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del.icio.usCo-founder Jerry Yang is out as CEO, and software industry veteran Carol Bartz is taking the helm. What will new leadership mean for the embattled company?
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Despite net loss, Yahoo beats the Street
The Internet pioneer reports a net loss, but excluding various charges, it beats out Wall Street expectations. New CEO Carol Bartz steers people toward the bright side.(Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)
• Yahoo's quarter: All eyes on Bartz
January 27, 2009 1:48 PM PST
Yahoo stock: Still not worth it
Yahoo's financial health gets an examination. Will the online giant will see better days in the near future?• Yahoo investors cautiously optimistic following Bartz hire
• An open letter to Carol Bartz on rebuilding Yahoo
(Posted in Webware by Don Reisinger)
January 15, 2009 4:00 AM PST
Bartz as Yahoo CEO? New job, but strong resume
Sure, selling software is different from selling ads. But Yahoo has more need for fresh eyes and new leadership than for media expertise.• It's official: Bartz becomes Yahoo CEO (with live blog)
• On first day, new Yahoo CEO puts her foot down
• Will Yahoo CEO move pave way for Microhoo?
• New Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz is tech veteran
• Carol Bartz is no Jerry Yang. Thankfully
(Posted in Digital Media by Stephen Shankland)
January 13, 2009 1:12 PM PST
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Analyst: Microsoft deal could save Yahoo bundles
Yahoo could find itself saving as much as $1.3 billion if it were to outsource its search operations to Redmond, according to a Jefferies & Co. research report.
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Yahoo's Bartz touts search, mentions Microsoft
Making her first appearance at an investor conference as Yahoo's CEO, Carol Bartz cites the importance of search and, ever so briefly, addresses her view on Microsoft-Yahoo.
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Yahoo's Microsoft tab totaled $79 million
Yahoo ran up a double-digit multimillion dollar tab last year, paying outside advisers $79 million in its efforts to fend off Microsoft, according to an SEC filing.
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As Yahoo's Bartz eyes new CFO, Microsoft isn't worried
Yahoo's chief financial officer got a pink slip two weeks ago, say sources, but Microsoft isn't concerned that move will slow down efforts to engage Yahoo in a search deal.
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Bartz to Yahoo: 'I know you have reorg fatigue'
Yahoo's new CEO tried to rally the troops around her new management structure. Here's the full text of her memo to staff.
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Report: Ballmer still interested in Yahoo search
Microsoft's CEO still has eyes for Yahoo's search, according to a CNBC report from an investment conference. Plus: Yahoo loses a top M&A executive.
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Report: Yahoo CTO's duties may expand
CEO Carol Bartz is preparing a wide-ranging management shake-up that will shift duties around, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Yahoo PR head resigning
Yahoo Chief Communications Officer Jill Nash is resigning from the Internet search pioneer, a move that comes three weeks after Yahoo named a new CEO.
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Yahoo's Bartz has a big brass ring
The newly minted CEO had her options exercise price set Friday, but the stretch to reach the 5 million-stock-options mark is long.
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Bartz wants Yahoo whole, not sold in pieces
The new CEO likes Yahoo's wide variety of properties and doesn't want to be just a search company. Don't expect a quick sale of the search business to Microsoft.
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The Bartzometer: Off the charts
I was keeping tabs during Carol Bartz's first earnings conference call with the Wall Street crew. You know what? Yahoo's got a real keeper--finally.
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Despite net loss, Yahoo beats the Street
The Internet pioneer reports a net loss, but excluding various charges, it beats out Wall Street expectations. New CEO Carol Bartz steers people toward the bright side.
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Yahoo's quarter: All eyes on Bartz
Observers probably won't get a grand turnaround plan as Yahoo's new CEO announces earnings Tuesday. But they'll get a better handle on Bartz herself.
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Ballmer and Bostock break bread
The New York Times confirms a Valleywag report that the Microsoft CEO and Yahoo chairman met earlier this week in New York+.
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Yahoo CEO Bartz to receive $1 million salary
Yahoo's newly named CEO, Carol Bartz, will receive a base salary of $1 million a year, along with a stock grant of 5 million shares. Total package is valued at $19 million.
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Report: Yahoo CEO questions search sale
Newly named CEO Carol Bartz tells employees her first inclination is to keep the company's search business, according to a Reuters report.
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Autodesk to cut 750 jobs, lowers earnings outlook
Software maker plans to erase about 10 percent of its workforce. The move comes as it lowers its earnings outlook and as its executive chairwoman leaves to become Yahoo's CEO.
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Yahoo stock: Still not worth it
Don Reisinger explores Yahoo's financial health and wonders whether the online firm will see better days in the near future.
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Sue Decker's good-bye memo to Yahoo staff
Decker bullish in good-bye e-mail: Yahoo is 'positioned to weather a challenging economic cycle and come out the other side stronger than before.'
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An open letter to Carol Bartz on rebuilding Yahoo
Yahoo's got a lot of potential. Even though you told us all to shut up while you decide your priorities, here's some advice anyway.
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Videos
Choosing Yahoo's next CEO
At a Churchill Club event, Wall Street Journal columnist Kara Swisher tells CNET whom she'd pick to succeed Jerry Yang as Yahoo's chief executive.
Yang resignation, successor the talk of the Valley
CNET's Kara Tsuboi hears opinions from "armchair quarterbacks" about this crucial decision for the Internet giant.
Yang's out. Is Microsoft in?
ZDNet's Sumi Das and Sam Diaz discuss why Jerry Yang's resignation wasn't entirely shocking. Diaz also explains why Microsoft may soon change its tune.
Why did Yang take the CEO role?
At Web 2.0 Summit, John Battelle talks to Yang about his decision to take Yahoo's CEO role, challenges he's faced, and his vision for a better advertising platform.
Jerry Yang reflects on Microhoo deal
Also from Web 2.0 Summit, Yang reflects on Microsoft's bid to buy his company for $33 a share earlier this year.
Digerati missing the big Yahoo story?
Jerry Yang got a rough review after his latest public performance--but are we missing a more interesting story about changes taking place out of the limelight?
After Google, what's next for Yahoo?
Jerry Yang and his company face a new future following Google's decision not to pursue a proposed ad deal in the face of likely government opposition.
