She had discussed her direction twice with the board, yet some are unimpressed with what they’re calling her “vague platitudes. Even back in April of this year, Yahoo and Google were reportedly talking about striking a search deal, despite their...
Carol Bartz had failed to turn the company around by the time she was fired over the phone and famously referred to the Yahoo board as “doofuses” who had “f***ed her over. Yahoo released a statement from Fred Amoroso, chairman of Yahoo's board of...
The issue was raised by shareholder activist, Dan Loeb, who wrote to the firm's board bringing the discrepancy to attention, claiming Thompson had "embellished his academic credentials" in order to land the role.
This amounts to a big win for stakeholders across the board: brands get closer to their roots, agencies look like rockstars, and Wall Street licks their chops as Google adds yet another complementary technology to keep marketers fixated on AdWords.
However, Google has all the time in the world to work on building tools, games, and apps to get users on board. If this definition passes, it will give them an edge not necessarily over each other, but over the other players, like Microsoft and Yahoo.
What if the board decides schema.org needs to be a profit center and they decide to license it for a fee? A consortium of the major search engines - Google, Microsoft and Yahoo. Yahoo is on the block and could end up owned by people only interested...
Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and AOL are on board with a new White House “Do Not Track” technology plan that will give more control to users and more power to the Federal Trade Commission. Companies that are [Digital Advertising Alliance] members...
Yang's resignation from the Yahoo board of directors and all other positions with the company, effective today, was announced via a press release minutes ago. The former Chief Yahoo, who owns a 3.6 percent stake of the Sunnyvale, California-based...
Roy Bostock, chairman of Yahoo's board, hailed Thompson's "deep understanding of online businesses combined with his team building and operational capabilities. Thompson will also take a seat on Yahoo's board.
77 of the world’s top 100 brands now have Google+ pages, up from 61 on board last month. BrightEdge Marketing VP Brad Mattick told Mashable he believes that “blurring the lines between G+ and search results parallels Microsoft’s inclusion of the...
Silver Lake, working with Microsoft Corp.venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, offered to buy convertible preferred securities equal to a 10 percent to 15 percent stake for as much as $3 billion, said...
As a three year board member, he knows the executives. The consortium includes Microsoft - that already is working with Yahoo - and an offer for a new CEO with a proven successful track record. The Silver Lake consortium is one of a number of...
Morse declined to answer questions about when the board would find a new CEO, nor why Bartz was fired when the company's performance was exceeding expectations. Search revenue was bolstered by the fact that Microsoft reimbursed Yahoo for its entire...
As companies incorporating social in the marketing mix continue to see measurable results, that number is expected to continue to rise with more brands coming on board. Speakers from Facebook, GAP, SalesForce, Microsoft and other top brands shared...
Schmidt was a former Apple board member. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer also posted a statement: Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang also discussed Jobs: Shortly after the news began to circulate, Apple’s homepage became a tribute to Jobs in the classic...
So while Yahoo's board might want a sale, finding a buyer may be difficult," Forbes reported. Tim Morse was named the interim CEO, though Yahoo's board is in the beginning stages of a search for a new CEO – a leader with "consumer experience" who...
It will require new metrics, new tracking, and counting methodologies to be able to compare apple to apple across the board and across all the major search engines to provide the kind of guidance that comScore and other companies are able to...
Kavitark Ram Shriram, Google shareholder, board member, venture capitalist, $1.6 billion.tie) David Filo, Yahoo co-founder, $1.1 billion. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, $13.9 billion. Microsoft founder Bill Gates topped the list for the 18th...
Later in the interview, she discussed the botched Yahoo-Microsoft deal, which happened prior to her hiring at Yahoo: "The board was so spooked by being cast as the worst board in the country… Now they're trying to show that they're not the...
Yahoo Chairman of the Board Roy Bostock fired CEO Carol Bartz over the phone today. To all, I am very sad to tell you that I've just been fired over the phone by Yahoo's Chairman of the Board. Bartz had a passing shot at the board in her "goodbye...
