Do you understand? There are not many circumstances under which you would come across Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, AOL, Time Warner, Wall Street, and News Corp mentioned in one breath.

It seems to me that Microsoft and News Corp are wooing an unwilling Yahoo, which is doing its corporate best to enter into alternative deals with Google and AOL that would give it enough funds to fight a hostile corporate takeover bid.

That is why this epic maneuvering on both sides of the conference table has inspired me to write the title to this post as one word related to it. My 8-year-old son calls it a 'long title'.

Could "Whyoughtogoogleveryahoomicrosoftwistressingrowthinternetechnology" make the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest word or title? I really would like to know.

Anyway, what began as a commentary on business mergers can be turned into a little brain teaser. Now, can you tell me how many words you can get out of the title of this post?

UPDATE: Sunday, April 13, 2008 @ 1:28 PM

Oops! I hit a technological roadblock. Oh well, that is one more item to put on my wish list for blogging: a post title/header box that can handle 65 characters.

Anyway, I have broken down my 'record' title into two parts as follows for your full sighting:

[Whyoughtogoogleveryahoomicrosof and twistressingrowthinternetechnology].

Now you can combine the two halves to form the entire 'word' and continue with the brain teaser.

UPDATE #2: Saturday, April 26, 2008 @ 8:00 AM

Here is why my new Yahoo! search box strategy is in synergy with my Adsense for search account.

And, here is the latest on Google and Yahoo! that may further dissuade Microsoft's hostile bid for the latter.

UPDATE #3: Sunday, May 04, 2008 @ 3:00 PM

Just like last year, Microsoft has backed away - or should that be backed off? - from 'Microhoo', which would probably have been the name of its forced merger with Yahoo.

Other related news:

Microsoft plus Yahoo: Is it really over?

Microsoft Abandons Yahoo Bid

Microsoft withdraws offer for Yahoo and all the googled 2293 related (yes, in case you did not know, “googled” entered the English lexicon about a couple of years back).

UPDATE #4: Friday, May 16, 2008 @ 11:00 AM

Investor launches Yahoo challenge

Apparently, a lot of high rollers are cross with Yahoo for turning down the advances of Microsoft, least of all the billionaire Carl C. Icahn, who intends to up his stake in Yahoo in order to force its Board of Directors to listen to his disapproving point of view about the loss of the high-premium offer from Microsoft.

In short, he wants to rock the boat hard enough to clamber onboard by shipping out the entire Yahoo Board for not shaping up in what he considers the big 'Microhoo' misdeed.

So, the salvo was returned quid pro quo: Yahoo Chairman Fires Back at Icahn.

UPDATE #5: Sunday, July 13, 2008 @ 9:00 AM

Murdoch Says Microsoft Won’t Buy Yahoo

UPDATE #6 - Monday, July 21, 2008 @ 11:00 AM:

Yahoo and Icahn Settle Proxy Fight - Mr. Icahn has won two more seats on the Yahoo Board but Mr. Yang still remains as the CEO.