Microsoft and Yahoo joint venture

There was a recent article in the New York Times about a joint advertising venture with Microsoft and Yahoo. This is an attempt for Microsoft to become a stronger competitor with the Google. Google has harnessed the power of the Internet in the best way possible and is wildly successful at gaining revenue in advertising. Microsoft and Yahoo are both companies that are second when it comes to innovation. Microsoft has a difficult time comparing to Apple simply because Apple's products are different than anything else offered. Google is obviously a powerhouse and trumps Yahoo in almost every facet of the company. If Microsoft and Yahoo were to join forces, there would be a potential for the companies to become contenders with Apple and Google.

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/10/microsoft-and-yahoo-are-said-to-be-in-talks-on-ad-deal/?ref=business

No End In Sight

For someone who is graduating in 5 weeks, this article was disheartening to say the least. There we 663,000 more jobs lost in the month of March, raising the unemployment rate to 8.5%, the highest it has been since 1983. Health care and education are among few industries barely being affected by the downturn. Analysts say that we have not hit the worst point, and should see improvement by the end of the year at the earliest. It may be that staying in school a little longer is not a bad idea since finding a job is so difficult at the time.



http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/business/economy/04jobs.html?_r=1&ref=business