74 posts and columns on corporate
Clinging to Outlook, Only 25 Percent of Yahoo Employees Willing to Eat Mail “Dogfood” (Best Memo Ever!)
According to Yahoo Comms head, for those circling the hippocampian wagons of amygdalian resistance: Hold on a sec, pilgrim. No, really.Opening New Windows
“This is going to be the first time in a decade and half that [companies are] actually going to have to teach someone to use Windows.”
— Stephen Kleynhans, a Gartner Inc. analyst, quoted by The Wall Street Journal
Yahoo TV and Omg! Head Moves to Young Hollywood
The Beverly Hills-based next-gen media start-up named Liz Coughlin SVP of business operations, overseeing new business initiatives and all digital operations.News Byte
Mayer Lures Google Deals Lawyer to Yahoo
According to several sources, Yahoo has hired Google senior corporate counsel James Loftus to work on deals for the Silicon Valley Internet giant. Loftus has been at the search giant since 2009 as an M&A attorney, and worked on the acquisition of Zagat, an acquisition that was spearheaded by former Google exec Marissa Mayer, who is now Yahoo CEO. Loftus will report to Jackie Reses, who runs HR, as well as corporate and business development.Exclusive: Yahoo’s Mayer Aiming for Twitter’s Stanton for Big Media Role
Can the new CEO entice her old employee (and former Yahoo Finance kingpin) to come join her in remaking the troubled Silicon Valley Internet giant?Airbnb Hires CFO and HR Head in Effort to Grow Senior Team
The vacation-rentals start-up bulks up its senior staff.CIOs to Tablets: It’s Business Time
The consumerization of IT is in full swing.It’s Official: Yahoo Reorgs Itself Just Like We Said (Memo Time!)
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson just sent this note to Yahoo employees, about a new leadership organization for the company.Voices