Yahoo Merger

...courtesy of Bing, and then things look disastrous for Yahoo!

Of interest to us was Yahoo!s search advertising revenues on Yahoo!-owned sites which declined by 15%, while display advertising decreased by 14%. Seems advertising just isnt working for them!

Here is a breakdown of Yahoo!s 2nd quarter revenue:

Even though things arent looking great for Yahoo!, their CEO Carol Bartz was full of praise for the company and the results they posted.

Im pleased with our results this past quarter. We established a clear, simple vision to be the center of peoples lives online, and were backing that vision with important initiatives to create wow experiences for our users.

She even went so far as to praise the newly launched Microsoft search engine, Bing:

I actually think Bing is a good product. I think theyve done a good job, but unfortunately they are only a month into it. I think Microsoft should be given kudos for Bing.

Judging by these recent earnings figures, do you think Yahoo!s best option would be to take a deal with Microsoft? Feel free to share your thoughts below.

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