44 posts and columns on computer science

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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Fat Lady Finally Sings: Yahoo and Alibaba Officially Shake on $7 Billion Stock Sale Deal (Updated)

in News on May 20 at 3:34 pm PT

It’s done.
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Exclusive: Yahoo Finally Set to Strike Alibaba Share Deal — Half Now, Then Half of What’s Left After Eventual IPO

in News on May 17 at 11:39 pm PT

Could the never-ending Yahoo-Alibaba deal finally be close to a handshake? Yes, indeedy.
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Here’s Yahoo’s Official Parting With Thompson Over ResuMess — No Severance, But Make-Whole Millions

in News on May 14 at 1:59 pm PT

And don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
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Yahoo’s Parting With Thompson Will Be for “Cause” (aka CSLie)

in News on May 14 at 2:00 am PT

And not cancer, as unfortunate as the timing is for the ousted Yahoo CEO.
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Here’s New Yahoo CEO’s First Note to Troops! (The Leaking-Internal-Memos-to-ATD Policy Remains in Effect As Usual)

in News on May 13 at 2:33 pm PT

Here is the first missive to Yahoo’s troops from new interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, which I obtained from 653 sources at the company. (Joke alert! Sort of!)
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Yahoo Officially Confirms ATD Report on CEO Changes and Proxy Settlement

in News on May 13 at 12:35 pm PT

All’s well that ends. At least for now — Happy Mother’s Day to all!
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Exclusive: Yahoo’s Thompson Out; Levinsohn In; Board Settlement With Loeb Nears Completion

in News on May 13 at 8:59 am PT

The final shoe — shoe store, really — drops.
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Heidrick & Struggles Slaps Back at Thompson’s Yahoo in Blame Game Over ResuMess

in News on May 11 at 6:39 pm PT

Oh no, you didn’t!
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Is He In or Is He Out? Crunchtime for Scott Thompson at Yahoo.

in News on May 11 at 8:15 am PT

Waiting for a verdict in trial of ResuMess.
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Not So Scott Free? Yahoo’s Other Big Shareholder — Cap Re — Leaning Toward Supporting Loeb Over Thompson ResuMess.

in News, May 10, 2012 at 3:56 pm PT

Loeb Calls Again for Thompson Firing From Yahoo, as Former eBay Boss Supports Him

in News, May 9, 2012 at 7:33 am PT

Place Your Bets: Will Loeb Drop Another Bomb on Yahoo at Vegas Confab Later Today?

in News, May 9, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

CEO Says Sorry to Yahoos for Borked Bio “Distraction” — But Will Mea Culpa Work Without an Apology for Error? (Memo)

in News, May 7, 2012 at 4:59 pm PT

Buffett Comments on Trust Issue in Yahoo CEO BioGate: “You’ve Got a Problem”

in Media, May 7, 2012 at 9:44 am PT

Loeb Lobs Lawsuit, as Expected, at Yahoo’s Borked Bio Mess

in News, May 7, 2012 at 9:23 am PT

As Yahoo CEO Reaches Out to Top Staff, Board Meets to Weigh “Options” (I.E., Deciding Who Gets to Take the Borked Bio Blame)

in News, May 6, 2012 at 8:27 pm PT

Yahoo Should Expect Incoming Lawsuit Lobbed by Loeb Tomorrow on CEO Hiring

in News, May 6, 2012 at 9:01 am PT

They Shoot Yahoo CEOs, Don’t They? But Not Without a Really Smoking Gun and a Much Stronger Board.

in News, May 5, 2012 at 9:33 am PT

Yahoo’s Thompson Asks Employees to “Stay Focused” — Except Not on Him

in News, May 4, 2012 at 6:04 pm PT

In 2009 Interview, Yahoo CEO Does Not Deny He Has a CS Degree, and Calls Himself an “Engineer” (Audio)

in Media, May 3, 2012 at 11:22 pm PT

Yahoo’s Board Will “Review” Resume Discrepancy of CEO

in News, May 3, 2012 at 7:28 pm PT

How Did a Phantom CS Degree Get on CEO’s Bio in SEC Filings? Yahoo’s Not Saying.

in News, May 3, 2012 at 4:08 pm PT

Yahoo’s Response on CEO’s Computer Science ResumeGate: “Inadvertent Error”

in News, May 3, 2012 at 12:27 pm PT

Dan Loeb Alleges “Discrepancies” on Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson’s Resume Related to Computer Science Degree

in News, May 3, 2012 at 11:53 am PT