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Apr. 9, 2008 at 8:46am by Barry Schwartz
Yahoo's Senior VP, Tim Cadogan, Leaves Yahoo For OpenX; Google Ad Manager Competitor
Kara Swisher reports that Yahoo's former senior vice president, Tim Cadogan, is taking the CEO post at OpenX (formerly OpenAds, formerly PHPAdsNew). Cadogan has been with Yahoo for five years and before that was at GoTo.com. He was the senior vice president for ad products and was instrumental in the...
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Apr. 4, 2008 at 4:24pm by Greg Sterling
Search Biz: Google Ups And Downs, Yahoo's Jekyll And Hyde Sides, The Revolving (Personnel) Door, & More
Writing the Search Biz column is challenging because of the diverse group of stories that get collected every day. Today there's an unusually large number; however, there are basically three broad themes: Google and the company's legal challenges, Yahoo's Jekyll and Hyde positions on China and human rights, and...
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Mar. 10, 2008 at 8:24am by Barry Schwartz
Search Engine Billionaires & Yahoo's Decker Boosts Her Salary
Forbes is out with the latest billionaires list, and Google executives are well represented. Plus, Yahoo president Susan Decker saw a 63-percent increase in her salary, with a 29-percent bonus increase from last year....
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Feb. 26, 2008 at 11:40am by Greg Sterling
Despite Takeover Turmoil, Yahoo Not Rolling Over & Playing Dead
A curious thing is happening: Yahoo seems to be executing in the midst of the chaos of uncertainty surrounding its future. Speaking at an IAB event yesterday, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang said the Microsoft takeover bid has been "a galvanizing event for everyone at Yahoo."...
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Feb. 22, 2008 at 4:30pm by Greg Sterling
Microsoft's Johnson: "Once Yahoo And Microsoft Agree On A Transaction"
This afternoon, Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft Platforms & Services Division, issued an email to Microsoft employees (that was released via its PR firm). The letter has a tone of confidence that assumes a deal with Yahoo will ultimately take place. It reiterates what Microsoft believes to be the benefits...
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Feb. 20, 2008 at 1:49pm by Greg Sterling
Gates On Yahoo Acquisition: It's The Engineers We Want
CNET reports on Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' speech at Stanford University yesterday in which he said that it wasn't the advertisers, the brand, or the traffic so much as the engineers that Microsoft wanted in the Yahoo acquisition. Of course, others in the company, including perhaps CEO Steve Ballmer, would...
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Feb. 20, 2008 at 8:55am by Greg Sterling
Van Natta To Leave Facebook, Yahoo Offers Enhanced Severance To Retain Employees
AllThingsD first reported yesterday that Facebook CRO (formerly COO) Owen Van Natta is leaving the social network to pursue his desire to be a CEO. You could take all this at face value or read something more into Van Natta's departure, depending on how skeptical/cynical you are. All the public...
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Feb. 12, 2008 at 6:31pm by Danny Sullivan
Updated: Yahoo Layoffs Happening Now
The expected Yahoo layoffs started a few hours ago. Two very good people I know are among those cut. No doubt we're going to be hearing from many more. Below, a rundown on reports I've spotted from others on the web about the cuts. As more comes in, we'll update...
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Feb. 12, 2008 at 8:57am by Barry Schwartz
Tech Companies Go After Yahoo Employees In Wake Of Microsoft & Layoff News
Silicon Valley Recruiters Zero In On Yahoo Employees from CNNMoney reports that technology recruiters are being inundated with requests from technology companies for them to find and secure Yahoo employees. Specifically, these technology companies are seeking developers, project managers, and key executives who may want to jump ship ahead of...
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Feb. 6, 2008 at 9:55am by Danny Sullivan
The Latest From Jerry: Stay Focused, Yahoos!
Yet another employee letter to Yahoos from CEO Jerry Yang has now become public, thanks to Yahoo being required to file these things with the US Securities & Exchange Commission. It makes you wonder why Yahoo (and Microsoft) don't just publicly blog these letters to their workers, since they...
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Feb. 5, 2008 at 9:28am by Greg Sterling
MicroHoo: Boon Or Bust For Yahoo?
