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Now that Yahoo! has finally decided things are really over with Microsoft, the company has found room in its heart for a new love: Google. The two companies today announced an advertising partnership that will basically place Google AdSense advertisements alongside Yahoo! search results.

The deal isn’t exactly comprehensive. It covers “some of” Yahoo!’s web properties, and the ads will only be displayed in the US and Canada. The agreement is non-exclusive, which means that Yahoo! may display its own ads or ads from other parties as well.

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As we mentioned last week, lost in the shuffle of the Yahoo! / Microsoft negotiating was Yahoo’s offer for Maven Networks. Today, Yahoo released confirmation that they had, indeed, purchased Maven Networks for $160 million.

The acquisition continues Yahoo’s infrastructure support for delivering and monetizing video. Last week they launched their Lifestream beta, their entry into the personal streaming game.

After hoping and waiting and praying for something to kickstart Yahoo’s stock, I dumped mine at a slight loss at the end of the year. Damn my accountant.

After the Microsoft offer shot the stock up based on the 61% premium is was going to pay, Yahoo is set to rebuff the offer on the basis of it undervaluing the company.

Two schools of thought. 1) The board of Yahoo greatly overestimates its potential and shareholders are in for more pain or 2) Jerry Yang and the board are right, and shareholders will…

Damn. I want to cry right now. Mr. Softy offered $44 billion to pick up the battered remains of Yahoo, stepping up to the plate with the chutzpah to execute a turnaround that seemed unlikely to happen from within.

But what do they get for it? And more importantly, is it worth it? Last week Yahoo stock was trading around $18. Microsoft’s offer of $31 a share is roughly a 60% premium over that. Sure they are both getting their asses handed to them in the search arena, but does a Microsoft…