30 posts and columns on Africa

Yahoo Beats Q1 Expectations (as Expected) — Now, Will New CEO Outline More Strategery on Investor Call?

in News on April 17 at 1:15 pm PT

An upside non-surprise as we await pearls of wisdom from new CEO Scott Thompson.
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It’s Official: Yahoo Lays Off 2,000 Employees — 14 Percent of Workforce

in News on April 4 at 6:22 am PT

CEO Scott Thompson promises that Yahoo, after staff cuts of 14 percent of the entire workforce, will be “smaller, nimbler, more profitable and better equipped to innovate as fast as our customers and our industry require.”
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Yahoo’s Layoffs Tomorrow Morning of up to 2,000 Will Only Be the First Move of a Larger Purge to Come

in News on April 3 at 3:16 pm PT

A dark day will probably dawn by tomorrow in Sunnyvale.
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Yahoo Layoffs Set to Begin Next Week, Followed by Restructuring the Week After

in News on March 30 at 9:00 am PT

And so it begins.
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IBM’s Rometty: That Extra $20 Billion? We’re So There, Almost.

in News on March 12 at 7:56 am PT

IBM’s new CEO gives an optimistic update on the company’s ambitious growth targets for 2015.
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Yahoo’s Europe Head Riley Steps Down, but Expects to Remain at Company

in News on March 10 at 9:44 am PT

The well-dressed exec in charge of Europe, Middle East and Africa region might be headed to Silicon Valley.
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Voices

Viral Video Puts Spotlight on Uganda Rebel

in Social on March 9 at 4:30 am PT

A video campaign about a fugitive rebel leader in Africa has exploded into a viral online phenomenon, igniting debate about the group behind it and the threat posed by the rebel himself.

Yahoo Product Unit Readies Major Exec Reorg — But It’s Just a Tremor for the Big One to Come

in News on February 12 at 4:14 pm PT

More musical chairs on the deck of the S.S. Yahoo!
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Orange to Bring Free Wikipedia Access to Cell Users in Africa and Middle East

in Mobile on January 24 at 10:44 am PT

Over the course of 2012, the carrier will bring the service to 20 countries in the region it covers.
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BlackBerry Outage Hits Europe, Middle East, Africa

in Mobile on October 10, 2011 at 8:05 am PT

Another black eye for the BlackBerry.
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Banking Via a Cellphone and a Shack

in News, June 13, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Q&A: Vinton Cerf on the Internet's Future

in News, February 25, 2011 at 9:19 am PT

MasterCard Appoints New Head of Mobile Payments

Telecom Giants Battle for Kenya

in News, January 14, 2011 at 12:05 am PT

Sales of Unbranded Chinese Phones Surge

in News, November 10, 2010 at 2:02 pm PT

A Wireless World: Subscriptions Set to Pass Five Billion

Nike’s Not-So-Secret World Cup Ads Go Viral Before They Launch

in Media, May 21, 2010 at 4:53 am PT

Facebook Lands Former Bebo CEO (And ex-Googler) Joanna Shields

in Media, April 1, 2010 at 2:06 am PT

Actual News on Earnings Call: Yahoo Disables Annoying "Hover" Tool on Homepage, Restructures International Ops

in News, January 26, 2010 at 3:18 pm PT

IBM Markets Wares to Africa

in News, September 23, 2009 at 9:53 am PT

A New Location for an Iconic Conference–and Here Come the TED Fellows

in News, February 2, 2009 at 6:00 am PT

Exclusive: Former Yahoo Scott Moore Heads Back to Microsoft As U.S. Content Head

in News, January 30, 2009 at 3:05 pm PT

Economic Crisis Drives Notebook "Rightsizing"

in News, October 15, 2008 at 6:30 am PT

Economic Crisis Drives Notebook “Rightsizing”

in News, October 15, 2008 at 6:30 am PT

Do Walk Away, Sergey (and Google) From the Yahoo Deal

in News, September 10, 2008 at 3:58 pm PT