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- Report: Yahoo near CEO decision.
- A decision on Yahoo's new CEO could come as early as next week and the company is reportedly leaning toward someone from the outside, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Carol Bartz, the former chief executive officer of engineering software company Autodesk, is reportedly "on the list,"...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-01-09
- 2008 Between the Lines
- Welcome to the year in Between the Linesâ€"in about 5 minutes I hope. 2008 was a wild one and January feels like it was 20 years ago. Here’s a brief recap…. January: The year kicks off with the usual Consumer electronics show, which is then upstaged by...
- Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, IT-spending Expectation, Document Management, Social Networking, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-18
- Yang: Layoffs 'very hard,' 'very necessary'
- Chief Yahoo Jerry Yang on Wednesday confirmed the company's layoffs in the U.S. were underway and said the restructuring was "very hard, but they are also very necessary." Yahoo's job cuts, reportedly 1,500 or so, are essentially being broadcast live via Twitter, blogs like BoomTown, Silicon Alley...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Layoff, Yahoo! Inc., Workforce Management, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Rumor mill about Yahoo's future goes into overdrive
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks with Editor in Chief Larry Dignan about the many variables at play in the Yahoo saga. Dignan also sifts through some of the theories about the search giant, sorting the probable from the impossible.
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo, search, rumor, Microsoft, Jerry Yang, Sumi Das
- Videos 2008-12-03
- EIC podcast: Jerry Yang; BlackBerry Storm; Gadgets
- On this week's EIC squared Dan and I talk Yahoo's new CEO, Verizon Wireless and the BlackBerry Storm, CES and pushing gadgets in a down economy. First, the big news of the week was Jerry Yang and his move to step down as CEO of Yahoo. A...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Podcast, Yahoo! Inc., RIM BlackBerry, CEO, Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- From Peter Chernin to Mark Cuban: Picking Jerry Yang's Replacement
- So, Peter Chernin's name keeps coming up as a potential replacement for Jerry Yang as CEO of Yahoo. Chernin's the always-cool president of News Corp. Under Rupert Murdoch and Chernin, the old-line publisher and broadcaster has shown serious savvy about new media. People...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Cuban, Peter Chernin, Corporate Communications, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Marketing, Management, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Yang resignation, successor the talk of the Valley
- Silicon Valley is atwitter over what kind of CEO Yahoo needs to hire to replace the outgoing Jerry Yang. CNET's Kara Tsuboi hears opinions and analysis from some "armchair quarterbacks" over this crucial decision for the Internet giant.
- Tags: Internet, News, kara tsuboi, yahoo, jerry yang, google, shareholders, microsoft, san jose, santa clara
- Videos 2008-11-19
- News to know: Microsoft; Psystar; Mozilla; Storm; Office 2.0
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Microsoft kills OneCare, replaces it with freebie ‘Morro’ Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft kills off Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Office 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Yang's out. Is Microsoft in?
- ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Jerry Yang's resignation from the search giant and why it wasn't entirely shocking. Diaz also explains why Microsoft, while currently claiming disinterest in Yahoo, may act differently in the near future.
- Tags: Senior Editor, Microsoft Corp., Yang, Yahoo, Microsoft, Jerry Yang, search, Steve Ballmer, Sumi Das, Sam Diaz
- Videos 2008-11-18
- Yang out: Justice scrutiny paved the way
- Some things are clear. If Jerry Yang had merely been doing a lousy job at running Yahoo, there would have been no "mutual" decision that he should step down as CEO. (NYT: "Jerry and the board have had an ongoing dialogue about succession timing, and we...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Law, Portals, Investment, Recruitment & Selection, Business Operations, Internet, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Ding, dong: Yang is gone. Now what?
- Poll: What do you think? Will Microsoft close the Yahoo deal it first sought two years ago before December 31, 2008 or shortly thereafter? by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Mary Jo Foley, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next move
- Now that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is out, the handicapping begins. Who will be Yang's replacement and what will that choice reveal about Yahoo's future? The story line Techmeme revolving around Yang's departure is familiar. Yang took over the company at the second worst time in Yahoo's...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Internet, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- News to know: Jerry Yang, MLB.com, Mark Cuban, USB 3.0
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo Larry Dignan: With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Jerry Yang, MLB, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, USB, CEO, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo
- Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief YahooSteveB is enjoying this....My rep told me that those in the inner circle of SteveB are now celebrating. SteveB will personally dance on Yang's grave and spit on him for ignoring Microsoft's lucrative offer. One can only hope the next...
- Tags: Branding, SteveB, Jerry Yang
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- With Yang out as Yahoo CEO, Steve Ballmer licks chops
- Jerry Yang is no longer CEO of Yahoo. After a short and stormy tenure as CEO Yang is back to being Chief Yahoo. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft and a search deal--if not outright acquisition--may not be too far behind. The official line from Yahoo Techmeme: Yahoo today...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo
- Jerry Yang, co-founder and CEO of Yahoo. will step down as CEO as soon as the board of directors finds a replacement, sources told All Things Digital's Boomtown blog today. Techmeme The company made a formal announcement shortly after the blog posting went live. ...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Board, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal [video]
- Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal [video]Jerry Yang and Sarah PalinCorrect me if I'm wrong here, but Jerry Yang must have been coached by Sarah Palin. Why? He makes almost as much sense as the lovely Sarah and is equally evasive. Coaching job well done, Sarah, keep up the good...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Recruitment & Selection, Jerry Yang, Microhoo, video
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
- Ballmer: We're not interested in Yahoo anymore
- Updated: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the software giant has no intention of making a new offer for Yahoo--even though the Internet company is on sale relative to its first offer. Via ZDNet Australia Techmeme Speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia CEDA lunch...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Public Relations, Web 2.0, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Structures, Internet, Corporate Law, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- Why did Jerry Yang take the CEO role at Yahoo?
- At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle, chairman of Federated Media Publishing, talks to Jerry Yang about his job as CEO of Yahoo. Yang discusses his decision to take the position, the challenges he's faced since then, and his vision for building a better advertising and content...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Web 2.0, Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management, Yahoo
- Videos 2008-11-06
- Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal [video]
- At the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco, John Battelle of Federated Media Publishing questions Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang about Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo for $33 dollars a share earlier in 2008. Yang says the companies weren't far from agreeing on terms of a deal. He adds that Microsoft...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Video, Web 2.0, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-06

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