9 posts and columns on credentials

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

in News on May 9 at 6:00 am PT

There are pretty good odds, but it’s a gamble for the activist investor to find a way to top his last act.
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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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The iPad Now Can Take Command of Computers

in Personal Technology on January 19, 2011 at 6:03 pm PT

Walt looks at two apps that let the iPad take control of a PC or Mac remotely.
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News Byte

Viacom Grabs a Big Legal Gun for Its Next YouTube Fight

in Media on October 21, 2010 at 8:01 am PT

Viacom, which got roughed up quite badly in the last round of its YouTube copyright fight, has called in reinforcements. The cable giant has hired legal heavyweight Theodore Olson to help it appeal last spring’s federal court decision, which went entirely in Google’s favor. Olson’s long list of credentials include a three-year stint as George W. Bush’s top attorney, a job that included arguing lots of cases in front of the Supreme Court. Which is where Viacom/Google could eventually land.

Google Friend Connect vs. Facebook Connect

in Social on December 3, 2009 at 10:30 am PT

So Much for OpenID–Google Friend Connect Gets Twitter, Facebook Connect Gets Yahoo

in News on December 3, 2009 at 5:01 am PT

Ever use Google Friend Connect? No? Every heard of it? No? Well, you may soon. If you use Twitter. This morning, Google said it is integrating the microblogging service with Friend Connect, a federated identity platform that allows credentials from social networks to be used on nonsocial sites.
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