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jerry yang is busy...Writing email: Yahoo filed its internal communications about Carl Icahn's proxy war plans with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The takeaway: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has been writing a lot of emails. To senior vice presidents at Yahoo, Yang delivered a few talking points following Icahn's first volley and...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Annual Meeting, Board, Carl Icahn, E-mail, Stockholder, Director, Company, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Why I didn't like "Microhoo": Yesterday was not a good day to be Jerry Yang. A year after returning to the helm of the company he co-founded, Yang found himself faced with an unsolicited bid from Microsoft, one that offered to pay a 50% premimum over the price of Yahoo stock. Though not ruling the...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Developer Orientation, Team Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, DVR, Management, Investment, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Yahoo's Yang gives his 'don't crush our stock we're ok' address: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang on the company's corporate blog gave investors--that's who he's really speaking to--a "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" missive. Yang had to say something given he's in for an ugly Monday following Microsoft's walkaway over the weekend. However, it's highly doubtful that...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Stock, Yahoo! Inc., Blogging, Investment, Strategy, Internet, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer walked away from his bid for Yahoo and left numerous questions hanging. The biggest ones: What's plan B for Microsoft? Can Yahoo deliver? And who are the winners in the aftermath of the Yahoo saga. Here's your cheat sheet to the aftermath (Techmeme,...; Tags: Google Inc., Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Yahoo's first quarter good; Not good enough for a higher Microsoft bid; Yang wants more: Updated: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang said he was "open to all and any alternatives including a sale to Microsoft" following the company's first quarter results. The brief comments indicate Yahoo hasn't ruled out a Microsoft purchase, but wants something better than the software giant's $31 a share offer. ...; Tags: Revenue, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22

Yahoo's jerry yang is no Bill Gates: Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill GatesI wouldn't disagree with anything that was saidBusiness is war and in war, life is harsh.Many of us would like to think that companies are in business for altruistic reasons and indeed many founders might have such thinking... but once a company becomes public,...; Tags: Operational accounting, Operating systems, TV network, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-16
Yahoo says no to Microsoft: what's next?: News of this has just come down, less than 1/2 hour ago: that the Yahoo! Board of Directors (that's CEO Jerry Yang) has voted to reject Microsoft's $31 a share bid as inadequate. Seems as though they would take nothing under $40. The...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Terry Semel, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-09
Yang: No decisions made on Microsoft bid; Tells troops to stay focused: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has sent another email to the troops and noted that "no decisions have been made about Microsoft's proposal." Other than that Yang's mission with his missive was keeping Yahoo focused while managing morale as the company searches for a white knight or works...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Troop, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Business Structures, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-06
Yahoo CEO jerry yang to employees: We're looking at other options; Don't get distracted: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang to employees: We're looking at other options; Don't get distractedTranslation:"Sell now and get the hell out while you can."Jerry Yang is desperate.Employee's keep working as hard as you can till we lay you off. (Yeah, that makes sense.)We haven't even thought about the MS offer....; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, stock; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
Yahoo CEO jerry yang to employees: We're looking at other options; Don't get distracted: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang told employees in an email that the company has made "absolutely no decisions" about Microsoft's $44.6 billion unsolicited bid. He added that the board is also looking at other strategic alternatives. He also urged employees to forge ahead and not let "any of...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Proposal, Corporate Governance, E-mail, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Online Communications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-04
Memo to jerry yang: Talk to Ray: Memo to Jerry Yang: Talk to RayRE: Memo to Jerry Yang: Talk to RayMicrosoft will want to stay in the platform business. To me that means something like Portal 2.0 built on Sharepoint; Windows Live on top of Sharpoint Grid. Windows Client on top of Sharepoint Desktop/Sharepoint Mobile.If MS wants...; Tags: Portals, Groupware, Investment, Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft SharePoint; Discussion threads 2008-02-03
Memo to jerry yang: Talk to Ray: John Markoff brings some historical perspective in analyzing the viability of the Microsoft-Yahoo deal. In his New York Times piece, he wrote: No one really knows, of course, but gambling on the future is the essence of Silicon Valley. Everyone chases the next big thing, knowing it could very...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Life, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-02-03
Yahoo lowers its outlook for 2008; Sees 'headwinds'; Restructuring in Feb.: Yahoo's fourth quarter results Tuesday were better than expected, but the company's outlook for 2008 disappointed. Meanwhile, Yahoo didn't deliver layoffs as many prognosticators were expecting, but CEO Jerry Yang said a workforce review and a targeted "jobs realignment" will begin in February. First the good news...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-29
Yahoo going on a diet?: The blogosphere is busy with rumors of Yahoo laying off up to 20 percent of its workforce Techmeme, which numbers about 12,000. Silicon Alley Insider reported from a source that the potential layoffs are tied in part to Yahoo's stock performance: The "list" is reportedly the...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Layoff, Stock, Yahoo! Inc., Blogosphere, Workforce Management, Investment, Strategy, Human Resources, Finance, Management, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-20
Yahoo's vision of the future: At CES in Las Vegas, Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang gives conference attendees a sneak peak of a new service that integrates e-mail, structured data, social-context programs, and a variety of other applications.; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Vision, E-mail, Strategy, Online Communications, Management, Yahoo, CES, Jerry Yang, Las Vegas, Future; Videos 2008-01-08
jerry yang offers sneak peak of Yahoo's future: Life!: Jerry Yang offers sneak peak of Yahoo's future: Life!Yahoo MailYes, well I understand you have to say nice things about Yahoo Mail, but for me it SUCKS! It rarely works correctly! The servers are down WAY TOO much!If I didn't have to use it I wouldn't!...; Tags: E-mail providers, server, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang; Discussion threads 2008-01-08
jerry yang offers sneak peak of Yahoo's future: Life!: Yahoo co-founder and CEO Jerry Yang made his inaugural CES appearance, outlining how he plans to evolve his company ahead of the curve and to become an indispensable starting point for consumers' Web experience, which has become richer and more complex over the last decade. "We call this Life with...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Advertising & Promotion, E-mail, Marketing, Online Communications, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-07
Yahoo settles with dissident families, but it may be responsible for hundreds of arrests: Yahoo has settled with the families of two Chinese dissidents it helped put in a Chinese prison. Terms of the deal with the families of Shin Tao, Wang Xiaoning and Yu Ling weren't announced, according to Reuters. "Plaintiffs and defendants hereby jointly stipulate to...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Litigation, Free Trade, Business Operations, Finance, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-11-13
Yahoo notches Wall Street win; Aims to be Internet 'starting point': Updated throughout: Yahoo's third quarter results are showing signs of life as the company notched a rare win with Wall Street. For the third quarter ended Sept. 30, Yahoo reported earnings of $151 million, or 11 cents a share, on revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs of $1.28 billion. Earnings...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Wall, Internet, Construction, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-16
Yahoo pays first installment on its 100 day plan: Yahoo reorganized its sales team as president Sue Decker shook up the ranks, shuffled managers and said farewell to Greg Coleman as head of global sales. The big picture: This move is really just a down payment on what will be CEO Jerry Yang's new strategy due in...; Tags: Social Networking, Jerry Yang, Advertisement, Yahoo! Inc., Robert Peck, PaidContent, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-30