Tag Archives: Carol Bartz

Carol Bartz: "Yahoo F**** Me Over"

September 8, 2011, 11:47 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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I'm starting to wonder if Carol Bartz is actually a character in a David Mamet play. Here's the money quote from what she told Fortune magazine last night. "These people f**** me over." Bartz goes on to recount that the … Continue reading »

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Carol Bartz Memos: A Best Of

September 7, 2011, 4:01 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Back in 2009 I happened to overlap with Carol Bartz at Yahoo! for a few months. I was a contractor, she was the CEO, so we didn't end exactly end up playing golf together. I did happen to be, however, … Continue reading »

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Morning Splash: Prop 8 Backers Appear to Win Legal Round; Yahoo's Bartz Fired; Solyndra Worker Class Action Suit; Guv to Decide on Shark Fin Ban

September 7, 2011, 7:51 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Justices seem to side with backers of Prop. 8 (SF Chronicle) The California Supreme Court signaled Tuesday that it won't stand in the way of a showdown in federal court over the state's ban on same-sex marriage. At a hearing … Continue reading »

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Carol Bartz Fired as Yahoo! CEO

September 6, 2011, 4:35 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Update 5:58 p.m. Yahoo! has confirmed that Carol Bartz is out as CEO. Chief Financial Officer Tim Morse is taking over as interim CEO. Adding insult to injury, Yahoo! shares are up over six percent after-hours. The news was first … Continue reading »

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Carol Bartz's Layoff Memo to Yahoos

December 15, 2010, 6:47 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz's layoff memo to employees, which complains about leaks, was leaked to journalist Kara Swisher, who has posted it. The New York Observer ran the memo through a word cloud app and came up with this… More … Continue reading »

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