Industry: Google’s PR Head Leaves for Facebook; MicroHoo Acquisition Not Over?

++ Another Googler Leaves for Facebook: Google’s PR Head Departs

++ Yahoo open to further talks with Microsoft: report (via AFP)

“I don’t think it’s over,” IDC analyst Karsten Weide said of Microsoft’s quest to acquire Yahoo. “I think what really happened is Microsoft called Yahoo’s bluff. For now, they are singing the tune, ‘Time is on my side.’” Yahoo announced it had picked July 3 as the date for an annual shareholders meeting, expected to feature fireworks from peeved investors.

+ Yahoo Adds SearchScan Alerts to “Risky” Search Results (via Search Engine Land)