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cutbacks
Yahoo Retreats from Hollywood
Two years after he left, the ghost of TV executive Lloyd Braun still haunts Yahoo. Which is why a report of lost perks in Yahoo's L.A. office turned into an evisceration of the ex-exec.
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By Owen ThomasComment by kevinarnoldkilleddjtanner: Serenity now, insanity later 3 Responses | Other threads
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timeline
An instant history of Yahoo
With 1,500 employees gone today, Yahoo has surely hit bottom. The company's third act begins today — either an amazing rebirth, a disappearance into Microsoft, or a slow grind into irrelevance. How did those become its options?
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By Owen ThomasComment by CholeCatilina: There would be no Yahoo without the people you mock. It is too bad that they have made mistakes... 1 Responses | Other threads
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online video
Lloyd Braun returns to Yahoo, extends reign of terror to Microsoft
Hollywood's savvy hustlers have struck again, with Lloyd Braun and Gail Berman convincing Yahoo and Microsoft to hire BermanBraun to produce a content portal for MSN and a contentpole for Yahoo called "Lunacy Report," according to sources cited by All Things Digital. For the ADD-affected with long term memory issues, former Yahoo CEO and Tom Cruise BFF Terry Semel hired Braun to shepherd in Yahoo's reign as a media company, followed by Braun taking the fall for much of Semel's own lunacy before Semel himself was ousted. More » -
scott moore
The internal Microsoft takeover at Yahoo continues
Last we heard from Yahoo SVP Scott Moore, he announced that Yahoo would introduce a singing newsreader for Yahoo News. That plan, possibly a joke gone awry, eventually disappeared. Kinda like the career of his predecessor at Yahoo, Lloyd Braun. But luckily for him, and for Yahoo shareholders, Moore, who's now adding oversight of Yahoo's entertainment properties to his portfolio, is no Lloyd Braun. More »
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Comment by mleaf: It was a golf bet between Larry David and Lloyd Braun - Lloyd won so he got a character on... more » | Other threads
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politics
Terry Semel wants everyone to win
Remember how Yahoo exec Brad Garlinghouse, in his now-famous "peanut butter manifesto," complained Yahoo, under former CEO Terry Semel, spread its resources too thin over too many projects and too many ideas? Turns out Semel doesn't just have trouble picking business projects to fund.. The man is just as unable to pick a presidential candidate to believe in. According to the Huffington Post's new FundRace 2008, Semel donated to three different Democratic candidates in 2007. He spent $4,600 each on Tom Vilsack and Hilary Clinton in the first quarter and then another $2,300 on Barack Obama in the second. The candidacy of Vilsack, Semel's first choice, proved as successful as, oh, say, Semel proégé Lloyd Braun's career at Yahoo. (Photo by AP)
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Comment by Rev. Paul T. Hipple: No, his porn name is Vic Vilsack. It gets complicated quickly. more » | Other threads
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comebacks
Lloyd Braun to peddle Pepsi twaddle
Lloyd Braun, the famously inept media executive who flamed out of a gig at Yahoo, is back on the Internet. He's got a "first-look" interactive deal with Pepsi's entertainment arm, according to Kara Swisher at AllThingsD.com. That's Hollywood-speak for saying that Pepsi has the option to use any online-entertainment concepts Braun comes up with. The alliance, of course, just billboards Braun's tech cluelessness. When Steve Jobs recruited John Sculley to be CEO of Apple, he asked him, "Do you want to peddle sugar water for the rest of your life?" Braun doesn't seem to realize that the right answer to the Jobs question was "no."
