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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After nearly a year spent seeking alternatives to Microsoft Corp's buyout offer, Yahoo Inc's Chief Executive Jerry Yang said he believes a deal between the two is still the best option for the beleaguered internet company.

TELSTRA shareholders should shoot the telco's management if it ever agrees to structural separation in order to build the NBN.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It was a good day to be in the newspaper business. The historic November 5 editions proclaiming Barack Obama's White House victory flew off the newsstands and major newspapers struggled to keep up with the demand for copies.

TELSTRA has picked an insider as its chief information officer with the appointment of John McInerney.

NEW YORK, N.Y., Nov. 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- CheapOair Wins Hitwise U.S. Top 10 Award for the quarter ending July - September 2008. During this period, CheapOair ranked No. 10 based on market share of visits among all U.S. websites in the Hitwise Travel Agencies industry.

The biggest user-gen site is now also trying to become an internet movie channel.

Google.org's Sonal Shah and former IAC exec Julius Genachowski named to transition team.

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Wrestling fans tired of watching from the sidelines can get into a virtual ring with their idols when THQ launches its newest videogame "WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009" this week.

Reuters - After nearly a year spent seeking alternatives to Microsoft Corp's buyout offer, Yahoo Inc's Chief Executive Jerry Yang said he believes a deal between the two is still the best option for the beleaguered internet company.

FURTHER cracks have appeared in the Terria consortium bidding for the federal Government's $10 billion-plus broadband tender.