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As Yahoo Board Meets Tomorrow, Investors Ready Thumbscrews

Kara Swisher in Media on September 13, 2011 at 4:56 pm PT

Welcome to Sunnyvale, Yahoo board! But you might want to wear a disguise when you visit URL’s Cafe!

Exclusive: Major Meltdown at Yahoo as More Top Execs to Depart, Including U.S. Head Hilary Schneider

Kara Swisher in News on September 29, 2010 at 4:21 pm PT

The executive turmoil at the very top of Yahoo continues, with the company poised to announce the resignations of three top execs, including U.S. head Hilary Schneider, according to sources close to the situation. The other execs also leaving, which Yahoo is planning on revealing Friday: U.S. Audience head David Ko and, as BoomTown previously reported, VP of Media Jimmy Pitaro.

Chris DeWolfe Likely to Step Down as MySpace CEO; News Corp. Talking to Facebook Veteran Owen Van Natta

Peter Kafka in Media on April 22, 2009 at 11:41 am PT

MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe is likely to be on his way out of the company he helped found, and News Corp., which bought the social network in 2005, has a single potential successor in mind. Sources say that person is former Facebook COO Owen Van Natta, who is currently CEO of music start-up Project Playlist. People familiar with the matter tell me that DeWolfe and News Corp., specifically new digital boss Jon Miller, are discussing a leadership change today.