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Ballmer's swan song

Take 1 flailing Internet company, add a 2nd flailing Internet company, and what do you get? A bigger flailing Internet company. Accentuate the positive The proposal isn't all bad. : It is an OK deal for Yahoo shareholders. Yahoo was trading above $30...

Tags: Google Inc., Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Internet Company, Jerry, Certainty, Internet, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-02-01

Jerry's Photos Screensaver (zip)

A screensaver of Jerry's Photos. See him in various positions. Even choose the speed you want. All 12 pictures of Jerry that you see on Sam's Gr-8 Page are included on the screensaver.

Tags: Screensaver, Photograph, Sam, Jerry

Software downloads 2006-02-07

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Microsoft's never-ending pursuit of Yahoo: More awkward than an 8th grade dance

Microsoft's never-ending pursuit of Yahoo: More awkward than an 8th grade danceCorporate Communism!This is an example of what I call Corportate Communism. Microsoft is showing it's anti-capitalist leanings. When companies like Microsoft can't compete in the market, they buy the competitor. Some argue that's capitalism. I...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Government, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Microsoft's never-ending pursuit of Yahoo: More awkward than an 8th grade dance

Microsoft still has the hots for Yahoo and now wants to enlist partners to win the target's search business. Yes, folks the Microhoo saga continues and boy are these two crazy kids awkward. According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is still trying to airlift the search...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Search, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-02

A boon to the Webtop: Adobe makes indexing Flash in search easier

A boon to the Webtop: Adobe makes indexing Flash in search easierWow!This is a really big deal for Flash developers. We've been waiting a long time for this. No more alternate content solutions and having SEO dweebs trying scab your clients over this issue.Now, all we need is Flash on...

Tags: SEARCH, WebTop, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Yahoo posts Icahn scoreboard; Touts Google pact to shareholders

Yahoo on Monday filed its shareholder pitch with the Securities and Exchange Commission as its proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn gathers steam. Much of the presentation was designed to "correct the record" on everything from the company's compensation plan to how the Microsoft bid went down. But Yahoo...

Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Reorg, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Sue Decker's super powers

Yahoo's not-so-secret reorganization got its official nod today, with three new divisions created to centralize operations and report to Sue Decker. Yahoo's not-so-secret reorganization got its official nod today, with three new divisions created to centralize operations and report to Sue Decker. ...

Tags: Reuters, Yahoo, reorganization, management, Sue Decker

News items 2008-06-27

Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talks

Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talksIs Microsoft really going to just walk away?Q. "Is Microsoft really going to just walk away?A. They already did! Jerry Yang is dead meet now!RE: Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talksI think Microsoft is done with Yahoo!...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., latest rumor

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talks

In its June 25 letter to stockholders, Yahoo Board Chairman Roy Bostock and CEO Jerry Yang had nothing to say about the supposed renewal this week of talks with Microsoft. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Corporate Governance, Search, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Microhoo talks on again--or not

Microhoo talks on again--or notCould be someone trying to raiseYahoo's stock price before they sell.This just in: [i]Reuters - CNBC says no deal "whatsoever" on the table between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, citing unnamed sources.Copyright 2008 Reuters[/i]This is getting downright dysfunctionalMaybe something like the alcoholic who just has to...

Tags: Benefits, Financial accounting, Investment, Sue Decker, Yahoo! Inc., Microhoo, Icahn, Yang

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

EIC podcast: Yahoo; Firefox 3, Gates' last week; Millennials

On this week's EIC squared podcast, Dan and I talk the executive revolving door at Yahoo, the Firefox 3 launch, Bill Gates' last week at Microsoft sort of and my Millennial fatigue. First up, it's not an EIC podcast without some Yahoo chatter. The latest: Everyone is...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Yahoo! Inc., Podcasts, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-19

Yang's recovery runway: Months to days (and board should go too)

Yang's recovery runway: Months to days and board should go tooCould not agree more, but, that won't save Yang. He will be out soon.The MS offer and Icahn basically destroyed what was left of Yahoo.That is not what those leaving....are saying. They are making it very clear they are disappointed...

Tags: Corporate governance, board, Yahoo! Inc., Yang, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

Yang's recovery runway: Months to days (and board should go too)

It had looked like Jerry Yang would at least get a few months to prove he could right the listing ship that is Yahoo. Perhaps it's days now. The issue: Can you really turn a company around when the talent is heading for the exits at a...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Recovery, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Yang, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-19

News to know: Firefox 3.0; iPhone apps; Yahoo; LinkedIn; Millennials

Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: My most anticipated announced iPhone applications Nate McFeters: Fresh off the press: iPhoneDbg toolkit hotness Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.0 final - First thoughts. Gallery right Ed Burnette: Fake Firefox 3 download links may be hazardous to your...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Hewlett-Packard Co., Yahoo! Inc., LinkedIn, Web Browsers, Data Centers, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-18

News to know: Adobe; XP era ends; Enterprise 2.0; Apple

Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: How to recover GPcode encrypted files? Larry Dignan: Adobe ups outlook; Creative Suite chugs along XP era ends: Will Vista step up? Techmeme eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball? MySpace plays more spam Whac-a-Mole;...

Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Tools & Techniques, Channel Management, Investment, Finance, Management, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-06-17

News to know: Open source adventures; Jerry Yang; IBM; Digital TV

News to know: Open source adventures; Jerry Yang; IBM; Digital TVIcahn trying to talk his Yahoo shares back up?Seems like it to me ....

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Jerry Yang, digital television, TV, open source, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

Meet Jerry Yang, pinata

Meet Jerry Yang, pinataYahoo customers are walking.http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/06/marketers-see-l.htmlEveryone thinking Yaoo/Google was such a great idea, think again.RE: Meet Jerry Yang, pinataShame, really, because Yang esssentially stood up for employees and customers.Gee, what a concept.If MS took over Yahoo, there would have been massive layoffs, and the Yahoo products, and the consumers...

Tags: INTERNET, Benefits, Investment, Yahoo! Inc., Yang, Meet Jerry Yang, Microsoft Corp., Jerry Yang

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

Meet Jerry Yang, pinata

So what's that water cooler conversation going to sound like at the Yahoo executive suite today? Probably something like this: Sue Decker: So Jerry how was your weekend? Jerry Yang: Not too bad. I didn't have to talk to Steve Ballmer so how bad...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-16

News to know: Open source adventures; Jerry Yang; IBM; Digital TV

Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adventures with open source apps on Linux - Part 2 Gallery right. Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Look Now: Digital TV Transition Already Here Jason Perlow: The reality TV series we all really want to watch Dana Blankenhorn: Closed...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Digital Television, IBM Corp., Open Source, TVs, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-16

The end of Microhoo

The end of MicrohooIt's not over yet, but......but a Yahoo buyout doesn't seem terribly likely at this point. I won't say "it's over", though, until after the Yahoo shareholder meeting, since if Icahn wins, he'll certainly try to change MS' collective mind. I figure the chances of Icahn...

Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Competion

Discussion threads 2008-06-13