Microsoft-Yahoo again?: Investor Icahn tries to oust Yahoo board
Yahoo accused of botching Microsoft deal.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.05.15
No victory: Yahoo feels the heat after Microsoft walks away
Everyone's searching for YHOO, waiting to see how low the stock can go.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.05.05
Microsoft almost certainly going hostile on Yahoo, unless it's not
Steve Ballmer prepares to do something.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.05.02
Good vs. Evil? Yahoo, Google and AOL vs. Microsoft and News Corp.
Of course it's not that. This is business, not a morality play.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.04.10
Microsoft vs. Yahoo: First duel, then merge?
Microsoft signals hostile intentions, and Yahoo fights back. Yes, this is surely the way to beat Google.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.04.07
Yahoo launches Buzz, a Digg-like news site
Yahoo's site is a little less raucous than Digg, as the stories come from pre-approved sites (including Salon).
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.26
Fearing Microsoft, Yahoo courts Rupert Murdoch
It's kind of like if you ask a girl to marry you and she says she'd rather be with Voldemort.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.14
Yahoo tells Microsoft to make like a banana
... and split. Microsoft, here's your chance to bow out.
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.11
Taking over Yahoo
Farhad Manjoo looks at Microsoft's recent takeover bid of the Web giant.
2008.02.06
Does anybody think Microsoft/Yahoo is a good idea?
Anyone? Anyone? And what plan would work? Anyone, anyone?
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.04
Weekly Column
Will they call it Microhoo? Yahosoft?
Whatever they call it, stick a fork in them, they're done
Farhad Manjoo 2008.02.01
Ask.com's privacy "eraser" misses a few spots
The search engine launches a useful but flawed effort to keep your search queries secret.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.12.11
TimesSelect: Meets expectations, dies
Also, Google takes on PowerPoint, Yahoo takes on MySpace and Apple takes on the U.K.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.09.18
Yahoo beefs up e-mail. Should you ditch Gmail?
Clip and save this handy pro-and-con guide to the leading Web-based e-mail systems.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.27
Is Yahoo the most "satisfying" search engine of all?
For the first time, Yahoo beats Google in a well-regarded survey of customer satisfaction.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.14
For a fee, Google lets you increase the size of your in box
For $20 a year, you can buy 6 GB more space for your mail and photos. Finally, relief for folks with bulging mailboxes.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.08.10
What's the most private search engine of them all?
Ask, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have all announced new efforts to bolster privacy on their sites. Here's a run-down of what each says it will do with your data.
Farhad Manjoo 2007.07.23
Ranking the Web: Is time more important than page views?
AOL moves up in Nielsen's newest Web rankings, while Google goes down. But the rankings are meaningless.
2007.07.11

Farhad Manjoo is a Salon staff writer covering technology and tech culture. He lives in San Francisco.

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