RCS focused Olympics

Hockey Lounge brick

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:15 -0700

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Commemorative brick int he Olympic plaza

Canadian Elvis(es)

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:18 -0700

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At "The Puck" bar after Canada wins Gold medal over USA

Claudia Pechstein rocks out with Acoustica at Thuringen house

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:21 -0700

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German speed skater medalists rocking out to Acoustica at the Thuringen hospitality house.

Vicky Sunohara

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:24 -0700

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Canadian hockey hero Vicky Sunohara

Theo Fluery

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:27 -0700

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noted troublemaker Theo

Don Cherry and Ron Maclean

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:30 -0700

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Don Cherry and Ron Maclean talking to Joe Nieuwendyk's brother while Cherry wears daveo's furry hat

Catriona LeMay Doan

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:33 -0700

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The lovely gold medalist from Saskatoon Saskatchewan

Walter Gretzky

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:34 -0700

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Wayne's dad at the Germany vs Canada game in Provo

Sad Dave after Sweden loss

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:37 -0700

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Dave O after Canada lost to Sweden

Dave O and Lord Stanley's Cup

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:40:40 -0700

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pointing to Guy Lafleur's name

ross regbliatti at 2002 olympics

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:47:05 -0700

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Dave O and Nagano 1998 Olympic Snowboard giant slalom gold medalist, Ross Regbliatti in Park City at Women's half-pipe snowboard event, SLC 2002

Hockey Lounge

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:49:24 -0700

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Dave in Hockey lounge in Olympia

hockey lounge

Uncleweed — Fri, 24 Jun 2005 00:53:27 -0700

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Funboy enjoying a beverage in the hockey lounge

Blogs & Pods | Raincity Studios

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 14:03:41 -0700

As a gonzo journalist, Scales has covered events including the Olympic Games in Turin and Beijing, the Dali Lama's visit to Vancouver and rock bands and tech luminaries at SXSW. Besides the various social media channels, his reportage ...

Welcome to Utah

Uncleweed — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:27:01 -0800

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Dave Thorvald and Dan Fanboy cross over to northern Utah on February 2nd 2002 en route to a month packed with Olympic hi-jinks.

Alan the Torchbearer

Uncleweed — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:54:42 -0800

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The Olympic Torch, which Dan and I saw in Olympia weeks before, going through Logan, Utah on a frozen evening as carried by a fellow named Alan shown here with an unidentified enthusiast.

Giant Skeleton

Uncleweed — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:54:48 -0800

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On the side of a building downtown SLC on the night as seen on a night out before Olympic opening.

Giant Snowboarder

Uncleweed — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:54:53 -0800

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On side of building downtown SLC.

Giant figure skater

Uncleweed — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:54:58 -0800

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Giant figure skater on side of building in front of the noted Salt Lake City temple. Wonder who has the view up her skirt 'eh ;-).

Raincity Seeks Sales and Marketing Star | Raincity Studios

Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:17:41 -0800

On March 6th, 2006 Visitor (not verified) says: Wow!I live in Vancouver and never realized the amount of web design work that was going on here.The 2010 winter olympics is really going to put the city on the map. Login to post comments ...

the gov-gen

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:36:41 -0800

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Canada's 27th Governor-General Michaelle Jean, a former CBC's journalist, filmmaker and Haitian refugee

the gov-gen and mayor sam

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:37:10 -0800

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Canada's 27th Governor-General Michaelle Jean and Vancouver's Mayor Sam Sullivan

more gov and sam

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:38:07 -0800

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Canada's 27th Governor-General Michaëlle Jean and Vancouver's Mayor Sam Sullivan

gov and sam

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:38:32 -0800

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Michaëlle Jean and Sam Sullivan

security detail

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:39:12 -0800

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city hall

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:39:42 -0800

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security thug and dignitaries

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:40:21 -0800

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this security thug (who looks like he last guarded a deposed dictator in a disolved Eastern European state), had a long-skinny ponytail too - but he is probably really nice in real life (Governor-General and Mayor on dias)

mounted and waiting

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:40:54 -0800

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filming the plaque

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:41:21 -0800

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george vancouver uses shure monitors

