Posted June 12, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
If Apple CEO Tim Cook can raise more than $600,000 for a coffee date, how much would a lunch date with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer fetch? We’ll find out for sure in about two weeks as the upbeat CEO is…
Posted May 8, 2013, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. That’s the proverb Marissa Mayer is singing as of late following the company’s failed attempt to acquire a controlling stake in video streaming site DailyMotion in an effort to boost Yahoo’s…
Posted May 1, 2013, 3:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Back in March it was reported that Yahoo was interested in purchasing a controlling stake in online video website Dailymotion. The acquisition, rumored to be valued at up to $300 million, would have given Yahoo a wider audience in parts…
Posted April 23, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Yahoo is planning another wave of service closures designed to free the company of underutilized services and mobile applications. Multiple apps and services will be retired by the end of this month according to a recent post on the company’s…
Posted April 10, 2013, 3:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Last month Yahoo acquired a news summarizing app called Summly for $30 million. The story garnered attention due to the fact that Summly was run by 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio but there was something else fishy about the whole deal according…
Posted March 22, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in WOF
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer recently banned employees from working remotely at home, a decision that stirred up a storm of controversy from those in favor of her decision as well as those opposed to it. The executively reportedly enacted the…
Posted March 20, 2013, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Yahoo is reportedly in talks to purchase a controlling stake in online video website Dailymotion. The Internet pioneer could be prepared to buy up to 75 percent of the company as part of an ownership structure according to people familiar…
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer caused quite a stir recently when she made the decision to end the company’s work from home policy. The changes continue to come as Mayer is shutting down seven products according to a recent post on…
Posted February 20, 2013, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web, Industry News
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer took to the company’s official blog earlier today to announce a new homepage design. The executive describes the redesign as a more modern experience that’s more intuitive and personal that’ll help bring you the very best…
Posted December 11, 2012, 12:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Software
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced earlier today via blog post that the search company has updated their web-based e-mail client. The revised layout focuses on minimizing distractions and improving speed, Mayer noted. Yahoo Mail now also has new mobile apps…
Posted November 9, 2012, 1:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
A great number of changes have been brewing at Yahoo, the still relatively new home of Google executive turned Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer. According to sources from All Things D, the latest shake-up is a redesigned look which appears to…
Posted October 16, 2012, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
On her first day back from maternity leave, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer hired a top sales executive from Google to serve as the company’s new chief operating officer. Henrique De Castro was persuaded to join his former colleague at Yahoo…
Posted September 17, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing
Steve Ballmer isn’t the only tech industry CEO in the giving spirit as of late. New Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer recently informed employees they would be allowed to select a new smartphone and that Yahoo would even foot the monthly…
Yahoo has announced that one of the top executives from Google is taking over as their new CEO. Marissa Mayer resigned from her position at Google via telephone on Monday and will join Yahoo on Tuesday, ending her 13 year…
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