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Yahoo Folds Up Livestand, Its Would-Be Flipboard Killer

Yahoo has pulled the plug on Livestand, its iPad/tablet news app. Yahoo rolled out the app last fall, and positioned it as competitor to apps like Flipboard and Zite. But the app never got any traction, and has been on the chopping block for much of 2012.

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Alibaba Regains Control

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s deal to buy back shares from Yahoo Inc. gives the Chinese e-commerce company the control it craves to grapple with mounting domestic competition and logistical challenges.

Exclusive: Yahoo Finally Set to Strike Alibaba Share Deal — Half Now, Then Half of What’s Left After Eventual IPO

Could the never-ending Yahoo-Alibaba deal finally be close to a handshake? Yes, indeedy.
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The King Is Dead, Long Live the … Whatever: Levinsohn’s Management Moves at Yahoo (Internal Memo)

For those following the soap opera that I am chief writer for, “Days of Our Yahoos,” here’s the latest episode.
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Yahoo’s Roller Coaster Impacts More Than Shareholders

Yahoo employees who have weathered multiple rounds of layoffs have also had to adapt to the frequently changing leadership tides created by the revolving door at the top of the company.

Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli: It’s Ring-Kissing Time for Ross at Yahoo’s All-Hands Meeting.

I’m gonna make you an interim CEO offer you can’t refuse.
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