Yahoo shares up after revenue squeaks past target

Looking forward, Yahoo projected net revenue between $1.08 billion and $1.13 billion in the second quarter. Analysts were looking for $1.1 billion.

Yahoo is one the most popular destinations on the Web and the No. 1 provider of online display ads in the United States, but the company is facing increasing competition from social networking service Facebook and continuing pressure from search leader Google Inc <GOOG.O>.

(Reporting by Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Gary Hill)