7 posts and columns on innovative

Apple CEO Tim Cook to Appear as Opening Speaker at the D10 Conference

in D10 on April 10 at 9:00 am PT

Welcome for the first time to the red-hot seat of D: All Things Digital, Mr. Cook!
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Liveblogging the New Yahoo CEO Call: You Might Want to Refrain From Cussing, Scott!

in News on January 4 at 7:01 am PT

Mind your P’s and Q’s and Y’s too!
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A Few Questions for Yahoo Product Dude Blake Irving — Who, Thankfully, Does Not Want to Make a Bid (Video)

in Media on November 7, 2011 at 10:39 am PT

Who has the most thankless job at Yahoo these days? My vote goes to the guy who has to keep innovating in the midst of all the noise.
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No to YESS — Yahoo Employee Satisfaction Survey Shows Morale Morass

in News on October 26, 2011 at 12:07 pm PT

Apparently, Yahoos can’t get no satisfaction.
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Yahoo for Sale: Possible Bidders Circling — Including Marc Andreessen — as Board Pressure Mounts

in News on September 14, 2011 at 12:28 pm PT

As Yahoo’s board meets today to talk about what to do next, the unsettled situation at the Silicon Valley Internet giant might overtake them sooner than later.
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As CEO Bartz Fiddles With Turnaround, Yahoo’s Stock Value Burns

in News on July 21, 2011 at 7:05 am PT

Yahoo — which turned in yet another disappointing quarter on Tuesday, but with all new excuses for the continuing decline in revenue — is now getting toasted by Wall Street. That would be the marshmallow — and not the champagne — kind.
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Sun Micro: Cutting Heads Is a Tactic, Not a Strategy

in News on November 17, 2008 at 3:21 pm PT

Sun Microsystems announced plans on Friday to cut 5,000-6,000 jobs. It didn’t much help the company’s rep on Wall Street though–largely because the cuts can’t be blamed solely on the economy. Some analysts are encouraged by the announcement, others skeptical, given that headcount reductions were viewed as long needed and that Sun’s product strategy and use of operational expenses would benefit from some sharp wisdom.