Exclusive: Yahoo Director in Charge of Botched CEO Vetting to Step Down From Board

CSLie has claimed its first victim, although the mystery is still unsolved.
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As Yahoo CEO Reaches Out to Top Staff, Board Meets to Weigh “Options” (I.E., Deciding Who Gets to Take the Borked Bio Blame)

On tonight’s Silicon Valley version of “Game of Thrones,” King Scott Thompson tries to assuage, while the board potentates sharpen their knives.
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In 2009 Interview, Yahoo CEO Does Not Deny He Has a CS Degree, and Calls Himself an “Engineer” (Audio)

Mistakes pile atop of mistakes for Scott Thompson in computer science degree controversy.
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Yahoo’s Response on CEO’s Computer Science ResumeGate: “Inadvertent Error”

Inadvertent means “failing to act carefully or considerately.” I’d say so, but is it worse than that?
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Fusion-io Shares Whacked, but the Flash Madness Club Has a New Member

Fusion-io investors freak out over tighter margins. But never mind that. Fusion has a new customer: Salesforce.com
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Airbnb Hires Former Yahoo Legal Eagle Belinda Johnson as General Counsel

Here’s the lawyer who’s going to write that ironclad lease — that promised espresso maker better be there! — for the lovely apartment in Italy we rented.
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MyForce Pushes a Panic-Button App for the Campus

A Colorado-based security company is looking to bring a one-touch mobile app to school campuses for emergencies.
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CaptainU Builds the Mint.com for Student Athletes

The path from high school sports superstar to college scholarship MVP can be a treacherous one. CaptainU — a start-up built by former collegiate athletes — helps navigate it.
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Chegg Buys Zinch in Another Move Toward a “Social Education Platform”

The online textbook rental is on a hiring spree to expand its student-aimed business all year round. The latest move: Acquiring Zinch, which links high school students with college recruiters.
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LAL People Helps Find Friends Anonymously

Exclusive: Chegg Buys Cramster