Kara Swisher in News on June 17, 2011 at 6:32 am PT
Yahoo’s stock in on a downward slide again, just in time for its annual meeting next week.
So, WWSD (What will shareholders do)?
Kara Swisher in News on December 23, 2009 at 9:56 pm PT
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg already has one of the shinier resumes in Silicon Valley as a Harvard grad with stints at the World Bank, the U.S. Treasury Department and Google, as well as a seat on the board of coffee kingpin Starbucks.
She was also named one of Fortune magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women this year, clocking in at No. 22.
Now Sandberg has been nominated to be a director on the Disney board, a position that will get rubberstamped at the entertainment giant’s annual meeting in March.
Kara Swisher in News on September 30, 2009 at 1:34 am PT
BoomTown happens to be in the Seattle area today, deep in the heart of Microsoft territory, which apparently is now living in a state of “new normal” according to a declaration by the software giant’s CEO, Steve Ballmer.
Well, it all looks the same to me, but that’s what he said in an “executive e-mail” post yesterday titled “The New Efficiency” about the changes brought on by the econalypse.
Of course, it’s also a new buzzword for the company’s upcoming Windows 7 rollout, complete with a Web site.
Now, that’s efficient!
Meanwhile, Microsoft revealed in a proxy filing that the direct compensation of its top execs in 2009 had been slashed.
John Paczkowski in News on August 24, 2009 at 4:30 am PT
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is taking a $999,999 pay cut. According to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ellison will receive a base salary of $1 for fiscal 2010, down from the $1 million he collected in fiscal 2009.
John Paczkowski in News on August 24, 2009 at 4:30 am PT
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is taking a $999,999 pay cut. According to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ellison will receive a base salary of $1 for fiscal 2010, down from the $1 million he collected in fiscal 2009.
Kara Swisher in News on June 25, 2009 at 10:18 am PT
BoomTown is at the lovely Santa Clara Marriott in Silicon Valley at the 2009 Yahoo annual meeting, liveblogging the event, which should be spectacularly dull.
Here is a rundown of what went on.
10:05 am: The meeting kicks off with a little video presentation with various and sundry television talking heads saying “Yahoo” in quick succession.
Actually, this was the year during which all of those hype-magnets repeated “Twitter” so many times that it has began to make my ears bleed.
But I like the spirit of trying to make Yahoo seem relevant and innovative again.
Kara Swisher in News on June 25, 2009 at 6:00 am PT
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.
Last year’s Yahoo meeting did have a frisson of possibility, since billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer were fixing to put the double squeeze on the board and, especially, its then-CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang. Also, major Yahoo shareholders threatened a revolt.
But, none of that panned out. Thus, this year is likely to be a snoozer in comparison.
Kara Swisher in News on June 24, 2009 at 7:39 pm PT
In what many sources at the company said is a major push, Yahoo is working on a massive plan to overhaul its brand in order to repair a damaged public image and focus consumers on what defines Yahoo.
The effort is being spearheaded by newly installed Chief Marketing Officer Elisa Steele, who has hired well-known brand consulting firm Landor Associates, as well as an outside consultant named Penny Baldwin, who was a former top exec at brand and ad giant Young & Rubicam.
Kara Swisher in News on June 18, 2009 at 4:45 am PT
In exactly one week at 10 am PDT, Yahoo will hold its annual meeting in Silicon Valley, the first time when new CEO Carol Bartz will greet its shareholders in person.
She should prep carefully, as the event has been quite a drama over the last two years.
Here’s a rundown of what is likely to be on the minds of investors, including the status of the isn’t-it-rich-aren’t-they-a-pair relationship between Yahoo and Microsoft.
