YAHOO CO-FOUNDER JERRY YANG SPEAKS AT MACWORLD EXPO IN SAN FRANCISCO

Jerry Yang, co-founder and chief Yahoo, unveils Yahoo's new free email for Cingular on the new Apple iPhone, at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, California on January 9, 2007. (UPI Photo/Aaron Kehoe)

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