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By Owen ThomasComment by yah-who: A word of advice Lloyd. Stop barking up the wrong tree. If you want to actually rebuild your reputation and... more » | Other threads
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rocketboom
Midyear predictions: Rocketboom hooks up, Ballmer holes up, Wozniak shapes up
Just like Christmas in July, New Year predictions deserve a mid-year refresher — especially since Valleywag wasn't here for New Year's. Valleywag predicts that by the end of 2006: More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by ResearchZilla: and then sun ceo schwarts attempts to bring back the mullett... more » | Other threads
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yahoo media group
Yahoo insider believes you have his stapler
CEOs and founders may fight, but little guys have the best horror stories, whether they're sitting outside the VP's office for an hour or losing their fancy chairs. An alleged employee at Lloyd Braun's Yahoo Media Group sent this inside report. Make sure you read the whole story. More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by justsaying: Ugh! I've been in your Santa Monica offices. The cubes are totally average, just like everywhere else. I've worked in... more » | Other threads
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lloyd braun
Lloyd Braun gets his TV show
Let's bring TV to Yahoo" might not get laid off after all. Yahoo Media Group head Lloyd Braun must be cheering over the new Pepsi-branded show hosted by Yahoo, "The 9." This daily show features a pretty woman discussing popular news items from around the Internet. (This, of course, has never been done.) More » -
lloyd braun
How to get to Yahoo: Be smart and creative, or be Lloyd Braun's spawn
Poking fun at Lloyd Braun's pointless job may be fun, but the Yahoo Media Group head is no dummy — his TV biz skills are just pointless at a company that doesn't want to make content. But a reader says that Lloyd's putting one classic skill to work. More » -
lloyd braun
Lloyd Braun earns his keep: Or why Vince Broady might steal Yahoo Media Group
A reader respins the Yahoo Media Group reorg, saying CNET exec Vince Broady (pictured) could be the upstart to unseat YMG head Lloyd Braun. (Broady was named in news reports today after Valleywag ran a less specific tip yesterday.) More »
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By Nick DouglasComment by exy: Yahoo Studios? Hmm. Doesn't exactly sound like a promotion. more » | Other threads
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lloyd braun
Hot tip: Lloyd Braun is back in business!
Hot damn, Yahoo Media Group is on fire, according to this tipster. If the report is true, the new Yahoo Studios Group could be just what YMG head Lloyd Braun needs to reassert his value to the company. More » -
lloyd braun
Terry Semel implies Lloyd Braun is useless at Yahoo. Again.
Terry Semel, Yahoo CEO and boss of Lloyd Braun (pictured), this morning: More » -
lloyd braun
Open blinds: Who's the sunburned, windswept Yahoo at We Media?
British media blogger "Guido Fawkes" reports from the We Media conference on his site: More » -
lloyd braun
At least they taught him it's not an Etch-a-Sketch
Valleyspeak comes in many forms. Sometimes it takes a detailed translation; sometimes a simple key unlocks a world of meaning. More » -
lloyd braun
ABC makes Lloyd Braun more useless
ABC fired Lloyd Braun in 2004 for greenlighting some expensive prime-time dramas. These, of course, were "Lost" and Desperate Housewives." So Braun, vindicated more with every week's Nielsen report, landed a posh job at Yahoo, heading the Media Group. One of his new goals: to bring established TV content into the rich environment of Yahoo.com. More »
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By ndouglasComment by large orange: Last week a "for lease" sign appeared in front of Yahoo!'s media offices at Olympic and Stewart in L.A. ... more » | Other threads
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scott-mcnealy
Sun's Scott McNealy joins the So Out Club
Closer and closer sources confirm the persistent rumor that Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy will bow out. The old softie can't handle the pressure to fire workers — he never did like to lay off staff — according to the San Jose Mercury News. And he'll always have a spot open as chairman. More » -
announcements
Notes to self: We're less broken now.
- Sorry about the outage last hour. I was wrestling Steve Ballmer and we snapped a cord.
- Tipsters: If you want to be credited by name, let me know when you tip by e-mail. If you're aching for a self-inflicted firing, I won't stand in your way.
- Jason Calacanis: You were in San Francisco for a day and didn't call? The hurt runs deep, Jason. The hurt runs deep.
- Speaking of which, I could use a mole in AOL.
