Bing Talks Local Business Listings
In case you missed it, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at SMX West in Santa Clara yesterday, addressing the search marketing industry for the first time (you can watch that at our new site live.webpronews.com). Obviously, much of the conversation was centered around Bing. A little bit later in the day, WebProNews caught up with Miiko Ollila, Senior Product Manager on Bing Local to talk a little bit...
March 3rd, 2010 by admin
Live: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer Addresses Search Marketing Community
Update: I’m going to go ahead an liveblog the keynote here as well. To watch it live (or archived), go to live.webpronews.com. Begin Live Blogging 11:46EST: I hear Eddie Vedder’s voice playing somewhere while everyone finds their seats and waits patiently for the event to begin. 11:49: A little surprised there aren’t more seats taken up by now. 11:57: Getting...
March 2nd, 2010 by admin
Bill Gates Sides With Ballmer, MSFT On China
About 10 days ago, Steve Ballmer indicated that he didn’t share Google’s views with regards to China; Ballmer said that Microsoft would continue operating in China regardless of recent hacks and a policy of censorship. Today, Bill Gates more or less echoed those sentiments. Some free speech advocates might have hoped Gates would feel otherwise; after all, now that he’s let Ballmer...
January 25th, 2010 by admin
Microsoft Declines To Change China Approach
In case you were wondering, Microsoft doesn’t plan to let the whole Google-China brouhaha affect its business strategy. Steve Ballmer recently indicated that his company will more or less stay the course and throw Bing into the regional mix. Part of the reason behind this decision might be that Microsoft hasn’t bought into the theory that China’s government participated in the...
January 18th, 2010 by admin
Microsoft, Yahoo May Extend Partnership Outside The U.S.
Microsoft’s CEO isn’t getting ahead of himself; for the time being, Steve Ballmer’s taking a "first things first" approach. However, he indicated today that if the proposed U.S.-only Microsoft-Yahoo search partnership goes through, an international agreement may follow. According to Mayumi Negishi, Ballmer said at a news conference in Tokyo, "It’s possible...
November 5th, 2009 by admin
IT Sector To Help Global Economic Recovery
The expected growth rate for IT employment of 3 percent per year is more than three times the rate of growth of total employment and a solid indicator that investing in IT will contribute to economic recovery and growth, according to a new study by Microsoft and IDC. "In this fundamental economic reset, innovative technologies will play a vital role in driving productivity gains and enabling the...
October 5th, 2009 by admin
Microsoft, Yahoo CEOs Comment On Employees’ Fates
Personnel-related "efficiencies" can be good or bad, depending on one’s perspective. Companies want to save money, of course, and their shareholders also appreciate savings. But employees like to keep their jobs. So let’s take a look at what sort of effect the Microsoft-Yahoo deal may have. On Microsoft’s side of things, not much is supposed to change. ...
July 30th, 2009 by admin
Bartz and Ballmer Talk Yahoo Microsoft Deal
You have no doubt read or at least heard about the deal between Microsoft and Yahoo that aims to "change the search landscape." You may or may not know that the two companies have set up a joint site for the deal at ChoiceValueInnovation.com. The site includes sections for the press room, investor relations, and for contact. Users can sign up for email alerts or submit questions to the companies....
July 29th, 2009 by admin
