278 posts and columns on Marissa Mayer

Tumblr Porn, Tim Cook and the Problem With Big Data — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

in News on May 25 at 12:05 pm PT

The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!
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Voices

Why Tumblr Won’t Move Yahoo’s Needle

in News on May 24 at 1:24 pm PT

When Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer announced that the Internet giant would spend $1.1 billion to acquire blogging site Tumblr, she promised not to “screw it up.” Maybe the young chief should have instead emphasized what the six-year-old fledging startup can do for Yahoo.

Yet Another Hulu Bidder! Yahoo Is In, Too.

in Media on May 24 at 11:39 am PT

Add one more name to the Hulu bidding derby: Yahoo, which just announced plans to buy Tumblr for $1.1 billion, has made an offer on the video website.
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Draw Something From This: Yahoo’s Design Chief Tim Parsey to Depart

in Media on May 23 at 1:43 pm PT

After stabilizing the design culture at Yahoo amid much turmoil, the well-known user experience exec leaves the sketchbook to CEO Mayer.
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Another VC Is Born: Well-Known Internet Exec Ben Ling Joins Khosla Ventures

in News on May 23 at 11:00 am PT

The former Google, Facebook and Badoo exec is the second high-profile Silicon Valley operating exec the VC firm has hired of late.
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Jawbone Hires Microsoft’s Mindy Mount as President to Turbocharge Ops

in Media on May 23 at 10:00 am PT

A new leader for the high-profile gadget maker.
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Voices

I’ll Tumblr For You … (Comic)

in Voices on May 21 at 3:31 pm PT

Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
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Voices

“Hands-Off”: The Impossible Promise

in Voices on May 21 at 2:37 pm PT

Inside Yahoo, Tumblr will be caught in the tectonic grinding of conflicting interests.
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Former Yahoo Shashi Seth to Join Tribune as President of New Digital Ventures Unit

in Media on May 21 at 1:39 pm PT

A new investment arm of the media giant gets a new exec to find new ideas.
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Vote on New Brangelina-Style Name for Tumblr and Yahoo: Yahumblr … TumHoo … Ham.Yum! … Swishr?

in Media on May 21 at 12:20 pm PT

Hey, you hep Tumblr kids — help us help you!
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How Many Users Does Tumblr Really Have?

in Media, May 21, 2013 at 5:17 am PT

Start Spreading the News: Yahoo Gets New Times Square Office, Offers Free Terabyte on Flickr and Updates Design to Look Like 2013

in Media, May 20, 2013 at 2:10 pm PT

Yes, Yahoo Is Going to Run More Ads on Tumblr, Says Marissa Mayer

in Media, May 20, 2013 at 7:24 am PT

Yahoo Buys Tumblr and Promises “Not to Screw It Up”

in Media, May 20, 2013 at 5:10 am PT

Tumblr Brand Will Remain — With Mostly “Hands-Off” Product Approach by Yahoo’s Mayer

in Media, May 19, 2013 at 4:12 pm PT

How to Spend a Billion-Plus on User-Generated Content, Google Edition

in Media, May 19, 2013 at 12:42 pm PT

Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected

in Media, May 19, 2013 at 9:34 am PT

Yahoo Falls For Tumblr, Google I/O, and Bill Gates on Steve Jobs — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

in News, May 18, 2013 at 12:42 pm PT

How to Sell a Yahoo-Tumblr Deal: Point to Facebook-Instagram

in Media, May 17, 2013 at 7:10 am PT

Will Yahoo Try to Get Its “Cool Again” by Doing a Deal for Tumblr?

in Media, May 16, 2013 at 4:35 pm PT

With New Twitter Partnership, Yahoo Folds Tweets Into Its News Stream

in Social, May 16, 2013 at 10:16 am PT

Five Startups for $16 Million: Yahoo’s Mayer Is Buying Up Most Mobile App Companies on the Cheap

in Mobile, May 13, 2013 at 6:16 am PT

Path Product Management Director Dylan Casey Departs for Yahoo

in Social, May 12, 2013 at 11:50 pm PT

Yahoo’s Mayer Has Met with Hulu Execs in a Preliminary Look-See at Premium Video Unit

in Media, May 7, 2013 at 4:20 pm PT

Yahoo, Microsoft Renew Search Ad Deal