Comments on: MicroHoo Deal Done – What happens with Yahoo! Shopping?

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[...] simple reality is that although Yahoo! Shopping is a small group that makes a boatload of cash it hasn’t stopped Yahoo! outsourcing the whole operation this month to [...]

By: Alon Atsmon

Alon Atsmon — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:05:14 +0000

One should note that Bing is extremely focused on transactional search such as travel and consumer electronics. It may affect all shopping sites..

By: Alyssa

Alyssa — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:46:33 +0000

Yahoo Shopping has been a decent engine for us, much stronger than MSN Shopping ever was. I don’t think it hurts to keep them separate for a while and see how the dust settles. Cashback is gaining steam but I still think it’s got room to grow and improve from a process perspective as it’s confusing and some don’t see it as trustworthy… time will tell!

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:12:10 +0000

Yahoo’s paid inclusion program Search Submit Pro (SSP – formerly Inktomi) is also up on the air. Since there will no longer be a freestanding Yahoo index, how can one pay to be included in it?

By: Joe Lazarus

Joe Lazarus — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:21:24 +0000

Another interesting aspect to this is that some portion of the search functionality on Yahoo! Shopping may be powered by technology from Yahoo! Search… IP that Microsoft is acquiring. If Yahoo! keeps Yahoo! Shopping, but sells the technology that powers certain aspects of Shopping search, do they need to build a new search backend for Shopping, Local, Flickr, and other properties that might rely on Yahoo! Search technology to power their vertical search?

By: Technology Slice

Technology Slice — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:59:22 +0000

If Yahoo and Microsoft together can’t beat Google no one has a chance.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:36:57 +0000

But Yahoo Shopping is such a poor performer, why not kick it to the curb. Sure, it makes boat loads of cash, for Yahoo, but not for merchants. Yahoo Shopping will rob you blind and leave you with a huge bill.