BoxForex (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
The chief executive of Yahoo Inc, Jerry Yang, will give up his role as soon as a replacement can be found by the board, the
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | yesterday
Misfortune, like spam on the internet, has been chasing Yahoo!, one of the world's largest internet companies. It would be facile to suggest that the virus affecting the company originates from the decision of Jerry Yang to become the chief executive of the firm. Earlier, Mr Yang and his friend, David Flo, had assumed the title of "chief Yahoos". It did not take too long for both of them...
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
We're thankful the Dow closed over 8,000 this week -- just barely. Even Yahoo (YHOO) is well below $10, with the resignation of Jerry Yang failing to help YHOO buck everything going south. Of course, there's a good argument to be made that at least some stocks like Apple (AAPL) are ridiculously cheap right now. So what else is going on? Things you may have missed: So in a collapsing market,...
Tech release (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
View online November 22, 2008 Week in review: Yahoo to replace Yang Search giant searches for new CEO, while Microsoft takes its security strategy in a new direction. Also: Sing along with DRM. Read full story Steven Musil CNET News.com Video of the week The shrinking CES CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Erica Ogg discuss why companies are scaling down their exhibit space and if we can expect the same...
InfoWorld (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang, who cofounded the company, stepped aside this week to the surprise of no one who has followed the recent travails of the company. While that ship continued to list, the IETF debated what, if anything, to do about the problematic DNS bug that was discovered earlier this year. And the BlackBerry Storm lived up to its name, if not entirely to its hype, as it debuted in the...
Rajiv's View (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
John Battelle , Jerry Yang (Yahoo! Inc.) This interview of Jerry Yang by John Battelle is important for many reasons. The two that come to mind are that this event served as a precursor to the end of Yang's tenure as CEO of Yahoo and the fact the 'Jerry Yanging ' actually became and expression. It is surprising that Yang refers to the year as being ' extraordinary...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
The on-again, off-again courtship between Microsoft and Yahoo Inc. seems to be on again now that Yahoo Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang is expected to step down. Board members began pressuring Yang to bounce after the Microsoft deal crumbled in May. SAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Yahoo Inc. (YHOO) may finally negotiate a search business deal with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), now that a leadership...
[SoftRatty] Lattest Articles (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
We're thankful the Dow closed over 8,000 this week -- just barely. Even Yahoo (YHOO) is well below $10, with the resignation of Jerry Yang failing to help YHOO buck everything going south. Of course,...
Search Engine Roundtable (Free subscription) | yesterday
Happy week before Thanksgiving! What are YOU doing next Friday? (Chances are, I'll be here blogging!) This week, we saw the biggest news of the month (or so I think), and that's where I'm going to start. Jerry Yang, Ex-CEO...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
Kara Swisher -- who, among her many other talents, is an excellent reporter -- broke the Jerry Yang resignation story before anyone else did. In fact, she posted her "exclusive" at 4:50pm PST, Monday -- a full ten minutes before Yahoo issued a press release at 5:00pm PST announcing the departure. In this business, ten minutes is ten minutes -- and Swisher told me she was working on the story...
mondomedeusah électronique (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
click here to download this podcast Hosts: Leo Laporte, Scott Bourne, and Alex Lindsay Google Voice Search, Yahoo's Yang gone, touch physics, and more.
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The billionaire co-founder is seen as an obstacle to change and the lower share price may attract a new Microsoft bid, writes Bobbie Johnson.
iPhone Headlines News (Free subscription) | yesterday
It’s a move that Yahoo! shareholders like Carl Icahn ardently desired. “In my opinion, you might have to get rid of Jerry and part of the board to bring back Microsoft...,” was what Icahn told New York Times after Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang turned ...
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
On this week’s EIC squared Dan and I talk Yahoo’s new CEO, Verizon Wireless and the BlackBerry Storm, CES and pushing gadgets in a down economy. First, the big news of the week was Jerry Yang and his move to step down as CEO of Yahoo. A lot of speculation revolves around who will become CEO. [...]
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 11/20/2008
On this week's EIC squared Dan and I talk Yahoo's new CEO, Verizon Wireless and the BlackBerry Storm, CES and pushing gadgets in a down economy. First, the big news of the week was Jerry Yang and his move to step down as CEO of Yahoo. A...
