"The search business has gone through a metamorphosis in 25 years," he added.

The search business, already expanding overseas, could see explosive global growth as the Internet catches on.

If the search business slows, they could be quick to punish the stocks.

With the large international search businesses, inevitably there is no one view.

Its rise to dominance in the search business came about for a number of reasons.

She has no sentimental attachment to what was once the core of Yahoo, its search business.

It also said it expected margins in the search business to fall.

Microsoft has also begun a major effort to compete in the search business.

Lindsay hopes that a full acquisition is being considered and not just a sell-off of the search business.

Can Yahoo find the ground it lost in the search business?