zyzzyva57
07-17-2007, 10:30 PM
Now that Yahoo should be close to bottoming out, Yahoo may be an excellent spec stock
Yahoo has one strong forte that beats the Mighty Google: Yahoo's finance pages is hands down the best generic finance site going
Sure other sites do particular things better, but Yahoo stands out with its Finance section, and its "glob" look (compared to the "Google" look) is something that still works in this area
Its search engine compares well with Google--Here is an easy comparison for you to test:
http://searchboth.com.au/
Yahoo's email look is great, except its new email continues in beta and positively sux in speed and other areas beyond looks--I ponder why has the company abandoned such an asset as its email base--what an asset for a buyer!
Now that the stock should be close to its bottom, I suspect almost any buyer other than Google would not raise many eyebrows in government
Of course, Yahoo could be an acquirer with a focus buying other business sites strong in certain areas to build up its (Yahoo) strong finance base--Personally, this is what I would do: build out from where I already beat Google, e.g., how many times do you see references to Yahoo Finance as compared to Google Finance?
To counter Google's move against the M$ Office suite, were I to be in control of Yahoo, I would buy Zoho
http://www.zoho.com/
Finally, I would move my email from looking good into being Google fast, before Google steals this thunder
In sum, the time may have arrived to take a speculative taste of Yahoo
Yahoo has one strong forte that beats the Mighty Google: Yahoo's finance pages is hands down the best generic finance site going
Sure other sites do particular things better, but Yahoo stands out with its Finance section, and its "glob" look (compared to the "Google" look) is something that still works in this area
Its search engine compares well with Google--Here is an easy comparison for you to test:
http://searchboth.com.au/
Yahoo's email look is great, except its new email continues in beta and positively sux in speed and other areas beyond looks--I ponder why has the company abandoned such an asset as its email base--what an asset for a buyer!
Now that the stock should be close to its bottom, I suspect almost any buyer other than Google would not raise many eyebrows in government
Of course, Yahoo could be an acquirer with a focus buying other business sites strong in certain areas to build up its (Yahoo) strong finance base--Personally, this is what I would do: build out from where I already beat Google, e.g., how many times do you see references to Yahoo Finance as compared to Google Finance?
To counter Google's move against the M$ Office suite, were I to be in control of Yahoo, I would buy Zoho
http://www.zoho.com/
Finally, I would move my email from looking good into being Google fast, before Google steals this thunder
In sum, the time may have arrived to take a speculative taste of Yahoo