Yahoo has had a morale problem for some time, according to anecdotal reports from company insiders. Jerry Yang and other executives at the company have been trying urgently to fix that and restore the company's former, dare I say it, esprit de corps. I had been told by one...
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Feb. 4, 2008 at 12:58pm by Vanessa Fox
Yahoo! Addresses The Troops (And So Does Microsoft)
With all the furor about Microsoft's potential acquisition of Yahoo!, how do the Yahoo! employees feel about the possibility? Top Yahoo! execs addressed employees on Friday and followed it up with a company-wide email. The email emphasizes that the bid was unsolicited, that no decisions have been made, and...
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Feb. 1, 2008 at 9:30am by Greg Sterling
Microsoft Call: "We Love The Yahoo Brand" [But Can The Deal Happen?]
Danny and I just got off the Microsoft conference call. He's already posted live notes from the call. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at the outset, "This is a decision I've thought long and hard about. This is the right path for Microsoft and it's the right path for...
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Jan. 23, 2008 at 9:30am by Barry Schwartz
Google Best Place To Work, According To Fortune Magazine
Fortune Magazine rated Google the best place to work in 2008. Google secured the top spot for a second year in a row because, as Fortune explains, "Google continued to mint millionaires as the stock cracked $700. The company gives stock options to 99% of employees." Microsoft made the list...
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Jan. 16, 2008 at 9:52am by Barry Schwartz
Yahoo's Senior VP Of Entertainment Business Leaves
Another Media Exec Leaves Yahoo from the New York Times blog reports Vince Broady, a senior vice president of Yahoo's entertainment business, is leaving the company. The article shows how media executives at Yahoo have been leaving one after another. Maybe it is Yahoo streamlining? Maybe it is a difference...
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Jan. 10, 2008 at 8:28am by Danny Sullivan
A Search Product CEO - Necessary To Win The Search Engine Game?
With Jim Lanzone being replaced as Ask.com's CEO, I thought it time to do a piece that's been banging about in my head. Do successful search companies have to have CEOs or top execs who "grew up" from the search product side? The jury is probably still out, but it's...
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Dec. 31, 2007 at 7:19am by Barry Schwartz
Yahoo's Chief Performance Expert, Souders, Joining Google
Steve Souders, Yahoo's Chief Performance expert and writer of the Firefox add-on YSlow, announced on his site he is joining Google on January 7, 2008. It is not clear exactly what Souders will be doing at Google. It appears that he will be working with Dion Almaer, who is working...
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Dec. 14, 2007 at 9:36am by Greg Sterling
More High-Level Housecleaning At Yahoo; Plus, Wireless Exec Leaves Google
AllThingsD's Kara Swisher reports on two high level executive departures from Yahoo and about purges in the VP-heavy ranks at the company: "Next to go are VP of Media Engineering Bharath Kadaba and the higher profile Rachel Glaser, a senior vice president of operations finance." The piece speculates that more...
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Dec. 10, 2007 at 10:40am by Greg Sterling
Coming Layoffs At AOL, Yahoo?
Silicon Alley Insider is predicting impending layoffs at AOL and recommending them at Yahoo. Alley Insider's Henry Blodget says that layoffs would be good for Yahoo and "Demonstrate that CEO Jerry Yang can make the tough, unpopular decisions necessary to get this company humming again." I think that he's correct...
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Dec. 3, 2007 at 9:29am by Barry Schwartz
Susan Decker, Yahoo's President, Gets Raise
Salary jumps for Decker with Yahoo promotion from News.com reports that Yahoo president Susan Decker will be getting a pretty nice raise. As Yahoo's CFO, she made $500,000. Now, as Yahoo's president, she will be making $815,000. In addition to the $315,000 raise, Decker will also be eligible for a...
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Nov. 29, 2007 at 11:59am by Greg Sterling
Yahoo Seeks To Boost Europe Operation With New Hire
According to the Guardian, Yahoo has named former BlackBerry and Orange executive Kristof Fahy to be vice president of marketing for Europe. Fahy is a seasoned executive facing a challenging time for Yahoo, which has properties across Europe that are performing in an uneven fashion. The article goes on to...
