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The Motley Fool
May 18, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Can You Yahoo! Me Later? The Internet giant is the latest company to get into voice-over-Internet protocol. This is one of those public betas favored by Internet giants like Google, Yahoo!, and Microsoft   |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
No Call Waiting at Microsoft One more tech giant joins the voice-chat bandwagon. Boring or brilliant? |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Yeah, Baby! Roll out the double-decker bus. Yahoo! Messenger's coming to England. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Plugs In Given the highly competitive instant messaging field, it's easy to see why investors might have disregarded Yahoo!'s ability to benefit from IMs. |
InternetNews
March 9, 2006
David Miller |
Yahoo, Siemens Team on VoIP People using Siemens's Gigaset cordless telephones will soon be able to make free phone calls using Yahoo Messenger with Voice, the companies announced Wednesday. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Microsoft Makes the Call With Microsoft's interest apparent, it's clear VoIP is going increasingly mainstream. |
InternetNews
August 17, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Yahoo Shoots Down VoIP Speculation The Internet giant refutes a report that it is planning to roll out a Skype-like service within two weeks. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Yahoo Buys Into VoIP Yahoo acquired VoIP provider Dialpad Communications to bolster its computer-to-computer telephony service. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2010 |
New Yahoo Messenger for iPhone Yahoo Messenger 2.0 gives users the ability to make free video and voice calls. |
InternetNews
June 20, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Will Windows Live Messenger Kill Skype? Microsoft Windows Live Messenger came out of beta today to join the voice-enabled IM landscape already strewn with AOL, Yahoo and Google. But Skype isn't worried. |
InternetNews
April 11, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Skype Buys VoIP Startup Skype beefed up its VoIP talent pool today, acquiring Sonorit Holding and its U.S. subsidiary startup Camino Networks for $27 million in stock. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
eBay's Skype Dream In a long-awaited move, the online auctioneer integrates Skype into its site. |
InternetNews
August 24, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Now, You're Google-Talking on IM New Google Talk service combines Instant Messenger and Voice over Internet Protocol. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Blows Off Businesses As the old song goes, you've got to know when to walk away, and know when to run. Yahoo! has done just that by discontinuing its efforts to push its Yahoo! Messenger program to the corporate market. |
InternetNews
December 22, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Festoon Plugs Skype Into Google Talk Santa Cruz Networks released Festoon Unity, a free plug-in to let Skype users engage in VoIP and video calls with users of Google Talk. |
The Motley Fool
March 23, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Yahoo! Calling Yahoo! launches a telephony service to dial up revenues. In the end, this is just more trouble for the traditional phone industry, and even more reason to worry about Vonage's upcoming IPO. |
InternetNews
October 12, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Yahoo, Microsoft to Link IM Networks Yahoo and Microsoft are linking up their IM networks to allow MSN and Yahoo Messenger users to communicate across the two platforms, creating a global network of more than 275 million strong. |
InternetNews
May 26, 2006
David Miller |
Is 'Ya-bay' Gunning for Google? Yahoo and eBay's agreement to share core technologies in a deal unveiled Thursday has delighted analysts and investors, who say the joint venture will bring big benefits to both companies. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Phones Home The electronics giant calls for free VoIP. But given the company's restructuring efforts, and the anti-piracy shenanigans that may have eroded their customers' trust, this VoIP effort might end up overshadowed by larger concerns. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Google Must Die It's great that Microsoft and Yahoo! now offer interoperability between their voice-chat platforms. It's a pretty bold move, even if it's not entirely unexpected. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
August 31, 2005
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Acquires VoIP Company Microsoft has acquired San Francisco based Teleo, a developer of VoIP, PSTN termination and click to call functionality. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Yahoo! and eBay Start Smooching Two Internet bellwethers team up in a "best of breed" partnership that explores new advertising avenues. Investors, take note. |
Entrepreneur
December 2005
Mike Hogan |
Gaga for Google? Google Talk is neither the best VoIP phone service, nor the best IM service. But casual users will find it a convenient blend of both mediums |
InternetNews
May 18, 2005
Tim Gray |
Yahoo Adds Teeth to Messenger Internet portal Yahoo says it will scrap the walkie-talkie style technology used on its PC-to-PC voice communications in favor of a new beta version that boasts a steady connection. |
InternetNews
December 12, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Microsoft, MCI Dial up VoIP Partnership Not to be outdone in the voice over IP features race, Microsoft is giving its instant messaging users the ability to dial into phones from their PC. |
