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WashPost’s Narisetti Takes Over WSJ.com

Kara Swisher in Media on January 20 at 12:30 pm PT

Raju Narisetti, who is currently managing editor of the Washington Post, has been named managing editor of The Wall Street Digital Network. Narisetti, who has worked for the News Corp.-owned WSJ in the past, replaces Kevin Delaney, who recently left the site to start a global business news site venture at Atlantic Media.

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Atlantic Media Officially Announces Unnamed “Global Business Brand” Site

Kara Swisher in Media on January 19 at 4:20 am PT

As AllThingsD previously reported, Atlantic Media will be launching a new “digital global business brand,” a site that will be helmed by WSJ.com managing editor Kevin Delaney. There is no name for the site, but the media company said it “will provide high-quality content and services to business executives navigating the increasingly complex global economy.”

Former CBS Interactive Head Neil Ashe to Lead Wal-Mart’s Global Online Commerce Biz

Kara Swisher in Commerce on January 16 at 2:45 pm PT

Can he give the retail giant the oomph it has yet to find online?

“Menry” Is Back at HP: CEO Meg Whitman Hires Longtime PR Guru Henry Gomez as Top Flack

Kara Swisher in News on January 10 at 2:18 pm PT

Together again!

TripAdvisor CEO Says Wall Street Underestimates Its Value Now That It’s Flying Solo

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 9 at 6:00 am PT

TripAdvisor’s co-founder and CEO Stephen Kaufer talks to AllThingsD about the media company’s prospects for growth now that it has broken off from Expedia and is an independently traded company.

Confirmed: Yahoo Names PayPal Head Scott Thompson as New CEO

Kara Swisher in News on January 4 at 6:08 am PT

Like I said.

Google Renews Firefox Search Royalty Deal

Liz Gannes in News on December 20, 2011 at 10:49 am PT

Mozilla is about to announce that it has signed a new three-year agreement for Google to be the default search option in its Firefox browser.

Airbnb Hires Former Yahoo Legal Eagle Belinda Johnson as General Counsel

Kara Swisher in Commerce on December 9, 2011 at 7:44 am PT

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.

Three Months After Bartz’s Firing, It’s Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

Kara Swisher in Media on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

Still no sale or investment deal. No new CEO. No Asia resolution. And, perhaps most importantly, no clearly articulated strategy going forward. Other than that …

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As Expected, Yahoo Marketing Head Departs Company

Kara Swisher in News on December 6, 2011 at 5:31 pm PT

Yahoo marketing head Elisa Steele, who was recently involved in an internal overhaul that shifted the major marketing functions back to the regions of the Silicon Valley Internet giant from its global centralized one — is leaving the company on Friday. At the time of the reorg, Steele had indicated that she was likely leaving Yahoo and sources said she had no plans as yet to move to another position.