Craiglist, an online classifieds company, has long been used by prostitutes and sex-oriented businesses to advertise their services. However, that may soon end as on Thursday Craiglist in an agreement with 40-state attorneys general, agreed to curb its unruly 'erotic services' listings.

It's been almost a year since Yahoo Inc. has been searching for alternatives to Microsoft Corp's buyout offer. But recently Yahoo Inc.'s Chief Executive, Jerry Yang confirmed that he is still in favor of the deal between Yahoo! and Microsoft, as it can help Yahoo!, which currently is facing a lot of pressure.