InternetNews
May 25, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Yahoo, eBay Sign on For More Exposure Internet portal Yahoo and online auctioneer eBay announced a wide-ranging search and advertising pact designed to withstand Google's encroachment. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2005
Shruti Basavaraj |
Aiming for the Top in IMs Yahoo! and Google are finding ways to jazz up the world of instant messaging, boosting ad revenue. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Thinks Small The concept that makes the offer of free hosting for small businesses compelling is that so many don't have a Web presence yet. And many of these are precisely the businesses that would help to bulk up Yahoo!'s local search efforts. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
AIM's Open Arms America Online opens AIM up to more tinkering. Given that AOL's old-school Internet service has been under fire as times have changed, Time Warner investors are likely relieved to see AOL responding to recent trends. |
InternetNews
December 1, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Skype 2.0 Beta in The Air Free voice-over-Internet provider Skype is joining the pack with a videophone offering to compete with the likes of AOL Instant Messenger and Microsoft's MSN Messenger. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
AOL: Talk of the Town AOL's trying to jazz up its chat client -- for good reason. |
InternetNews
September 15, 2005
Tim Gray |
eBay's Big Buy Leaves 'em Guessing Before the ink could dry on Internet auction giant eBay's $2.6 billion deal to acquire VoIP titan Skype this week, industry analysts were delivering mixed reviews on the move. |
InternetNews
May 8, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Free Calls From AIM AOL offers free phone numbers and voicemail aimed at instant messaging users. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Does Microsoft Plus Yahoo! Equal Google? Doe Microsoft + Yahoo! = Google? Or does Microsoft + Yahoo! = AOL - Time Warner? These questions are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: What Is Yahoo! Really Worth? Is Microsoft's offer to buy Yahoo! too low, too high, or just right? |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Gets a Facelift Is the Internet giant's new site design really reflecting -- and capitalizing on -- the next phase of the Internet? |
InternetNews
January 29, 2009
David Needle |
Yahoo Sweetens 'Classic' E-mail With Messaging The millions of users of Yahoo Mail's "Classic" edition will get some of the features that made it into the Web portal's more advanced free e-mail service more than a year ago. |
InternetNews
July 13, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Yahoo, Microsoft IM Beta Joined at The Hip Some 350 million users will be able to communicate from Yahoo Messenger with Voice to Windows Live Messenger. |
InternetNews
March 22, 2006
Michael Hickins |
Yahoo Phones Into Crowded VoIP Space The company breaks into a crowded field, but eyes wider horizons in enterprise adoption. |
Search Engine Watch
August 24, 2005
Danny Sullivan |
New Google Talk Offers Instant Messaging & Voice Chat As widely expected, Google waded into the instant messaging space with the debut of Google Talk, an IM client that also offers the ability to make voice calls between computers. |
Search Engine Watch
June 15, 2004
Chris Sherman |
Yahoo Upgrades Email to Compete with Google's Gmail Yahoo has expanded capacity and significantly upgraded the performance of its email system, making it a viable alternative to Google's Gmail service. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2007
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: The Future of Yahoo! On the heels of its recent earnings, we ask what the future holds for Yahoo! Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
IBM Makes AIM Play Nice Big Blue's Sametime corporate IM program brings AIM and rival services together. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Dueling Fools: Yahoo! Bear The commitment to compete is here, but not the commitment to win. At a significantly lower price, it might make sense for investors put some money here, but not at these lofty levels. |
InternetNews
September 7, 2005
Erin Joyce |
AOL Closing in on Video VoIP Launch AOL is about two weeks away from moving its VoIP calling service into wider public use. |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Yahoo! Subdued There's little good news in the Web giant's third-quarter results. Wall Street's current pessimism might translate into opportunity for savvy long-term investors. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: Sour Grapes for Google? Is the price right for a Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo!? Would Yahoo! give Microsoft an unfair advantage over Google? Will Yahoo! be to Microsoft what AOL was to Time Warner? These questions are discussed in this video. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
AIM Aims for Business Time Warner's AIM hopes corporate users will pay up. |
InternetNews
August 28, 2006
Clint Boulton |
Google, eBay Make Nice on Text Ads, Click-to-Call Looking to shore up their position against Microsoft and Yahoo in the fiercely competitive market for Internet advertising services, Google and eBay struck a multi-year deal to work together on text-based and click-to-call advertising. |
InternetNews
November 17, 2009 |
Microsoft, Google Put the Squeeze on Yahoo Google keeps making headway, while Bing and Yahoo are still battling it out. |
