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  • modern and awkward

    Yahoo's Cuddly Flack Sends Adorable Email

    There's some kind of sick good cop/bad cop deal going down at Yahoo. CEO Carol Bartz swears, smacks down reporters and threatens "dropkicks." Her enforcer, meanwhile, has a Pomeranian named Clio and loves David Sedaris and peach cobbler ice cream. More »
    07/08/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Firsthand: can you get any more gay than this guy 3 Responses | Other threads

  • from the mailbag

    Flickr Founder Calls Nuked User 'A Dick'

    An update on Shepherd Johnson, who lost 1,200 Flickr images over comments on White House photos: Yahoo said the activist's pictures are gone forever, offered him $25 and blocked his messages. And Flickr's founder called him "a dick." More »
    06/12/09
    13,732
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Pragmatic: Butterfield sounds like the dick in this case. Would it have been so hard for him to say I don't... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • clips

    Microsoft's Bing Puts Google and Yahoo on the Defensive

    In the tech world, dominance can be lost with mere clicks, which in turn spring from mere thoughts. Perhaps that's why Google and Yahoo's CEOs are so quickly dismissing Microsoft's new search site, Bing. More »
    06/10/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: I have used it, and it is no better than anything else out there. Mindshare is really all that matters. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • disasters

    Yahoo Nukes Man's Photos Over Obama Comments

    Flickr user Shepherd Johnson was browsing the official White House photostream one night when he decided to post a politically-charged comment. Then another, then another. Soon, without warning, Yahoo's photo-sharing service deleted his account, complete with 1,200 pictures. More »
    06/09/09
    22,612
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by kitson.harvey: Oh please. Flickr can do what they want -- it's their site. Plus, as I recall, posting someone else's... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • videuhoh

    Yahoo CEO Can't Say 'Algorithmic'

    Here's Carol Bartz on Fox Business Network, explaining what sets Yahoo apart from Google. For one, the internet company is not all fancy sciencepants and "algothorithic" or "algomorthmic" or whatever. Indeed, it doesn't even know that word. More »
    06/08/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by nathanst: I don't have my dictionary handy, does algorithmic mean successful? If so than I have to agree with her that... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • labor

    Email Details Secret Google-Apple Deal on Employees

    Silicon Valley businessmen fancy themselves unflinching hard-core capitalists. Yet they hate to compete for workers — and the New York Times found an email to prove it. More »
    06/04/09
    8,813
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by sample032: It's one thing when companies agree to fix prices, but is agreeing to not do something--recruit each other's employees--really that... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • memos

    Yahoo's New Top Flack: Cuddly and Awake

    Yahoo's PR operation has been a disaster of late. Its former top flack maybe leaked an ex-employee's nasty performance evaluation; another was caught sleeping during a shareholder's meeting. So Yahoo spread word: its new guy is nice and conscious! More »
    06/03/09
    3,466
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by GORDONGARTRELLE: Nothing screams cutting-edge technology executive like "surfing the web." 1 Responses | Other threads

  • labor

    Were Valley Immigrants Traded Like Property? Feds Wonder

    Tech giants have long sought more work visas, saying they enrich immigrants. But a reported Justice Department investigation raises the possibility Google, Apple and Yahoo, among others, colluded to hold down wages. More »
    06/03/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by gawkimo: It gets worse in H2-B (non-agricultural worker visas) and H2-A (argo). The rubes are petitioning the DOL to change the... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • videuhoh

    Yahoo CEO Smacks Down Second Reporter

    Carol Bartz is on a rampage. First the Yahoo CEO delivered a "fuck you" to Kara Swisher of All Things Digital. At least that half-joking rebuke was somewhat cordial; today Bartz cut off CNBC's Jim Goldman with an icy "excuse me" at the start of an on-air smackdown. More »
    05/28/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by kathotdog: I don't find it endearing at all that this woman cannot make it through a Q&A or a speech without... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • mysteries

