6 posts and columns on restructure

Massive Layoffs Expected at Nokia

in News on February 11, 2011 at 7:02 am PT

Nokia’s decision to make Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 OS its primary smartphone platform is a bold move. It’s also one that presages a tough next couple of years for the Finnish company and significant layoffs.
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Condé Nast Digital Head Sarah Chubb Out

in Media on February 7, 2011 at 12:47 pm PT

This shouldn’t be a shock, given that Condé Nast has been reorging and restructuring its digital operations for a couple of years now: Condé Nast Digital head Sarah Chubb is leaving the company after 20 years. She hasn’t announced a new job; Condé says it will announce a replacement “in the coming weeks.”

Yahoo Restructures U.S. Ad Sales Force–With No New Head (But Apparently a Lot of Princes Charming)

in News on August 2, 2010 at 1:30 pm PT

Yahoo announced today that it was restructuring its advertising sales force, after being without a head of its key U.S. unit since mid-March. Big news: No new top ad sales exec. Instead, several North American sales execs with larger portfolios will report directly to Hilary Schneider, who is in charge of the Americas for Yahoo. “I have kissed a lot of frogs over the years, but it turned out the Prince Charmings we always needed were back at the ranch,” said Schneider.

Actual News on Earnings Call: Yahoo Disables Annoying "Hover" Tool on Homepage, Restructures International Ops

in News on January 26, 2010 at 3:18 pm PT

News was actually committed during Yahoo’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call today when CEO Carol Bartz noted that the company would disable its irksome “hover interaction” on the homepage and that the Internet giant has restructured its international business. Yahoo reported results earlier today that slightly exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter, but it was no blowout.

More Layoffs for Google: 200 Axed From Sales

in Media on March 26, 2009 at 12:52 pm PT

Google is laying off 200 people from its sales and marketing group, the company announced today in a blog posting. Google has some 20,000 employees, so the scale of the sackings isn’t earth-shaking news. But the fact that they come from the group that Tim Armstrong ran until he decamped for AOL is interesting.

Report: Microsoft May or May Not Announce Layoffs

in News on January 2, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

With the economy continuing to sour and consumer tech spending slowing, speculation is running rampant that Microsoft may soon join the sad conga line of tech companies announcing layoffs. According to an unsubstantiated, poorly sourced report currently making the rounds, Redmond is steeling itself for a massive staff reduction.