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What Was Behind the Timing of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz’s Abrupt Ouster?

Kara Swisher in News on September 16, 2011 at 2:31 pm PT

So why was the ousted CEO of Yahoo shown the door so abruptly? Because it is Yahoo, which never met a crisis situation it could not hopelessly complexify.

Exclusive: Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Blake Krikorian Joins Amazon Board

Kara Swisher in News on September 7, 2011 at 9:47 pm PT

Well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur Blake Krikorian has joined the board of Amazon, according to several sources close to the situation. He is considered one of tech’s most savvy execs with regards to video and media distribution, an area the online retailer is aggressively entering.

Yang Says “Not for Sale”: All Hands on Yahoo’s Slippery Deck!

Kara Swisher in News on September 7, 2011 at 9:36 am PT

As a day of meetings begin for Yahoos over the sudden firing of CEO Carol Bartz, I’ll be the one in the back taking notes. Co-founder Jerry Yang says “no sale,” which means the sale is definitely in progress!

Exclusive: Yahoo Email Confirms Exec Departures With an Internal Memo From Bartz's “Foxhole” (Plus 8-K!)

Kara Swisher in News on September 30, 2010 at 2:02 pm PT

Finally, a funny from Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, confirming what BoomTown reported yesterday about the departures of three top execs in an email memo to the company’s employees worldwide. It just went out and began: “Carol from the foxhole here.” Here’s the full memo, just sent by spy pigeon to the All Things Digital Bartz-fortified bunker.

September Surprise: AOL Re-Ups and Expands Search Agreement With Google

Kara Swisher in News on September 2, 2010 at 5:30 am PT

In a surprisingly quick and even stealthy move, AOL has renewed and expanded its search agreement with Google, even though many had expected there to be more-competitive bidding throughout the fall to win the deal. The five-year deal, which is actually the third between the companies since 2002, to provide search technology and search advertising by powering AOL Search is more wide-ranging than the one it replaces. It also includes improved search products, global search, mobile search and also a video-distribution arrangement with YouTube, which could evolve over time to include content partnerships.

AOL, Criterion Announce Yesterday’s Bebo Deal

Peter Kafka in Media on June 17, 2010 at 4:25 am PT

The bad news: AOL got next to nothing for the social network it bought for $850 million two years ago. The good news: Tax write-off!

Oracle: Okay, So Maybe We Are Cutting Sun to Profitability.

John Paczkowski in News on June 7, 2010 at 6:00 am PT

“We’re not cutting Sun to profitability, we’re growing Sun to profitability.” Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said that back in January as the company closed its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun. Interesting, then, to read Oracle’s latest 8-K filing in which the company adds up to $825 million in restructuring costs to the buyout–some 80 percent of them evidently earmarked for employee severance payments at Sun’s European and Asian outposts.

The Palm Anti-Brain-Drain Filings: Collect the Entire Set!

Kara Swisher in News on April 17, 2010 at 12:31 am PT

As short as the following filings from Palm yesterday are, they say a lot about the current forecast for the troubled handset maker, which is reportedly seeking a buyer: Cloudy with a definite chance of talent exodus. Here’s Palm’s attempt to stanch the flood.

A Boy Named Sue-Happy

John Paczkowski in News on October 19, 2009 at 9:13 am PT

Looks like Darl McBride, SCO’s “sue-happy cowboy” CEO, has seen his last roundup. In a new 8-K filing with the Security and Exchange Commission, the company reveals that, under the order of a bankruptcy court, it has eliminated the chief executive officer and president positions and consequently sacked McBride.

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TW Telecom: Slowdown Spreads, Merriman Downgrades

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on September 9, 2008 at 6:07 am PT

TW Telecom (TWTC), provider of managed telecom services, indicated in an 8-K filing with the SEC late Monday that weakness in its business appears to be spreading. The company said it is seeing “strong sales, which have increased for the first eight months of the year over the same period last year.”