- Why hasn't anyone talked about Lloyd Braun (pictured, last seen looking quizzical) lately? In Hollywood (and he never really left Hollywood), the only thing worse than bad press is no press.
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remainders
Dot-com roundup: Google still figuring out Blogger
¬ The Official Google Blog hiccuped today when Google deleted it. [via Om Malik] More » -
lloyd braun
Lloyd Braun's stay of execution: the leftovers
Today's Lloyd Braun announcement was just too sweet and candy-like in its optimistic spin to appreciate with one post — here are more highlights you might have missed. First, a mixed metaphor from the soon-to-leave Yahoo Media Group head: More » -
brad garlinghouse
Yahoo's Brad Garlinghouse will defect to Myspace
Oh tipsters, you are so helpful and loveable. From a Myspacer: More » -
lloyd braun
Lloyd Braun gets "rope-a-doped"
The LA Times hints that Yahoo's media un-mogul, Lloyd Braun, isn't too slick at phrase-slinging. Or, as Times writer Scott Collins bluntly states, there's a "fine line between stupid and clever." More » -
lloyd braun
Lloyd Braun's long goodbye: Oh, he's so out.
ZDNet comes back to the season's hot question: "Does Lloyd Braun need to leave Yahoo?" And the answer is still "Hell yes!" More » -
lloyd braun
Lloyd Braun wants another assistant
Lloyd Braun is digging in his heels again. The media group head (the one with one foot out the Yahoo door) is hiring another assistant, who must be experienced, proficient in Microsoft Office, team player, yadda yadda... lot of qualifications for someone whose job will last, like, another three weeks... More » -
lloyd braun
Twitchy Lloyd Braun
Damn, looks like the hate's on Lloyd today. An attendee from the Yahoo Media Group head's TEG speech says, More »
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By ndouglasComment by Schadenfreude: i'm the person who sent ValleyWag the tip about Lloyd's talk. I regret doing so, because I have no personal... more » | Other threads
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lloyd braun
Jeff Weiner kicks Lloyd Braun's ass on Oscar noms day
A Valley source calling themselves Doncha Wannaknow cryptically lays out the Yahoo situation. More »
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By ndouglasComment by Nick Douglas: Hmmm, does a tipster need some punishment? more » | Other threads
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lloyd braun
Lloyd go home: Braun bombs at conference
Lloyd Braun didn't stick around long at The Entertainment Gathering. The Yahoo Media Group head popped into the trendy mogul meeting just to give his speech. Then he popped back out — just what he should've done at Yahoo by now. A source says that before Braun left, he argued with the gathering's creator, Richard Saul Wurman: More » -
lloyd braun
Yahoo's media boss: so out
So, please, let's just stipulate, already: Lloyd Braun is out of Yahoo. The rumors of his departure have been around so long that everyone's bored of them; we're promoting them to the status of fact. More »
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By Nick DentonComment by iroller: LB clearly hasn't read about his own demise yet. He just put on a ridic performance at the tony EG2006,... more » | Other threads
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lloyd braun
Missing: Lloyd Braun
The New York Times profile of Yahoo CEO Terry Semel mentions everyone who's anyone in Yahoo: COO Dan Rosenzweig, Senior VP of Search Jeff Weiner, CTO Farzad Nazem, even CFO Susan Decker of "It's not our goal to be No. 1" fame. More » -
yahoo
Yahoo sends entire nation after one poor schmuck for new reality show
Yahoo skips the trouble of advertising and plugs its entire network in its next reality series. Yahoo's Lloyd Braun rescued rejected weekly series "Runner" from ABC and turned it into an ad-hoc stream of video clips posted online at all hours. The series, an elaborate audience-participation chase game, puts the "we're not a media company" company on the edge of media tipping over into massively multiplayer gaming. Yahoo also gets to plug Yahoo Instant Messenger, Yahoo Maps, and Yahoo Shopping, which will be used to track the eponymous runner's movements. More »
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