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Telling Employees He Hasn’t “Walked the Talk,” Cisco’s John Chambers Leans In on Women in the Workplace Issue

Kara Swisher in Enterprise on March 13 at 7:02 am PT

Here’s the memo.

Moon Shot: Earthbound Investor Milner Talks About Origins of the Universe at SXSW

Kara Swisher in News on March 9 at 9:18 am PT

Well-known Russian digital dude thinks the big thoughts.

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Microsoft Rejiggers Its Yahoo Search Alliance Leadership, Too

Kara Swisher in Media on February 20 at 12:26 am PT

Yahoo — which I reported yesterday had named Laurie Mann as the new head of its key search unit — is not the only one making changes in leadership working with Microsoft on its limping search alliance. Longtime Microsoft veteran Greg Nelson is leaving his role as GM of strategic alliances, which includes the search partnership with Yahoo. Yahoo’s new interface at the software giant will be Bob Wyler, who has been with the alliance team since the deal was struck in 2010. Nelson will take on a new job as GM for a unit called “Display + Monetization,” working on digital advertising initiatives across the company in the advertising business group, under Online Services Division COO Rik van der Kooi.

Mayer’s 10X Challenge: Yahoo’s Homepage, Mail and Search Traffic Show Significant Year-Over-Year Declines

Kara Swisher in Media on January 9 at 12:45 pm PT

The reality of traffic falloffs on key properties is a vexing issue.

Former MySpace and NFL Digital Exec Jeff Berman Tapped as President of Hollywood’s BermanBraun

Kara Swisher in Media on January 7 at 9:55 am PT

Is content poised to take off online?

Exclusive: Is Andrew Mason on the Bubble as CEO of Groupon?

Kara Swisher in Commerce on November 27, 2012 at 1:04 pm PT

Is a boardroom showdown looming for the troubled daily deals company and its affable co-founder?

After Stepping Down as Sybase CEO Last Week, John Chen Joins Silver Lake as Senior Adviser Today

Kara Swisher in Enterprise on November 5, 2012 at 9:30 am PT

The well-regarded mobile and database enterprise software exec heads to a powerful PE firm.

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True&Co Co-Founder Ramamurthy Joins Battery as EIR

Kara Swisher in Commerce on November 2, 2012 at 10:26 pm PT

Aarthi Ramamurthy, who co-founded personalized intimate apparel online retailer True&Co, has joined Battery Ventures as an entrepreneur in residence to “pursue disruptive e-commerce initiatives.” Ramamurthy was most recently head of product of True&Co, which launched at the D: All Things Digital conference earlier this year. She has also worked at both Netflix and Microsoft, and was the co-creator of Bubblegum, a photo-sharing application.