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Stern Named Head of New Strategery Role at Yahoo

Kara Swisher in News on May 9 at 4:41 pm PT

The man who has been the Swiss Army Knife of Yahoo will be key strategy guy for Thompson, who clearly wants to do a lot of strategizing.

Paying With Square’s New Mobile-Payments App

Lauren Goode in Reviews on April 30 at 6:00 am PT

Square’s app for “hands-free” consumer payments is worth trying.

Yahoo’s Layoffs Tomorrow Morning of up to 2,000 Will Only Be the First Move of a Larger Purge to Come

Kara Swisher in News on April 3 at 3:16 pm PT

A dark day will probably dawn by tomorrow in Sunnyvale.

L.A. Stories: HipSwap Tries to Take the Creepy out of Craigslist (Video)

Kara Swisher in Commerce on April 2 at 10:56 am PT

The mobile app-heavy service allows anyone with stuff, including boutique merchants with quirky stuff to move, to quickly snap photos of items, price them and then — presumably — sell.

Viral Video: Could This Be the End of TV News Overload?

Kara Swisher in Media on March 12 at 12:34 am PT

Heh.

The Essential SXSW Tech Tool Kit

Lauren Goode in Social on March 7 at 9:29 am PT

The best apps for surviving SXSW.

Proxy Ho? Like Yahoo, AOL Could Face Alternate Board Slate From Irked Investor as Early as Today.

Kara Swisher in News on February 24 at 1:46 am PT

Is AOL ready to come about? Hard to see.

Klout Acquires Local App Blockboard

Liz Gannes in Social on February 7 at 10:00 am PT

Social media influence scorer Klout has made its first acquisition: A local app maker called Blockboard.

Visa Places Bet on New Approach to Payments With Rare Investment in TrialPay

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 31 at 7:00 am PT

Visa, Greylock’s Reid Hoffman and others are pouring $40 million into TrialPay, which helps companies like Facebook, Gap and Fandango increase sales through the use of incentives.