Comments on: CNET, Yahoo Team Up In a Bigger Way http://chasnote.com/2008/04/24/cnet-yahoo-team-up-in-a-bigger-way/ Metrics, successes & flaming disasters in digital marketing Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:16:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John Roberts http://chasnote.com/2008/04/24/cnet-yahoo-team-up-in-a-bigger-way/comment-page-1/#comment-58974 John Roberts Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:38:18 +0000 http://chasnote.com/2008/04/24/cnet-yahoo-team-up-in-a-bigger-way/#comment-58974 Chas, CNET used to have lots of content on Yahoo, back in the "it's good for branding" days. While you're right about the respective strengths of the two companies, I think this is not a meaningful deal this late in the respective lifecycle of the companies. It's a marriage made from weakness, not strength. I still love the red ball, but... doesn't look so smart from here. I hope _you_ are right, though! Chas, CNET used to have lots of content on Yahoo, back in the “it’s good for branding” days. While you’re right about the respective strengths of the two companies, I think this is not a meaningful deal this late in the respective lifecycle of the companies. It’s a marriage made from weakness, not strength. I still love the red ball, but… doesn’t look so smart from here.

I hope _you_ are right, though!

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