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Bartz gives backing to Yahoo-Newspaper Ad project

Bartz gives backing to Yahoo-Newspaper Ad project

As I noted last night over on my home blog Carol Bartz is starting the process of stamping Yahoo into her mould of what she wants for the company and the in the trenches staff ... continue
Yahoo buying Tumblr…or maybe not

Yahoo buying Tumblr…or maybe not

Valleywag reports that Yahoo is in negotiations to by cut down blogging service Tumblr. According to Owen Thomas, the talks are being led by Yahoo's Tapan Bhat and the asking price is low to mid eight figures. AllThingsD though ... continue
Why not reboot all of Yahoo?

Why not reboot all of Yahoo?

Now that Carol Bartz is ensconced in her office at Yahoo and starting to get a grip of what is what with the company the pundits are beginning the typical second guessing that goes on whenever ... continue
Sue Decker sends out a good-bye memo to those who care

Sue Decker sends out a good-bye memo to those who care

So it’s official Sue Decker; the albatross around Yahoo’s neck (well one of them anyway), is out the door. In a smart move she announced this at the same time that Carol Bartz was confirmed as the ... continue
Yahoo – but is there anything really to cheer about?

Yahoo – but is there anything really to cheer about?

I was going to write up something earlier today when the news was first breaking about Carol Bartz being rumoured to be the next Yahoo CEO, but I figured it would be more interesting to watch the ... continue
Can a Jedi lightsaber cut through Superman?

Can a Jedi lightsaber cut through Superman?

Can a Jedi lightsaber cut through Superman? The answer is surprisingly no. Yahoo Answers is the service that continues to give. Full discussion on the question here. continue
Microsoft Rumored to be Preparing Large Scale Jobs Cuts

Microsoft Rumored to be Preparing Large Scale Jobs Cuts

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is said to be preparing large scale job cuts due to declining revenue growth as the recession worsens. Analysts have already started downgrading performance of MSFT stock in light of the economic conditions. The latest downgrade ... continue
Yahoo: We’ll Only Keep Your Data For 3 Months

Yahoo: We’ll Only Keep Your Data For 3 Months

Yahoo is cutting back the amount of time it hangs onto your data and hoping its competitors will follow suit. The company announced it'll now anonymize all collected user information after three months, down from a previous ... continue
Yahoo Layoffs result in Epic Sensitivity Fail

Yahoo Layoffs result in Epic Sensitivity Fail

It was a purple letter day at Yahoo today with over 1000 employees being shown the door, but Yahoo couldn't even manage that properly. Besides the usual employee twitters and memo leaks, someone also leaked the Yahoo Powerpoint ... continue
Yahoo suffers down time

Yahoo suffers down time

Yahoo experienced downtime this afternoon with reports that the outage affected Yahoo services including Messenger and Yahoo.com. The Yahoo outage occurred at around 12:30pm PST Tuesday for at least 30 minutes possibly longer. Reports were mixed on location, ... continue
Internet Radio Wrap: LAUNCHcast Goes CBS, Pandora Hits New Milestone

Internet Radio Wrap: LAUNCHcast Goes CBS, Pandora Hits New Milestone

It's a big day for Internet radio, with two announcements suggesting strong growth ahead for the world of online music broadcasting. LAUNCHcast Gets CBS Support First up, Yahoo's LAUNCHcast Radio: The company that's been Yanged into the ground has ... continue
[NEWS FLASH] Yahoo+Microsoft – once more with feeling

[NEWS FLASH] Yahoo+Microsoft – once more with feeling

    According to an article just posted to the Times Online site the Microsoft and Yahoo talks are back on folks. Now beware this could all be rumour (please let it be) but I would be negligent in my duties ... continue
Memo to online companies: Please Stop Georedirecting

Memo to online companies: Please Stop Georedirecting

I've written many times here at The Inquisitr and on other sites before about my complete hatred of georetarding, the blocking of content, particularly (but not exclusively) video content based on a users location in the world. ... continue
Yahoo Glue: I can’t believe it’s not Mahalo!

Yahoo Glue: I can’t believe it’s not Mahalo!

Yahoo has launched Yahoo Glue in the United States, a Mahalo style search engine that offers a mix of rich media and text along with traditional search results. According to Mashable, Yahoo found the service so successful ... continue
Mobile Advertiser Gets $10.5 Million and Former Yahoo Exec

Mobile Advertiser Gets $10.5 Million and Former Yahoo Exec

Mobile advertising agency Apptera has taken $10.5 million in fresh funding and has tapped a former Yahoo senior executive to join its team. Apptera, which operates the MobileAd Xchange in-call voice advertisement network used by services such as ... continue
Jerry Yang’s Goodbye Blog Experiencing Errors

Jerry Yang’s Goodbye Blog Experiencing Errors

In what could not be a more fitting and comedic final twist, Jerry Yang's newly posted blog explaining his resignation as Yahoo CEO is experiencing some sort of non-specific error. Navigating to the page at Yahoo's "Yodel Anecdotal" ... continue
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to step down

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to step down

Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang will step down from his job as CEO as soon as the board finds a replacement for him, according to a media release from Yahoo late Monday. Yang will return to his former role ... continue
Maybe it’s just time to stick a fork in Yahoo

Maybe it’s just time to stick a fork in Yahoo

In an online world that predominately has grown up with Google as the powerhouse brand many may forget that at one time Yahoo held that vaulted spot. Companies like Excite, Alta Vista, InfoSeek all took their turn ... continue
Google bids goodbye to Yahoo

Google bids goodbye to Yahoo

Google has terminated its advertising services agreement with Yahoo! Inc. that was first announced in June. Yahoo is broken hearted that Google chose to withdraw from the agreement rather than defend the partnership in court. Google notified ... continue
Yahoo Live to close

Yahoo Live to close

Yahoo has announced that their live video streaming service Yahoo Live will close December 3, nine months after launching. Yahoo Live, from Yahoo's now downgraded Brickhouse unit was the first entry by a major player into the live ... continue
♫ Sing it with me: Who’s afraid of the Christian Right…Yahoo!…Yahoo!♫

♫ Sing it with me: Who’s afraid of the Christian Right…Yahoo!…Yahoo!♫

Yahoo, to date silent on Proposition 8 despite both Google and Apple making public statements of opposition, still remains silent today, but it turns out they're quietly backing the no campaign. Proposition 8 is the ballot question facing ... continue
Former AOL, Yahoo Execs Team Up For New Blog Network

Former AOL, Yahoo Execs Team Up For New Blog Network

A former AOL exec has recruited a team of tech veterans to help fund his new sports blogging network. Jim Bankoff, one-time programming chief of AOL, has just secured a "mid-seven-figure sum" of money for SportsBlog ... continue