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:41:44 -0800

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saluting

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:42:11 -0800

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security dude

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:42:42 -0800

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sound board

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:43:14 -0800

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snow was falling pretty good by this point and the sound dude was concerned but the flakes are not visiable on sound board

furlong in interview mode

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:43:47 -0800

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Mr. Furlong was very patient while a string of reorters asked him the same questions and interruputed each other - almost seemed like sometimes they were trying to mess up others' shots and recordings ;-))

furlong soaking in the flag

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:44:31 -0800

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John Furlong is the CEO of VANOC

furlong in interview mode still

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:44:40 -0800

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Furlong in CEO of VANOC

chinese reporter calling in story

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:44:51 -0800

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she held the cell phone to the speaker on the recorder and then swithced to voice-over for some macgyvered production

furlong and flag

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:45:09 -0800

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John Furlong is CEO of VANOC

1952 Oslo Winter Olympic flag

Uncleweed — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:45:34 -0800

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The Olympic flag which first flew over the Winter Games in Oslo 1952 then was moved to Cortina Italy where the Italians made an inlaid box for further transportation

The Role of New Web Media at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ...

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:04:35 -0700

The Role of New Web Media at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games ...

Tue, 06 May 2008 14:04:35 -0700

As you likely know, Raincity Studios actively conducts business in China with an office in Shanghai and the Raincity Studios site is published in English and Mandarin (French underway) and we collaborate with Chinese colleagues and some of us ... Along with Scales, BMann and KK in Turin, Roland, Will Pate and I linked up for a cross-ocean symposium "Web 2.0 and the Future of Sport" about tech and athletics featuring gold medalist Ross Rebagliati (Flickr coffeewithross). ...

Beijing 2008 Social Media Backpack | Raincity Studios

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:16:39 -0700

Raincity Studios Sino-Away-Squad of Scales and KK, are on the ground in Beijing to cover and participate in the Olympic experience as citizen journalism, technology experts, social pundits and cultural ambassadors. ...

London Calling: Scales Talks about his Olympic Fervor on the BeeB ...

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:30:31 -0700

Background: Raincity Studios CEO/Founder Robert Scales and Pres/Ambassador Kris Krug are on the ground in Beijing to document and study the 2008 edition of the Olympic Games. They are publishing dispatches to a variety of news outlets ...

Beijing Calling: Scales Talks about his Olympic Fervor on the BBC

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:05:00 -0700

Cross-posted from: BBC Sport | Olympics | Beijing Diaries Cross-posted at: Raincity Studios Background: Raincity Studios CEO/Founder Robert...

Beijing Olympic Explorers Making International Media | Raincity ...

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:52:45 -0700

In this installment of the Beijing Summer Olympics social media report, we join Robert Scales and Kris Krug as they spread their on-the-ground reportage around the world. Indeed, their barrage of videos, photographs and words are ...

beijing

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:53:34 -0700

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street food

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:00:34 -0700

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meeting michelle

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:02:10 -0700

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what is that

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:04:34 -0700

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food

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:06:41 -0700

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kk

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:10:02 -0700

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street food ! yummy

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:11:18 -0700

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jacob redding

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:12:36 -0700

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scorpions

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:14:28 -0700

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weird stuff

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:16:22 -0700

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squid anyone

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:17:41 -0700

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chinese swarma

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:18:33 -0700

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negociating

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:19:44 -0700

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street food alley

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:21:21 -0700

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security

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:24:06 -0700

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marching the beat

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:25:08 -0700

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rowing fans

nobody@flickr.com (Robert Scales) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:26:03 -0700

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kk+ — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:14:50 -0700

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sxsw get the vote out campaign part 2 - kris krug

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:00:26 -0700

in 2007, bryght was acquired by web agency raincity studios and krug now serves as president and ambassador of the international enterprise. kris regularly speaks at conferences and to media about technology and community building in ...

