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Google hires 'Rolling Stone' publisher

Google has hired the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine to be its sales director in New York, according to a report onAdage.com that was confirmed by a Rolling Stone spokeswoman.

Tim Castelli has been publisher of Rolling Stone since April 2006. Before that he was associate publisher at Maxim magazine.

As a magazine executive who moved to Google he follows in the footsteps of former Time magazine President Eileen Naughton. She joined Google as head of ad sales in New York last year.

Spokespeople at Google did not respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

Yahoo Finance GM departs

The latest Yahoo executive out the door is Peggy White, general manager of Yahoo Finance, a Yahoo spokesman confirmed on Thursday. An internal Yahoo e-mail discussing White's departure was posted in a reader feedback section on Portfolio magazine. It does not say what the circumstances were surrounding her departure, but the tone is fairly clear. "Peggy White will be leaving Yahoo. I want to thank Peggy for her time and contributions here," writes Scott Moore, head of news for Yahoo. Mark Interrante will serve as acting general manager of Yahoo Finance.