    Carol Bartz's Elusive New F-Bomb

    Yahoo's delightfully potty-mouthed CEO dropped another one of her famous F-bombs on the Wall Street Journal's Kara Swisher at the D conference today. The Journal's been promoting the incident online, but can't seem to bring itself to air video of the cussing. More »
    05/27/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Valleygrrl: amen snarktard! more » | Other threads

  • cubicle culture

    Jeering Googlers Bring Entitled Coworkers In Line

    Google is reportedly flooded with Yahoo résumés. We'd recommend an overtly modest approach to anyone who scores an interview: Google has lately been brutal in handling presumptuous, entitled transplants. More »
    05/04/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by pepelicious: What the fuck? This sounds like the first half of Full Metal Jacket with it's balls cut off. more » | Other threads

  • failure

    Yahoo Video: The $6 Billion Black Hole Implodes

    A source at Google tells us YouTube has seen a rush of résumés from engineers at Yahoo's rival video site, after a wave of layoffs last week that devastated the team. Is Yahoo Video done? More »
    05/04/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by NonaRareware: What the hell has Carol Bartz accomplished? So far nothing as far as I can see, she makes Yang look... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • exits

    Google's Still Got a Crush on Flickr, How Cute!

    Yahoo has started its latest round of layoffs, which hit its pixel-cute photo-sharing site Flickr, a formerly sacrosanct fiefdom. We hear Google has its eyes on some of the Flickr employees Yahoo let slip. More »
    04/30/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by twig: This post is a trainwreck; let me count the ways. 1. The conversation is a remarkable non-story. If Sergey... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • geocities

    The Billion-Dollar Blackhole of Social Media

    Will anyone miss GeoCities, the antiquated homepage service Yahoo bought for $3.5 billion in 1999, and then left to rot? Venture capitalist Fred Wilson will — he hasn't seen that kind of payday in ages. More »
    04/24/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by johnnypotatoes: Owen, I may be overreacting to what is just a personal peeve, but I'm also right, and you do this... 10 Responses | Other threads

  • valleywag

    Hear Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz Drop the F-Bomb

    There is so much to admire about Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, who is giving the Web company a needed kick in the pants. But more than anything, it's her garbage tongue that we love. Listen. More »
    04/22/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by stanhalen: I like it! Can you imagine the frustration behind all that? All those slacker clowns running around trying to look... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • valleywag

    Yahoo CEO Lays Off Workers, Not Swear Words

    Carol Bartz, Yahoo's recently installed CEO, is a woman of many charms, not the least of which is her gutter mouth. She dropped the F-bomb today while announcing Yahoo's sucky earnings (and more layoffs). More »
    04/21/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Firsthand: Looks like they are moving in the right direction by putting Ari in charge of engineering and product he can... more » | Other threads

  • valleywag

    Why Is Yahoo Laying People Off? The Answer Is on an Engineer's Desk

    After thousands of layoffs last year, Yahoo's gearing up to cut more staff. Here's an idea: Why not trim outrageous spending first? One Yahoo engineer has helpfully, if unwittingly, shown where to start. More »
    04/17/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Stream Of Consciousness: Wow....that's a pretty sweet setup. Wish my workplace looked like that...my productivity would be nonexistent! 4 Responses | Other threads

  • yahoo

    Vanity Fair contributor is reportedly working on an epic feature about Yahoo.

    04/02/09
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  • breakups

    Why Flickr's Caterina Fake Is Launching Hunch on Her Own

    Caterina Fake, who cofounded Flickr with husband Stewart Butterfield in 2004, has a new startup, Hunch, which may be launching soon. But where's the other half of the famous Web 2.0 couple? More »
    03/27/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by misslinda: Their names are Butterfield and Fake and the best they can do for their kid is to name her Sonnet?... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • rants

    South By Southwest Is a Pointless Party

    Why does the tech world get a throwdown in Austin when the banks have had to cancel their bashes? The news out of South By Southwest shows that Web hipsters are every bit as bankrupt. More »
    03/16/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Lizawithazee: Heh, you can tell they're from outta town when they drink Lone Star. 12 Responses | Other threads

