google Earth iPhone app can show you everything on the surface of the planet from your phone, Google has decided they need to start digging. I, for one, welcome our new Google overlords… Remember the old Icahn/Yahoo/MSN deal that was supposedly put to bed earlier this summer? Well, it’s up for a midnight snack. SearchEngineLand.com reports that not only is Yahoo trying to wheel and deal with MSN once again, but they are also looking to retool their Google deal as well. Yahoo may be a dark horse in this race, but, just like McCain, Continue reading…

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