SXSW Get the Vote Out Campaign Part 2 - Kris Krug | Raincity Studios

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:52:01 -0700

Kris moonlights as a fashion and editorial photographer, shooting subjects from dot-com executives to fashion models to rock bands, as well as producing grassroots coverage of events like SXSW and Olympic Games in Turin and Beijing. ...

passing on the word about media democracy day - speak for yourself

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:15:07 -0700

i suspect scales will offer anecdotes and insight from the olympic symposium and on the ground experience covering games in turin and beijing. plus tips and tricks learned while photographing the dalai lama's visit to vancouver and rock ...

open letter to vanoc media relations and press operations from ...

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:31:16 -0800

in torino, scales and krug (and others) tested cutting edge equipment for comvu and produced a cross-ocean symposium "athletes and social media" between turin and vancouver. in beijing, they tested camera for qik and contributed to many ...

Open Letter to VANOC Media Relations and Press Operations from ...

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:31:17 -0800

Raincity Studios/Bryght is also an "official weblog service provider." My colleagues Robert Scales and Kris Krug were published in the academic paper "Pathway: Critiques and Discourse In Olympic Research," participated in the 9th ...

Raincity throws down the gauntlet to VANOC: Let citizen media in!

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:23:39 -0800

Raincity Studios/Bryght is also an “official weblog service provider.” My colleagues Robert Scales and Kris Krug were published in the academic paper “Pathway: Critiques and Discourse In Olympic Research,” participated in the 9th ...

Hello VANOC, We're nice, local, and invite you for a coffee and a talk

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:30:54 -0800

For starters, we look to the Piemonte Non-accredited Media Centre in Turin as a good example as it helped the alternative and independent press understand IOC guidelines, provided press releases and updates, and in-formal collaborative ...

Social Media and the 2010 Olympics

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:52:27 -0800

Raincity Studios wanted to leverage their past experience reporting previous Olympic Games “to discuss how social media can enhance the accredited media's coverage and also provide deep documentary into the fan experience and ...

Vancouver 2010 Independent Media Centre meeting | Raincity Studios

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:45:31 -0800

To discuss the possibility of an "independent media centre" at Raincity Studios office during the Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Olympic Games in February 2010 in order to maximize visibility and quality of documentation from local and ...

Alt/Indie/Social media makers meet-up to discuss Olympic ideas ...

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:31:35 -0800

Very pleased to see so many smart and engaging personalities co-mingling ideas and energy at Raincity Studios last night for our open conversation about the Olympics and "all of us". The 48 attendees represented many ages, motivations, ...

My Winners of the Best of 604 (Vancouver) Awards

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:00:00 -0800

Raincity Studios (http://raincitystudios.com/blogs-and-p...

Organizational Meeting – 2010 alternative and independent media...

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:19:00 -0800

...before, and during, the 2010 Winter Olympics and Para ... 6:00pm ~ 7:30pm ... at Raincity Studios ... 1 Alexander, Suite 420 (buzz #420 for...

5 things I've learned about Vancouver

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:47:00 -0700

I'm the most recent addition to the Raincity Studios team, taking on the role of Marketing ... 4. Everyone has an opinion on the Olympics

5 things I've learned about Vancouver | Raincity Studios

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:47:03 -0700

And hopefully, many of those olympic experiences will be shared online. My introduction to Raincity Studios and the city of Vancouver was during the 2009 Northern Voice personal blogging and social media conference held this past ...

5 things I've learned about Vancouver | Raincity Studios

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:47:03 -0700

AHA MEDIA is very honored by Kris Krug offering to be a Media

Sat, 09 May 2009 12:23:00 -0700

...on Raincity Studios, a full service interactive agency and I’m tinkering with a few other projects too including a 2010 Vancouver Olympics...

TechView: A Social Media Primer for Business

Mon, 11 May 2009 22:48:00 -0700

...than in the PR strategy of Olympics organizers ... Media Relations Dave Olson, community evangelist at Vancouver’s Raincity Studios has

Business in Vancouver tells the True North Media House story

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:51:00 -0700

...about the “Open Letters to VANOC” i published via Raincity Studios in November 2008. ... is the second-biggest threat to the Olympics

hello vanoc, we're nice, local, and invite you for a coffee and a talk

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:42:50 -0700

we had better access, even a welcome in beijing and torino. @todmaffin agreed they can't make us go home. but we're not here to protest in the rain, we're here as jounalists.” ruth seeley commented on the tech vibes article pointing out ...

