Nov 2, 2011 at 3:46pm ET by Greg Sterling

Yahoo held its second now annual "Product Runway" event, mc'd by product chief Blake Irving. Irving was assisted by some younger executives from companies that Yahoo had acquired in the recent past. There were four announcements, lead by the formal unveiling of Livestand, Yahoo's long-promised tablet news reader application. It competes with Flipboard, CNN's Zite, AOL Editions, Taptu, Pulse and others. Here is a quick summary of the four announcements: Livestand: Described as a "personalized living magazine," it's a mix of Yahoo's own content and third party content. There will b [...]

As Yahoo Struggles Can It “Bring Sexy Back”?

Oct 19, 2011 at 4:27pm ET by Greg Sterling

Yesterday Yahoo released Q3 revenues. While they generally met expectations, and operating income came in at the "high end" of Yahoo's guidance, overall revenues and profit declined: Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs ("revenue ex-TAC") was $1,072 million for the third quarter of 2011, a 5 percent decrease from the third quarter of 2010. Income from operations decreased 6 percent to $177 million in the third quarter of 2011, compared to $189 million in the third quarter of 2010. The year over year decreases were primarily due to the revenue share related to the Search Agreement wi [...]

Yahoo Beats Expectations with Weak $1.5B Revenues, But Display Up 17 Percent

Jan 25, 2011 at 4:52pm ET by Greg Sterling

Yahoo reported Q4 2010 earnings this afternoon. Revenues were slightly up vs. the previous quarter but down compared to the same period a year ago. CEO Carol Bartz called them "encouraging." Gross revenues were $1.53 billion, down 12 percent from 2009. Search revenues were down; though in a surprise bright spot for Yahoo display ad revenue was up 17 percent and so were operating margins and income. CEO Carol Bartz is doing a good job of managing costs but there's not really a growth story (save display). Outlook for 2011 is weaker than expected. Right now Yahoo shares are down in after [...]

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Yahoo To Offer Y Connect; While Facebook Undergoes Privacy Scrutiny

Oct 18, 2010 at 7:45am ET by Barry Schwartz

Yahoo to Offer Media Links from the Wall Street Journal reports Yahoo will create a similar tool to Facebook connect for their media publishers, web developers and other websites to integrate with. Yahoo would not comment on the new system, but the purpose behind it is to help Yahoo better track users around the web, so they can offer more tailored ads and offer advertisers better ad targeting options. Y Connect allows users to register and log into web sites by clicking on a Yahoo button. After the user logs in, their activity on the web site can be shared with Yahoo. This shared data [...]

Yahoo Launches Advertising Solutions Portal

Sep 22, 2010 at 4:28pm ET by Matt McGee

Yahoo has launched a new portal dedicated to online advertising. It's called, you could've guessed: Yahoo! Advertising Solutions. Yahoo says the content on its new ad portal is meant to inspire and educate advertisers. It features demos, articles, videos, and a "keynote video" featuring Seth Godin. Yahoo touts the new site as ... a leap forward in communicating and showcasing Yahoo!'s advertising solutions for mid-to-large tier advertisers and agencies, giving Yahoo! a powerful vehicle to drive B2B Marketing goals and re-establish the company as a thought leader in the industry. Most [...]

Related Topics: Yahoo: Display Ads | Yahoo: Search Ads

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