Alexei Oreskovic

Position: Journalist
I write about Internet companies including Google, Yahoo and Facebook. I’ve covered technology and business for more than ten years at publications including TheStreet.com, CNET and The Industry Standard magazine.

Articles

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Google buys mobile ad firm for $750 million November 10, 01:07am EST 

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc said on Monday that it was acquiring of AdMob, one of the largest mobile advertising networks, for $750 million, widening its bet that cell phone advertising could become the Internet's next-big money maker.  Full Article 

Blog Posts

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Google: Don't Fear the Cloud

Google announced a new feature on Thursday that lets people view all the personal information they've entered into the search leader' sundry Web-based products over the years.  Full Article 

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Yahoo blinds analysts with science

Three years is a long time to go without having an analyst day, and it seems Yahoo decided to make up for lost time with a marathon seven-plus-hour briefing to Wall Street's number-crunchers on Wednesday.  Full Article | Comments [5] 

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Google's Brin clears the air (sort of) on Twitter

Before this week’s dueling Google and Microsoft search licensing deals with Twitter, a recurring rumor in Silicon Valley had Google trying to buy Twitter outright. So when Google co-founder Sergey Brin made a surprise appearance at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco on Thursday, the stage was set to finally put the record straight.   Full Article | Comments [7]