InternetCapital Research wants Yahoo vote probe (Reuters)

Reuters - One of Yahoo Inc's largest and most critical shareholders, Capital Research Global Investors, said on Monday it had asked for a probe of last week's shareholder vote which showed strong support for Chief Executive Jerry Yang.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - One of Yahoo Inc's largest and most critical shareholders, Capital Research Global Investors, said on Monday it had asked for a probe of last week's shareholder vote which showed strong support for Chief Executive Jerry Yang. Yang has been under pressure for months over failed negotiations to sell the company to Microsoft Corp and questions about Yang's leadership, but last Friday's shareholder vote appeared to show strong support for him and his team. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the questions over the vote, said that Capital Research believed... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

InternetHouse Committee Broadens Online Privacy Probe

Lawmakers send letter calling on nearly three dozen Internet service and content provider to detail their behavioral targeting practices.

InternetAmazon.com To Buy Online Bookseller AbeBooks (TechWeb)

TechWeb - InformationWeek - Amazon said it plans to have the seller of out-of-print books continue as a standalone operation based in Victoria, British Columbia.