March 13, 2008 7:09 AM PDT
Podcast: AOL gets social with Bebo, Microhoo talks and semantic Web progress
This week on the EIC Squared podcast Larry Dignan and I discuss the merits of AOL's $850 million Bebo acquisition and the status of Microsoft's pursuit of Yahoo. Apparently the Microsoft and Yahoo are holding informal talks. The general consensus among industry watchers is that Yahoo should take the money and run, especially if its first quarter earnings are going to disappoint Wall Street.
Larry explains the role IT played in helping to turn Eliot Spitzer into an ex-governor of New York, and I outline the latest developments in the semantic Web, including Yahoo's efforts in this emerging area.
Dan Farber is editor in chief of CBS Interactive News, which includes CBSNews.com and CNET News. He has more than 25 years of experience as an editor and journalist covering technology. E-mail Dan.
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Web 2.0,
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Yahoo,
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Microsoft,
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Social networking,
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Semantic Web
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