It looks as though the Yahoo-Microsoft transition is starting to become reality. The companies announced last week that Microsoft’s Bing was powering Yahoo’s organic search results in the US and Canada. Earlier this week, the companies also gave advertisers the go ahead to start transitioning from Yahoo search ads to Microsoft Bing search ads. As this transition begins to unfold, we can start to see what some of the changes will be and how they might impact the future of search.
www.weforum.org 27.01.2007 The Impact of Web 2.0 and Emerging Social Network Models The rapid rise of online social networks is both a social and business phenomenon, the impact of which is only beginning to be understood. The consumer-powered Web 2.0 creates innovative ways for businesses to operate and people to communicate. 1) What is driving the emergence of virtual communities? Is the rapid rise in their valuations justified? 2) How are companies beginning to use social networking strategies for product and market development, as well as for communication? Caterina Fake, Founder, Flickr, USA William H. Gates III, Chairman, Microsoft Corporation, USA Chad Hurley, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, youtube, USA Mark G. Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nike, USA Viviane Reding, Commissioner, Information Society and Media, European Commission, Brussels Challenger Dennis Kneale, Managing Editor, Forbes Magazine, USA Moderated by Peter Schwartz, Chairman, Global Business Network, USA
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