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New Yahoo CEO (And BoSox Fanboy) Scott Thompson Speaks: It’s Still “Early Innings”

Kara Swisher in News on January 4 at 9:28 am PT

Meet the man who hopes to be the Carlton Fisk — the baseball legend who was nicknamed “The Commander” — of the troubled Internet giant.

Liveblogging the New Yahoo CEO Call: You Might Want to Refrain From Cussing, Scott!

Kara Swisher in News on January 4 at 7:01 am PT

Mind your P’s and Q’s and Y’s too!

Former Top Yahoo Sales Exec Weishaupt Joins Criteo

Kara Swisher in Media on November 16, 2011 at 10:13 am PT

One thing Yahoo is good at: Giving other companies exec talent!

QOTD: Zuckerberg — Go East, Young Geek!

There’s a culture out here where people don’t commit to doing things. I feel like a lot of companies built outside of Silicon Valley seem to be focused on a longer-term. You don’t have to move out here to do this.

— Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in an interview this weekend at Y Combinator’s Startup School event, noting that he would have stayed in Boston if he were founding the social networking site all over again.

Potential Yahoo CEO David Kenny Now Much More Available

Peter Kafka in News on October 26, 2011 at 2:34 pm PT

Akamai president David Kenny has stepped down after a year on the job — and in the midst of Yahoo’s CEO search, where his name has come up as a possible Carol Bartz replacement.

Adventure World Is Bigger, Richer and More Treacherous, But It’s Still a Zynga Game

Liz Gannes in Social on September 1, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

The new Facebook game features many innovations that are novel for Zynga, including tasks that require the qualifications of Facebook friends based on their previous gameplay.

Hurricane Irene Is Over; Power Still Out for Many

Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 29, 2011 at 6:27 am PT

Hurricane Irene is now a memory, but the mess it left will take days if not weeks to clean up.

Exclusive: Apple’s Mobile Ad Head Andy Miller Departs for Highland Capital

Kara Swisher in News on August 17, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

Andy Miller, the high-profile VP of mobile advertising at Apple, is planning on leaving the company, according to sources close to the situation.

Now Is the (Larry) Summers of Our Silicon Valley VC: Economic Guru Joins Andreessen Horowitz as “Special Advisor”

Kara Swisher in News on June 29, 2011 at 3:00 pm PT

In an unusual appointment for the longtime public servant, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will join Silicon Valley venture powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz as a part-time “Special Advisor.” Summers got to know the firm with an assist from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who was a student of his when he was a professor at Harvard University.

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Zynga Hires Six Employees Through Boston-Area Acquisition

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on March 18, 2011 at 12:43 pm PT

Zynga has announced its 10th acquisition in 10 months. The San Francisco social game company is hiring all six employees from Floodgate Entertainment, but is not technically acquiring the Waltham, Mass.-based company. The employees, who will work from Zynga’s Boston office, worked on a wide variety of PC and mobile games. Floodgate founder Paul Neurath is becoming Zynga Boston’s Creative Director. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.