Yahoo Helped Jail Third Chinese Journalist

Internet search behemoth Yahoo helped to jail Chinese journalist Jiang Lijun, 40, in 2003 by assisting law-enforcement authorities within the country to identify him, Reporters Without Borders reports. Read More → ^ TOP

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Yahoo Scales Heights On Earnings Report

A strong quarter for Yahoo returned revenue of $1.08 billion driven by the company's strength in brand-name advertising, which offset softer returns on the paid search side of the business.
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Yahoo Sees Imagery In Maps

It has taken a while, but Yahoo has finally matched Google and Microsoft in offering satellite maps for its Maps service.

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Yahoo Implicated In Spyware Click Fraud

Advertisers who expect their Overture ad campaigns to run with certain Yahoo Searches may be surprised to find their ads running in syndicated spyware applications that render each impression as an ad click the advertiser must pay.

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Posted on 09:16:05 AM by chris -

Yahoo May Face Penalty Over Jailed Chinese Journalist

Yahoo Holdings (Hong Kong) could face a fine, a civil lawsuit or both if it is found to have illegally divulged personal data used to put a Chinese journalist in jail for 10 years.

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