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Exclusive: Longtime Yahoo Front Page Editor Liz Lufkin Out

Kara Swisher in Media on September 6, 2011 at 8:37 am PT

Another ones bites the dust: According to sources close to the situation, longtime Yahoo Front Page chief Liz Lufkin has parted ways with the company.

TownHog Focuses on Publishing Partnerships as Its Own Daily Deal Brand Fades

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on August 4, 2011 at 7:51 am PT

San Francisco-based TownHog is rolling out a new feature for its daily deals platform, which will allow third-party publishers to make offers in real time through mobile applications.

Intern Becomes Real Live Blog Dude–ATD Hires Drake Martinet

Kara Swisher in News on November 9, 2010 at 10:29 am PT

It is always nice when an intern makes good, and that is entirely the case with Drake Martinet, who joins All Things Digital–as of yesterday, in fact. We could not be happier. Plus, we knew he was our kind of geek after he agreed to spend the night in a tent next to Robert Scoble, to cover last year’s Apple iPad release. Drake will be working on a range of things for ATD, from social and multimedia efforts to site analytics to discovering and writing about promising but nascent tech start-ups.

Are Web Ads Only for Oldsters? Yahoo’s Disturbing Study.

Peter Kafka in Media on January 12, 2010 at 12:06 pm PT

No surprise: A study financed by Yahoo says that Yahoo ads helped a customer sell more stuff. A big surprise: The same study says the ad only works on people born before Woodstock.

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AT&T: Are They Trying to Lose Wireline Customers?

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on October 19, 2009 at 12:18 pm PT

Wow, this is pretty strange behavior for a company that is hemorrhaging access lines. AT&T has unveiled plans to raise landline phone rates by more than 20 percent in California, according to both the San Jose Mercury News and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Girls in Tech "Journalism 2.0" Panel: Speak Loudly and Carry a Big Stick

Kara Swisher in News on August 13, 2009 at 6:07 am PT

Last night, BoomTown moderated a really interesting panel for an organization called Girls in Tech, titled “Journalism 2.0 RoundTable.” Girls in Tech describes itself as a “social network enterprise focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of like-minded, professional, intelligent & influential women.” With those lofty requirements–combined with the fact that I was a girl when we had yet to land on the moon–I have no idea what I was doing there.

Exclusive: Brand Head Olivo Out at Yahoo

Kara Swisher in News on June 8, 2009 at 2:22 pm PT

Allen Olivo, SVP of global brand marketing at Yahoo, is leaving the company, according to sources. The departure is the latest at Yahoo, as major executive changes continue. It was announced today internally, which Yahoo confirmed to BoomTown. Olivo was responsible for all aspects of its advertising and brand marketing strategy worldwide for Yahoo, which is about to undergo a major new push under CEO Carol Bartz.

Do Magazines Need Their Own Kindle? Yes, Says Hearst.

Peter Kafka in Media on February 27, 2009 at 8:54 am PT

If the Kindle is the iPod for books, do we need a Kindle for magazines and newspapers? I’d say no. But publishing heavyweight Hearst disagrees and is going to come out with an e-reader of its own, according to a published report.

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Hearst Threatens to Close the San Francisco Chronicle

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on February 24, 2009 at 6:33 pm PT

Hearst Corp. this afternoon said it may sell or close the San Francisco Chronicle if a new round of cost-saving measures cannot be accomplished in the coming weeks. Hearst said it will undertake “critical cost-saving measures including a significant reduction in the number of its unionized and non-union employees.”