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Search Engine News (Free subscription) | 06/29/2009
During the Yahoo stockholders meeting which included yodelers, Regis Phelbin and a statement from CEO Carol Bartz “If I see another Britney Spears thing, I’m gonna throw up.”, Michael Jackson was driving a record number of visitors to the site. Maybe the “fluff-o-metter” Bartz said she had in store for the redesign may be put on hold, following the 16.4 million uniques it got on...
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VatorNews (Free subscription) | 07/03/2009
Yahoo slims down; You Tube's Journalism school; No one is a visionary After being bloated with under-performing assets, Yahoo is definitely going on a strict diet. CEO Carol Bartz has been shutting down units left and right. The latest is its video advertising unit, which was created through the acquisition of Maven Networks for 160 million dollars last year. Seems Bartz is sending...
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Marketing Pilgrim (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
For a while now there has been a lot of talk of the new and improved Yahoo. Since Carol Bartz took over as CEO there has been a more hopeful buzz around the company than back in the days of Jerry Yang. One nagging question that keeps coming up is “What is Yahoo these days'”. Kara [...]
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VatorNews (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
CEO Carol Bartz on a roll to ditch properties (Updated: 12 PST to incorporate comment from Yahoo)Just 17 months after buying video ad network for $160 million, Maven Networks, Yahoo plans to wind down its publisher relationships it had with Maven Networks. Maven Networks provided hosting, content management and advertising for large media properties. But that business is no longer a...
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TechChuck (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
... 1999 to then Ticketmaster-Citysearch... Let's be honest–even with the sassy stylings of CEO Carol Bartz, who will be appearing at her first Yahoo annual meeting this morning–there are few of these affairs that are even remotely exciting. Whom Do You Trust More On The Economy—Microsoft's Ballmer Or Google's Schmidt? Microsoft Selling Greenfield's Surveys Unit To Paris'...
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Digital Media Update (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
Maven Networks -- killed by Yahoo! after 17 months and $160 million . We saw this coming ... ... and Yahoo!'s video ambitions remain murky. On the one hand, CEO Carol Bartz recently underscored the fact that Internet video is still in its infancy -- and that Yahoo! needs to invest in video technology because Internet video presents a massive opportunity. And, on the other hand, Maven...
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War News Updates (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
China's Information Dam -- Washington Post editorial Should Yahoo, Google and Microsoft help the censors? "IT IS NOT our job to fix the Chinese government," Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz said last week. Maybe not. But search engines operating in China face a dilemma come July. Starting Wednesday, China is embarking on a broad initiative to clamp down on Web content the government views...
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IOL (Free subscription) | 06/28/2009
Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz has assured shareholders that the slumping Internet company will pick up momentum in the future.