True North Media House in 24 Hours

Uncleweed — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:19:55 -0700

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Kris Krug & Dave Olson - along with awesome beards and hats - discuss the emerging social media facility - True North Media House - to serve the public's interest during international arts, culture and sporting events during Feb - March 2010 including the Winter Olympics.

Breaking News! New Media Depends On Old Media

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:23:00 -0700

2010 Olympics and Indie Media in Vancouver When ... Media Relations Dave Olson, community evangelist at Vancouver’s Raincity Studios has done...

SxSW 2010 PanelPicker: "Social Media and the Olympics: A Case Study"

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:29:00 -0700

...a session on "Social Media and the Olympics" and I ... Robert Scales is one of the Co-founders of Raincity Studios - a pioneering open source...

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics and social media, will they be awkward...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:59:00 -0700

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics and social media, will they be awkward bedfellows? Late last year Dave Olsen, formerly of Raincity Studios in...

Yahoo Keeps Debuting Search Updates, Despite Looming Bing Takeover (Wired News)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:30:04 -0800

Yahoo introduced new search features Tuesday and last week, showing its not giving up on search just yet. But can it survive outsourcing its core search function to Bing?

Australia, Canada approve Yahoo!-Microsoft deal (MalaysiaNews.net)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:27:40 -0800

"Microsoft and Yahoo! have been notified that Australian and Canadian authorities have separately concluded their reviews and have no objections to our proposed search agreement," they said in a joint...

Australia approves Yahoo-Microsoft deal (Perth Now)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:30:58 -0800

AUSTRALIAN authorities approve the internet search and advertising partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft.

Australia approves Yahoo-Microsoft deal (MalaysiaNews.net)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:42:13 -0800

AUSTRALIAN and Canadian competition authorities have approved the internet search and advertising partnership between Yahoo! and Microsoft, the companies say. "Microsoft and Yahoo have been noti...

Yahoo verliert Software-Architekt (Internet World Business)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:57:05 -0800

Vik Singh, der Yahoo Boss entwickelte, verlässt den Internetkonzern. Der Informatiker geht zu Sutter Hill Ventures . Boss steht für Build your Own Search Service und ist eine Webplattform für die offene Suche.

Thanksgiving Greetings 2009 From Google, Yahoo, Bing, Ask & Search Industry (Search Engine Roundtable)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:47:37 -0800

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, it is my favorite holiday. As you can imagine, the search news (as in all news) will be slow today, so here is a look at today's special logos, themes and designs from our industry. We have logos from Google, Yahoo, AOL, Bing, Ask and others in the search industry. For the past years logos, see 2008 , 2007 , 2006 , 2005 and 2004 logos. Here are 2009's Thanksgiving ...

You In? Yahoo Wants To Help Spread Ripples Of Kindness This Holiday Season (TechCrunch)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:40:33 -0800

The holiday season is in full swing, and that means it's time to share some of the comfort we enjoy year round with those who are a little less fortunate — and just to be nicer to people in general. This year, Yahoo is kicking off a drive called You In? , where it invites users worldwide to share their "purple acts of kindness" (purple has long been Yahoo's official color). Here's how Yahoo ...

Australia, Canada Approve Microsoft-Yahoo Deal (MalaysiaNews.net)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:27:03 -0800

We'll admit it: so far, most conversations concerning the Microsoft-Yahoo deal and antitrust issues have related to the U.S. and Europe. Still, two potential roadblocks were eliminated yesterday when ...

Canada OKs search advertising deal between Microsoft, Yahoo (MalaysiaNews.net)

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:13:18 -0800

TORONTO -- Canadian officials have approved a landmark search advertising deal between Microsoft Corp. and Yahoo Inc., but the deal still faces potential antitrust hurdles in both the United States an...