http://localonliner.com/2006/11/20/details-on-yahoo-deal-with-newspapers/ Peter Krasilovsky's Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:44:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://localonliner.com/2006/11/20/details-on-yahoo-deal-with-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-15573 Mark Metz Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:00:51 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=249#comment-15573 I listened to the conference call live and felt that the newspapers were giving away the farm. The newspapers should be the the primary source of local listings, but they ceded that position awhile ago. And they gave away their most valuable strategic asset -- local salesforces with "boots on the ground" relationships with SME's. Not only are they not leveraging that asset in the deal, they are using their salesforces to build up a dangerous long-term rival. Yahoo, like Microsoft, has a history of cutting "strategic" deals only to turn their back on their partners when they are no longer needed. The newspapers have fallen into a trap here and they only have themselves to blame. I listened to the conference call live and felt that the newspapers were giving away the farm. The newspapers should be the the primary source of local listings, but they ceded that position awhile ago. And they gave away their most valuable strategic asset — local salesforces with “boots on the ground” relationships with SME’s. Not only are they not leveraging that asset in the deal, they are using their salesforces to build up a dangerous long-term rival.
Yahoo, like Microsoft, has a history of cutting “strategic” deals only to turn their back on their partners when they are no longer needed. The newspapers have fallen into a trap here and they only have themselves to blame.

]]> http://localonliner.com/2006/11/20/details-on-yahoo-deal-with-newspapers/comment-page-1/#comment-15572 Isaac Sacolick Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:10:53 +0000 http://localonliner.com/?p=249#comment-15572 Yawn. I think this deal has been talked about for four or so years now and I have to wonder how long it will take to fully execute. Will newspaper execs get lost in the details? Will the technology integration move at web 2.0 speeds? Will Yahoo find innovative ways to leverage newspaper content? Yawn. I think this deal has been talked about for four or so years now and I have to wonder how long it will take to fully execute. Will newspaper execs get lost in the details? Will the technology integration move at web 2.0 speeds? Will Yahoo find innovative ways to leverage newspaper content?

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