45 posts and columns on controversy

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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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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Not So Scott Free? Yahoo’s Other Big Shareholder — Cap Re — Leaning Toward Supporting Loeb Over Thompson ResuMess.

in News on May 10 at 3:56 pm PT

Is the tenure of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson — who is now big with the excuses — in trouble if other shareholders start to bolt?
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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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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

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

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

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

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

To Stanch Layoffs, Yahoo Has Been Shopping Its Ad Technology Platforms to Google, Microsoft and Others

in News, March 14, 2012 at 8:04 am PT

Sarah Lacy Debuts New Tech Site, PandoDaily — $2M+ in Funding and Guess Who’s Working for Her? (Video)

in Media, January 16, 2012 at 9:00 am PT

The Yahoo Lawsuits Begin: Put the Non-Blabby Deals in Your PIPE and Smoke It

in News, December 5, 2011 at 9:25 am PT

Exclusive: Zynga’s Van Natta Moves to Strategic Adviser; Feld Off Board, Paul In

in News, November 17, 2011 at 10:30 am PT

It’s Official: Arrington Out at AOL; Schonfeld New TechCrunch Editor (Plus Armstrong Internal Memo Too!)

in Media, September 12, 2011 at 9:03 am PT

Viral Video: I Finally Get the Taiwan Treatment — Paintballing the CrunchFund Wizard

in Media, September 7, 2011 at 1:16 pm PT

More AsiaD Speakers: Sony, Google+, Microsoft, Hollywood, Huawei and Hot SV Start-Ups!

in AsiaD, August 9, 2011 at 5:00 pm PT

Exclusive: Groupon Will Dump Controversial ACSOI Accounting in Amended IPO Filing

in Commerce, August 5, 2011 at 2:49 pm PT

Write Your Own Google+ Outrage Story

in News, July 25, 2011 at 4:02 pm PT