After Microsoft made its move to acquire Yahoo, the blog chatter started almost immediately. Initial postings hit the Web with notes of surprise before the more thoughtful ruminations started to hit, not to mention the tongue-in-cheek name-crunching that produced hypothetical monikers like — “Microhoo!” and “Yahsoft”. Marketing and social media-focused blogger Scott Monty wasn’t particularly surprised, however. He noted that Microsoft has been lagging behind Google in many areas, and an acquisition is a way to shore up the gap.
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Blogosphere Crackles With Talk of Microhoo and Yahsoft
Posted by: Chris Maxcer February 4, 2008 01:23 PMAfter Microsoft made its move to acquire Yahoo, the blog chatter started almost immediately. Initial postings hit the Web with notes of surprise before the more thoughtful ruminations started to hit, not to mention the tongue-in-cheek name-crunching that produced hypothetical monikers like — “Microhoo!” and “Yahsoft”. Marketing and social media-focused blogger Scott Monty wasn’t particularly surprised, however. He noted that Microsoft has been lagging behind Google in many areas, and an acquisition is a way to shore up the gap.