SearchCap: The Day In Search, June 18, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Corporate governance
Yahoo’s CEO, Terry Semel, To Be Replaced By Jerry Yang
The Wall Street Journal reported that Terry Semel has stepped down as Yahoo’s CEO. The new CEO is Yahoo’s co-founder, Jerry Yang. With this change, Susan Decker, former executive vice president and head of Advertiser and Publisher Group, is now president. Semel told the Wall Street Journal, "As we discussed my future goals and plans, […]
Yahoo Finance’s GM, Peggy White, Leaves
Yahoo Finance GM departs from News.com has confirmation that Peggy White, Yahoo Finance’s general manager, has left the company. News of her departure came out via an internal mail posted as a comment in response to Dark Days for Terry Semel, a Conde Nast Portfolio article looking at the company’s management woes
Yahoo Share Holders Asks To Vote Against CEO’s Salary
Yahoo holders urged to use votes to protest Semel’s pay from the Mercury News reports that two independent proxy advisory firms are asking to shareholders to vote against the reelection of three of the board members who are responsible for approving Yahoo’s CEO, Terry Semel, $71 million compensation package.
Google At $950 Per Share: Extreme Transparency
To grow share, revenue and market capitalization, Google should adopt Extreme Transparency. Google dominates search with 70% market share. Google has soaring revenue, 63% up year-over-year Q1. Google has a monster market cap, north of $140B. But there’s a problem lurking in the wings, and pulling that problem into the sunlight and solving it—nay, obliterating […]
Google To Give Google China More Freedom
Google Aims to Make Gains in China By Giving Units Greater Autonomy from the Wall Street Journal reports Eric Schmidt, Google’s CEO, saying that Google plans to give Google China more autonomy. Mr. Schmidt said, “Google China is run very autonomously. We want to increase that … China is growing very quickly … so it’s […]
Shareholders To Vote On Google Censorship In China
Google Faces Pressure Over Censorship from WebProNews reports that Google’s shareholders will have the right to vote at the upcoming annual meeting on the issue of censorship in China and other “abusive regimes.” Marketwatch and BetaNews both also have earlier coverage.
Google Board Of Directors Member Michael Moritz Stepping Down
Google announced that Michael Moritz, a member of Google’s board of directors since May 1999, will not seek re-election.
SEMPO Elects 2007 Officers
SEMPO has announced the new officers elected by the 2007 SEMPO Board of Directors Announced. Each officer will serve a one-year term and here they are: Gord Hotchkiss, Chairperson Jeffrey Pruitt, President Dave Williams, Vice President Dave Fall, Treasurer Chris Boggs, Secretary Congrats to the new board!
2007 SEMPO Board of Directors Announced
SEMPO has released the names of the 2007 board of directors. The board for 2007 includes: Chris Boggs, Avenue A/Razorfish (reelected) Massimo Burgio, Global Search Interactive (new) Fionn Downhill, Elixir Systems (new) Dave Fall, DoubleClick Inc. (new) Duane Forrester, Sports Direct Inc. (new) Sara Holoubek, Free Agent Consultant (reelected, currently treasurer) Gordon Hotchkiss, Enquiro (reelected, […]
Industry Moves: Peter Horan Goes To IAC
Peter Horan, who was the About.com CEO until its acquisition by the New York Times and then moved west to head up small business portal AllBusiness.com, has now been appointed CEO of IAC Media & Advertising. According to the company, “The CEOs of the Media & Advertising businesses will now report to Mr. Horan, including […]
Wired Looks At Yahoo Failures Over The Years
How Yahoo Blew It by Wired, tells the story of Yahoo’s failures over the past years. The article starts off explaining that Yahoo could of bought Google, but Google turned down the $3 billion offer made by Yahoo. The article then summarizes Google recent success after their IPO and says, “And what must infuriate Semel: […]
Google Removes “Tips” Feature After Recent Blog Controversy
A search on calendar and blog no longer brings up the Google Tips at the top. Danny explained the recent controversy over Google adding tips at the top of the results with his Fury Over Google’s Self Promotion & Wishing For Perspective. It now appears that Google has removed the tips, at least temporarily. Some […]
Yahoo Names Nash New Chief Communications Officer
Valleywag noted earlier this month that Yahoo chief communication officer Chris Castro had been quietly dropped from Yahoo’s management page. Her replacement has now been named, Jill Nash, who starts on January 16 of next year. Nash previously was vice president of global communications for Gap. Her predecessor Castro had held the position for nearly […]