68 posts and columns on Boston

Former CEO Thompson Might Be Gone, But Internal Investigation Into ResuMess Still a Hot Potato at Yahoo

in News on May 22 at 9:03 am PT

The mystery of the botched bio lingers on.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down From Board

in News on May 8 at 8:50 am PT

CSLie has claimed its first victim, although the mystery is still unsolved.
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In 2009 Interview, Yahoo CEO Does Not Deny He Has a CS Degree, and Calls Himself an “Engineer” (Audio)

in Media on May 3 at 11:22 pm PT

Mistakes pile atop of mistakes for Scott Thompson in computer science degree controversy.
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Yahoo’s Board Will “Review” Resume Discrepancy of CEO

in News on May 3 at 7:28 pm PT

Shoes start to drop, as shoes tend to do.
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How Did a Phantom CS Degree Get on CEO’s Bio in SEC Filings? Yahoo’s Not Saying.

in News on May 3 at 4:08 pm PT

Fasten your seatbelts, Yahoo, it’s going to be another bumpy night.
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Yahoo’s Response on CEO’s Computer Science ResumeGate: “Inadvertent Error”

in News on May 3 at 12:27 pm PT

Inadvertent means “failing to act carefully or considerately.” I’d say so, but is it worse than that?
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Dan Loeb Alleges “Discrepancies” on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s Resume Related to Computer Science Degree

in News on May 3 at 11:53 am PT

Did he or didn’t he get a computer science degree?
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Exclusive: The Billion-Dollar Inside Story of How Demand Media Almost Went Private Last Week (And Then Didn’t)

in News on April 28 at 11:02 am PT

According to sources close to the situation, Demand Media was deep into discussions with a private equity firm to complete a deal that would have taken the online content company private for double its current value.
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New Yahoo CEO (And BoSox Fanboy) Scott Thompson Speaks: It’s Still “Early Innings”

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

in News on January 4 at 7:01 am PT

Mind your P’s and Q’s and Y’s too!
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Former Top Yahoo Sales Exec Weishaupt Joins Criteo

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

QOTD: Zuckerberg — Go East, Young Geek!

Potential Yahoo CEO David Kenny Now Much More Available

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

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

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

Hurricane Irene Is Over; Power Still Out for Many

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

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

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

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

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

Zynga Hires Six Employees Through Boston-Area Acquisition

Another Mobile Payments Provider Raises Venture Capital

Myspace Is Certainly for Sale, but Not by Press Release

in News, February 10, 2011 at 2:10 pm PT

RIM Preps Cloud Services, Considers Managing Non-BlackBerry Devices

in Mobile, January 14, 2011 at 4:15 am PT

RIM: Don’t Worry About PlayBook’s Battery Life

in Mobile, January 13, 2011 at 8:59 am PT

Film Critics Don't Just "Like" "The Social Network"–They Love It

in Social, January 8, 2011 at 3:31 pm PT

Gilt City Leaves the Masses to Groupon, Skims the Cream Off the Top

in Commerce, January 7, 2011 at 2:07 pm PT

Gilt Groupe Leans on Mixture of Equity and Debt to Fund Growth

in Commerce, December 15, 2010 at 3:55 pm PT