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GigaOM Buys paidContent (Like Peter Kafka Said)

Kara Swisher in Media on February 8 at 11:19 am PT

Guess what? Wait, we knew that.

Dude, Where’s My Facebook IPO Filing? (Ashton’s on Hold!)

Kara Swisher in News on February 1 at 5:50 am PT

Mr. Kutcher really wants to know what’s what this fine IPO-awaiting morning.

Yahoo CEO Meeting With PE Firms — PIPE Might Be Dead, but What Else Is There?

Kara Swisher in News on January 26 at 7:56 am PT

The beat goes on … and on … and on.

New Yahoo CEO (And BoSox Fanboy) Scott Thompson Speaks: It’s Still “Early Innings”

Kara Swisher in News on January 4 at 9:28 am PT

Meet the man who hopes to be the Carlton Fisk — the baseball legend who was nicknamed “The Commander” — of the troubled Internet giant.

Yahoo Okays Initial Term Sheet to Sell Stakes Back to Asian Partners — While Also Hoping to Keep PE Firms in Fray

Kara Swisher in News on December 23, 2011 at 11:23 am PT

It’s on.

Google Will Pay Mozilla Almost $300M Per Year in Search Deal, Besting Microsoft and Yahoo

Kara Swisher in News on December 22, 2011 at 10:57 am PT

The search giant will pony up close to $1 billion to hipcheck Microsoft’s Bing from the pole position on the Firefox browser.

Yahoo Intensifies Search for CEO (With Hulu’s Kilar as One Dream Unicorn Candidate)

Kara Swisher in Media on December 20, 2011 at 4:40 pm PT

Wanted, one magical exec to work miracles against increasingly troublesome dragons. Ability to sparkle a plus.

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AOL PR Exec Hollars Becomes Andreessen Horowitz PR Partner

Kara Swisher in News on December 12, 2011 at 6:17 pm PT

After the departure of AOL exec Brad Garlinghouse, it’s probably no surprise that his longtime public relations exec Kiersten Hollars would be next to go. And she is indeed leaving to take a job as a PR partner at Silicon Valley venture firm Andreessen Horowitz. She’ll be reporting to marketing partner Margit Wennmachers there.

Google Currents News Reader Debuts (Phew!)

Kara Swisher in Media on December 8, 2011 at 12:18 pm PT

There soon won’t be enough news for all the news readers.

Three Months After Bartz’s Firing, It’s Hurry Up and Wait at Yahoo (A Big Honking Update)

Kara Swisher in Media on December 7, 2011 at 9:43 am PT

Still no sale or investment deal. No new CEO. No Asia resolution. And, perhaps most importantly, no clearly articulated strategy going forward. Other than that …