Thursday, May 22, 2008

Evaluate sale price based on previous sale price and federal data



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Microsoft adopts cost per action model for search advertisements

Despite the rebate, I think the bigger issue is Microsoft(MSFT) adopting a cost per action business model. Advertisers would be willing to pay more for advertisements if they knew their advertisements can be linked to getting sales. As a Google AdWords user, although I pay a small amount per click, I do not like paying for many visitors who leave the page immediately, and I would prefer if I had to pay only when someone bought a product.

Microsoft Offers Rebates to Shoppers Using Its Search - New York Times

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Oil should be at $60 per barrel

In Saudi Arabia, the cost of a gallon of gas is $0.45.

A Peek Behind the Price at the Pump - New York Times
Based on more traditional fundamentals like the cost of finding, producing and shipping crude, oil should be in the mid-$60s, says William H. Brown III, an independent energy consultant in Chappaqua, N.Y., who monitors investment flows in the energy sector.

Friday, May 16, 2008

How many clicks would it take to save Yahoo?

180 billion clicks at around 25 cents each would equal $45 billion, the price offered by Microsoft (MSFT). Over 90 days, that would be 2 billion clicks a day. With 100 million Yahoo users, they would have to click on 20 links every day. 

Petrobras part of BIK

WikiInvest Article on Petrobras - user created article

Brazilian Petroleum Corporation (PBR)

Carl Icahn selling Yahoo puts


Deal Journal - WSJ.com : How Icahn Influences Yahoo Without Buying the Stock

Sold European-style put options on Yahoo (YHOO) at 19.50 expiring on Nov 5, 2010 for 49 million shares.

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Amazon's Latest Promotion Widget for MP3s

Amazon Associates released this widget that can play selected MP3s or automatically display the top selling MP3s. This can be placed on a website or a blog. Amazon provides DRM free MP3s which means you can copy them to any device as many times as you want. See the Amazon website for more details.