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Newfangled Aggregator Trapit Hires an Old-Timer: Yahoo Editor Liz Lufkin

Peter Kafka in Media on April 17 at 6:01 am PT

The start-up says it uses artificial intelligence to sort out the best Web news stories for you. But it wants a human to help out, anyway.

Hey, Yahoo: When You Act Like a Media Company, I Like You (I Really Like You)

Kara Swisher in Media on February 24 at 7:15 am PT

Comic Bill Maher is really funny, and the Silicon Valley Internet giant might want to take notes.

Why Is the Washington Post at the Top of My Facebook Feed Yet Again?

Liz Gannes in Social on November 14, 2011 at 6:00 am PT

After uninstalling and hiding the Washington Post Social Reader App but still seeing stories from it front and center, I asked what was going on, and how I could make it stop.

Yahoo’s Product Runway: Are You In or Out?

Kara Swisher in Media on November 2, 2011 at 10:41 am PT

I am here at Yahoo HQ in Sunnyvale, Calif., to check out “Product Runway,” which is the Silicon Valley Internet giant’s attempt to show that it can still innovate.

Yahoo Keeps Up Hiring–Rob Barrett Named as Head of News and Finance

Kara Swisher in Media on May 9, 2011 at 8:27 am PT

Yahoo is on a bit of a hiring spree, picking up longtime Internet exec Robertson Barrett, to run its critical and powerful News and Finance sites. Barrett has held top positions at Tribune Interactive, Time Inc., ABC News, Primedia’s Channel One Interactive and The Feedroom. Barrett worked most recently as chief strategy officer of Perfect Market, a Comcast-backed start-up.

Exclusive: Yahoo News Head Moves to Disney.com, Which Will Get Big Redo

Kara Swisher in News on March 16, 2011 at 3:27 pm PT

Yesterday, BoomTown reported that Mark Walker, the head of the powerful Yahoo News site, was leaving the Internet giant for another company. That company, sources said, will be Disney, where Walker will be leading a major overhaul of its flagship Disney.com site.

Exclusive: After Ad Changes, Yahoo Media Unit Gets a Management Shakeup

Kara Swisher in News on March 15, 2011 at 4:26 pm PT

Last week, Yahoo’s advertising unit got the once-over from its new sales head Wayne Powers. And, this week, its new Audience unit head Mickie Rosen is making a series of executives moves to shake up its powerful news, sports and entertainment sites.

Let a Zillion Users Blab: Yahoo Debuts "Contributor Network"

Kara Swisher in News on November 15, 2010 at 12:01 am PT

Yahoo is debuting a new offering for its hundreds of million of users, which takes the Demand Media model and notches up the volume by presumably allowing a thousand flowers to bloom. Or, more to the point, blab. The Internet giant is “inviting people to contribute to many of its most popular sites with the launch of the Yahoo! Contributor Network, a new platform for people to publish their creative content on Yahoo!.”

New Looks for Aging Models: Fashion Shots from Yahoo’s Product Runway

John Paczkowski in News on September 16, 2010 at 10:59 am PT

“The only worse thing than being talked about is not being talked about.” That quip fired off recently by Ironfire Capital founder and former dissident Yahoo investor Eric Jackson pretty much sums up the state of affairs at the company, which seems to be losing relevance almost as quickly as it’s losing talent.