Yahoo acquires Associated Content (AP) a freelance content generation site with 380k freelance contributors. Yahoo CEO Carol Barts said:
“Together, we’ll create more content around what we know our users care about, and open up new and creative avenues for advertisers to engage with consumers across our network. These are important aspects of building engaging consumer [...]

Microsoft and Yahoo have agreed to merge their search technology and advertising operations, with Microsoft’s Bing engine powering Yahoo’s search and Yahoo handling worldwide search advertising for both companies.
“Providing a viable alternative to advertisers, this deal will combine Yahoo and Microsoft search marketplaces so that advertisers no longer have to rely on one company that [...]