  • clips

    Google's Marissa Mayer Pities Yahoo

    Why is Marissa Mayer, Google's athletically inept cupcake princess, going on such a publicity tour of late? She was in the Times Sunday. Last night, she hit Charlie Rose to make excuses for not innovating. More »
    03/06/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by LorraineSquirrel: Amazing how much excoriation this smart, attractive young woman is receiving. Is jealousy at play here? Or are people in... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • trendwatch

    How Facebook, Google, and Yahoo Are Making Ads Part of Your Life

    The Valley's biggest players are all racing to be the center of your online life, collecting your photos, blog posts, Twitter messages, and comments into one stream — and then dosing it with real-time ads. More »
    03/04/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Greg Lenz: Why do Facebook's expenses groww with every user it adds? 5 Responses | Other threads

  • yahoo

    Carol Bartz Gets New Yahoo Org Chart Half Right

    Yahoo's new CEO Carol Bartz hates leaks, and we love Yahoo org charts, so the fact that we've received her announcement of the new Yahoo corporate structure is some kind of harmonic convergence. More »
    02/26/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Rock tha Hizzee: How different is the Customer Advocacy group from the Customer Insights group that Sue Decker championed? I mean, seriously. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • exits

    Yahoo's Do-Nothings Set to Bleed Purple

    It's the reorg to end all reorgs! Under widely loathed former management, Yahoo became famous for its dumb corporate reshufflings. New CEO Carol Bartz, a lovably profane taskmistress, is aiming to undo their mess. More »
    02/23/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Auntie_Meme is outta here: I work with textiles for a living, so I admit I'm not that technically savvy. I have My Yahoo! as... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • oops

    "Obama bin Laden" Error Hits Yahoo's Homepage

    It's not just angry rightwingers who mix up "Obama" and "Osama." Yahoo News has joined CNN and the Associated Press in confusing the most powerful man in the world with his terrorist enemy. More »
    02/17/09
    34,842
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by James Paylor: This sounds stupid but Bin Laden is dead, im not 100% sure but i have been watching alot of Alex... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • discrimination

    Yahoo Flack Quit After Lawsuit Leak

    One of the messes Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz must clean up is a three-year-old investigation into claims of discrimination by a black female lawyer. After a leak of confidential documents, it's now even messier. More »
    02/17/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by ludwigk: That shot of Eulonda with her shoulder raised, and presumably outstretched arm, makes it look like she took that shot... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • blogging for dollars

    Yahoo Might Buy Tumblr, New York's Cutest Startup

    We hear Yahoo is in talks to buy Tumblr, a blogging startup run by 22-year-old David Karp for "low-to-mid eight figures" — which would translate to a small fortune for the New York entrepreneur. More »
    02/09/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by ZiggyStardust: As a Tumblr user, this makes me really, really sad. 5 Responses | Other threads

  • valley spawn

    Courtenay Semel: Ex-Yahoo CEO Dad Cut Her Off

    What took him so long? Terry Semel, the Hollywood boss who abruptly quit his job as Yahoo's CEO in 2007, has frozen his daughter Courtenay's trust fund. More »
    02/08/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Almostbanned: I've said it before, and I'll say it again. This chick is total trash, and not the kind you secretly... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • yahoo

    Carol Bartz Turns to Her Daughter for Yahoo Phone Research

    Apple has the iPhone; Google, the G1. Where's the Yahoophone? We hear new CEO Carol Bartz nixed the Yahoo One Phone, a project with Motorola and AT&T, after her daughter got a look at it. More »
    01/30/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by macbeach: Yahoo took a wrong turn back when they were so successful they thought they could get other companies to do... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • perks

    Top Yahoo Exec Asks Company for a Loan

    It's hard to think of a worse time to get into the home-loan business. But, according to upset finance staffers, Yahoo backed a senior executive's mortgage to move into a neighborhood of $3 million houses. More »
    01/26/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by TangledWebWatcher: 1. Executives are entitled to get loans. That's why they are executives. It's a loan. not additional compensation. So... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • yahoo

