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Tag Archives: Yahoo!
A Discussion on Ethics Vis-à-Vis Yahoo's Scott Thompson
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Judging by the media coverage, seems to me at this point we may have a Dead CEO walking… Yahoo Committee To Review Scott Thompson's Academic Record (Dow Jones Newswires) Scott Thompson Has Already Cost Yahoo $7 Million (Business Insider) Yahoo … Continue reading
Video: Kara Swisher Calls Yahoo! Board 'Most Incompetent in Internet History'
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Tech journalist Kara Swisher of AllThingsD analyzed the Yahoo! situation on KQED TV's "This Week in Northern California" last Friday. "What happened to Yahoo? When did it go off the tracks?" host Belva Davis asks, referring to the 2,000 jobs … Continue reading
When Yahoo! Was King: Scenes From the Bubble
It's been a tough week for employees of Yahoo!, which announced it's laying off 2,000 of them – the latest and most eye-catching round of labor reduction for a company that shuffles along on a seemingly inexorable path to historical … Continue reading
Yahoo to Lay Off 2,000 Employees
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is laying off 2,000 employees as new CEO Scott Thompson sweeps out jobs that don't fit into his plans for turning around the beleaguered Internet company. The cuts announced Wednesday represent about 14 percent of … Continue reading
83% Rate Google as Preferred Search Engine; Yahoo! is Second at 6%
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google is almost everyone's favorite search engine, despite misgivings about data-collection and advertising practices that are widely seen as intrusive. A survey of released Friday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found 83 percent … Continue reading
Yahoo! Chairman, 3 Other Board Members Leaving
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SUNNYVALE, California (AP) — Yahoo Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are leaving the troubled Internet company. The shake-up announced Tuesday continues a drastic makeover of Yahoo's leadership during the past month as the company tries to win … Continue reading
Yahoo! Co-Founder Jerry Yang Resigns From Board
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Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang has "resigned from its Board of Directors and all other positions with the company, effective today," Yahoo! said today. Update 4:35 p.m. From Kara Swisher in AllThingsD: According to sources close to the situation, Yahoo co-founder … Continue reading
