Tag Archives: Yahoo!

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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Comic Strip: "The State of the Web"

January 31, 2011, 10:35 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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From The Oatmeal, some comics' commentary on "The State of the Web," including panels on Facebook, Google, Apple, Yahoo!, and Netflix.

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Yahoo! Earnings Double But Revenue Slips; Layoffs on the Way

January 25, 2011, 1:21 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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From AP: Yahoo's fourth-quarter earnings more than doubled, but declining revenue makes it clear the Internet company is still struggling to cash in on the online advertising boom. The results announced Tuesday underscore why many investors are wondering if Yahoo … Continue reading »

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More Yahoo! Layoffs On The Way

January 25, 2011, 11:30 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Sounds like today's after-the-bell earnings release from Yahoo! is not going to be a harbinger of the Big Turnaround everyone down there is hoping for. From All Things Digital's Kara Swisher, who has been out in front on Yahoo! layoff … 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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Silicon Valley Zeitgeist: Google, Yahoo, Facebook, Twitter Year-End Lists

December 14, 2010, 2:43 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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It used to be that people complained that New York and Hollywood were setting the cultural agenda. But now it's the Silicon Valley search and social media companies that seem to dictate what's hot and what's not. Not, however, through … Continue reading »

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Live From the Yahoo! Layoffs

December 14, 2010, 9:33 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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I guess anything that happens in the three-dimensional world is a live event these days. From Business Insider — Yahoo! Layoffs: LIVE, featuring tweets and emails from today's bloodletting. As a former full-time Yahoo! employee and contractor who has long-time … Continue reading »

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Reports: Yahoo! to Lay Off 650-700 Tuesday

December 13, 2010, 5:40 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Kara Swisher of All Things Digital says the axe will finally fall at the 'hoo tomorrow. The Wall Street Journal says the same.

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2010 Bay Area Layoffs by Company

December 10, 2010, 2:12 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Working from data from the California Employment Development Department, the Bay Citizen has worked up a nifty chart of this year's layoffs by county and company. Top-ten axing corporations this year: NUMMI IAP World Services Sun Microsystems Injex BFI Waste … Continue reading »

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