    Carol Bartz's Leak Problem

    No one said patching up Yahoo would be easy. New CEO Carol Bartz is trying to crack down on leaks at the troubled Web giant. How do we know this? Someone leaked a memo. More »
    01/25/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by ShriGalokie: Shame on the yahoo who leaked this -- loose lips sink ships! As for Carol's first week, the grammar police are... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • yahoo

    Jerry Yang Saves His Company

    Carol Bartz may have replaced Yahoo founder Jerry Yang as the troubled Web giant's CEO. But he's still on the payroll and the board of directors. And Yahoo could use help. Just not from him! More »
    01/21/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by TrilbyCharybdis: is that Rod Blagojevich in the green baseball hat (over to the right?) more » | Other threads

  • acquisitions

    The Unbearable Yahoo-AOL-Microsoft Dance

    Someone buy something, please. Our New York sighting of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer with Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock missed one: Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, who'd like to unload AOL. More »
    01/19/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by macbeach: I can't help but think that any deal involving Microsoft will be challenged legally. Nobody's going to complain as... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • nerdspotting

    Microsoft CEO, Yahoo Chairman Meet in New York

    So much for a new boss ending Yahoo's drama. Why did the company's chairman meet Microsoft's Steve Ballmer at the Time Warner Center Thursday, two days after Yahoo named Carol Bartz its new CEO? More »
    01/16/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Snarkotron: Even more disturbing scenario: Ballmer's wide stance in an airport bathroom led to a rather awkward "anonymous" rendezvous. more » | Other threads

  • field guide

    Carol Bartz, the Woman Everyone but Yahoo Forgot

    Yahoo's new CEO, Carol Bartz, was at her career peak in 1992. Named CEO of design-software maker Autodesk, she'd beaten cancer, defeated a clique of ornery geeks, and hobnobbed with a president. Where'd she go? More »
    01/15/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by extra!extra!owentookVAQUERO'sstar★: Hll, wn. Hw r y? 9 Responses | Other threads

  • carol bartz

    New CEO Swears Like a Sailor at Yahoo Blabbers

    Yahoo has long been the leakiest ship in Silicon Valley. So what is its new captain, tough-talking former Autodesk chief Carol Bartz, going to do about it? Cuss a lot! More »
    01/14/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by NewtonClymene: She's definitely taking a masculine stance here. Everyone knows that, traditionally, men dropkick to fucking Mars while women dropkick to fucking... more » | Other threads

  • carol bartz

    Yahoo CEO's First Job: Fire Her No. 2

    Yahoo's board will soon announce it has hired Carol Bartz, a software-industry veteran, to run the troubled Web-media business. The first question: How long before Bartz fires Sue Decker, Yahoo's president? (Update: not long!) More »
    01/13/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by giddieup: i think you are giving decker too much credit. that amount of plotting is impossible to scheme by someone like... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • sue decker

    Yahoo's Depressing Backup Plan

    No one wants to buy Yahoo. And the only person who wants to run Yahoo is an insider who helped sink it. Is there any hope left for the beleaguered Web giant? More »
    01/08/09
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Beautiful Stranger: Yahoo's impending demise raises an interesting issue which I am sure will delight us all (or at least those of... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • yahoo

    Yahoo's Holiday Bonus: A Lawsuit Settled

    If you thought Google's "dogfood" holiday gift was chintzy, check out what Yahoo employees got: $50. To donate to charity. Some others, though, are stuffing their stockings with a $10 million legal settlement.
    12/23/08
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by Lucille van Pelt: I agree, it's kind of silly that they were given money to donate to charity. but come on, bonuses are... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • 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.
    12/19/08
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    By Owen Thomas

    Comment by kevinarnoldkilleddjtanner: Serenity now, insanity later 3 Responses | Other threads

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