+ Yahoo Inks Four Publisher Deals For Display-Ad Network (via Dow Jones)
WebMD moves from Google to Yahoo ads according to this story.
See Also: Yahoo De-Emphasizing Music, Other Areas
Note: One area Yahoo wants to “play up” is Yahoo Finance. The site has a new look and we just mentioned the other day that the very useful “Finance Only” search box is still available if you look very closely.

+ Yahoo Execs Called to testify about ‘false information’ (via MarketWatch.com)

+ AOL to cut 2,000 jobs; one-fifth of global staff (via AFP)

+ Google says it’s working to solve health record dilemma (via Reuters)
Note from Gary*: About two month’s ago, Ask.com began to roll-out health and health related Smart Answers located at the top of web results pages. We have more in this post.
Examples:
+ Ibuprofen Side Effects
+ Hip Replacement Surgery
+ Cerebral Palsy
+ Viral Pneumonia Symptoms

* Gary is Director of Online Information Resources at Ask.com

See Also: Databases: Patient Drug Information Available from PubMed

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