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Add Another Log to the Fire: HP Employees Grumble About Loss of Stock Grants

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 24 at 5:00 am PT

Executives at Hewlett-Packard are upset that a key stock-based benefit has evaporated before their very eyes. Even the man many blame, fired CEO Léo Apotheker, got hit.

Zynga Makes Big Claims With IPO Only a Week Away

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 9, 2011 at 2:03 pm PT

How about doubling the number of paying gamers? Done!

No to YESS — Yahoo Employee Satisfaction Survey Shows Morale Morass

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

Apparently, Yahoos can’t get no satisfaction.

Yahoo’s Interim CEO in Internal Meeting: “Time Is a Constraint” (Also, Blame the Media!)

Kara Swisher in News on October 6, 2011 at 2:59 pm PT

I don’t know why I am not just invited to these Yahoo gatherings, since it would make my life a lot easier.

Exclusive: Efficient Frontier Buys Context Optional for $50 Million

Kara Swisher in Social on May 4, 2011 at 9:15 am PT

Online performance marketing firm Efficient Frontier is acquiring San Francisco-based social marketing software and services start-up Context Optional, the company said. While terms of the deal were not revealed, sources said the price was $50 million. The purchase of San Francisco’s Context Optional is the first one for Efficient Frontier.

Video: The Cashmere Stylings of Yahoo Chief Product Officer Blake Irving

Kara Swisher in News on March 30, 2011 at 3:07 pm PT

Yesterday, BoomTown spent a good part of the day at Yahoo’s HQ in Sunnyvale, Calif., meeting with various product execs and seeing some cool new stuff in the works. That included its Chief Product Officer Blake Irving, who got to the company a little less than a year ago with the goal of finally getting the company to actually get those innovations out the door.

In Case You Needed Reminding, Social Enterprise Software Is Going to Be Big

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 31, 2011 at 9:00 pm PT

If Monday’s launch of Chatter.com wasn’t enough of a signal that 2011 is going to be a big year for social enterprise software, then maybe this survey data from Jive Software will make it clear.

Forget Goopon–Why a Groupon-Foursquare Combo Makes More Sense

Liz Gannes in Social on December 14, 2010 at 8:09 am PT

As major Web players look to make a play in local, Groupon and Foursquare have both walked away from lucrative acquisition deals. But now, as these young start-ups go it alone, would it make sense for the two to combine their forces and become the next major Web powerhouse?

The Landscape Around Google's Hiring Binge

Liz Gannes in Social on November 19, 2010 at 2:38 pm PT

After a year or two of stagnancy, the Google employee count is growing rapidly again. According to a source, a Google engineer recently ended a counteroffer war with Facebook by accepting $6 million worth of Google stock to keep her job there. But the growth spurt and retention efforts seem forced, and unlikely to be the perfect formula to keep the company at the top of the Web heap.

Tim Armstrong on AOL's Turnaround: Wait Until Next Year

Peter Kafka in Media on November 3, 2010 at 6:46 am PT

The AOL CEO says he can go head-to-head with Google and Facebook, one day. But he says his company won’t be moving at the same speed as the rest of the Web ad business until the second half of 2011. Will Wall Street wait?