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Exclusive: Yahoo Nabs Microsoft Exec Brett Wayn to Help Local Efforts

Kara Swisher in News on April 4, 2011 at 12:26 am PT

After it struck its online advertising and search partnership with Yahoo, Microsoft tapped longtime Internet exec Brett Wayn to work with Greg Nelson durung the integration. Well, Wayn must have liked what he saw at the Silicon Valley Internet giant, since he is bouncing there from his job at the Redmond, Wash. software giant to run local efforts at Yahoo.

Exclusive: After Ad Changes, Yahoo Media Unit Gets a Management Shakeup

Kara Swisher in News on March 15, 2011 at 4:26 pm PT

Last week, Yahoo’s advertising unit got the once-over from its new sales head Wayne Powers. And, this week, its new Audience unit head Mickie Rosen is making a series of executives moves to shake up its powerful news, sports and entertainment sites.

In Case You Needed Reminding, Social Enterprise Software Is Going to Be Big

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 31, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

If Monday’s launch of Chatter.com wasn’t enough of a signal that 2011 is going to be a big year for social enterprise software, then maybe this survey data from Jive Software will make it clear.

Roll Camera! Jason Calacanis Makes a Video Push at Mahalo, and Wants You to Know About It

Peter Kafka in Media on January 25, 2011 at 3:00 am PT

But what he really wants is a billion-dollar-plus valuation, like the one that competitor Demand Media is going to get.

Talking Schmidt: Google’s CEO in His Own Words

John Paczkowski in News on January 20, 2011 at 1:30 pm PT

Eric Schmidt once said Google’s “policy is to get right up to the creepy line and not cross it.” But during his soon-to-end tenure as CEO he happily high-stepped across that line like the grand marshal of the Tone-Deaf Technocrat Parade, as I once joked. After the jump, a collection of some of his more remarkable pronouncements.

A New Social Network Where Inquiring Minds Run Wild

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 18, 2011 at 3:38 pm PT

Katie takes a look at Quora, a question-and-answer site that encourages thoughtful—even long-winded—discussions.

Turning a Tablet Into a Board Game

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on January 4, 2011 at 4:04 pm PT

In the new Digital Solution column, Katie tests a game that successfully marries digital and analog games by using the first physical device to digitally interact with the Apple iPad.

Twitter Triples Team in One Year, Acqhires Q&A Start-Up

Liz Gannes in Social on December 21, 2010 at 10:01 am PT

Twitter announced today it has acquired the talent behind Fluther, a Q&A start-up, in order to beef up its efforts to help users discover content. The company specifically said this is a talent acquisition of four engineers and one designer, and that the Fluther product will remain independent, though mostly unmaintained.

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Q&A Service ChaCha Raises $20 Million More

Peter Kafka in Media on October 13, 2010 at 5:53 pm PT

Q&A service ChaCha, which has already raised $52 million in funding, has added another $20 million. This round was led by Rho Ventures and VantagePoint, and sources familiar with the transaction insist that the money is for growth and not liquidity for early investors. ChaCha competes in a field chock-full of rivals, from Yahoo and Answers.com down to new entrants like Quora. The company last raised $7 million in an E round in December 2009; the company claims to reach 15 million unique users between its online and mobile platforms.

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