The Global Syndicator - yahoo

Doubts On Yahoo's Human Rights Code of Conduct

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 05:48:48 +0000

Ian Lamont writes "The US Senate has been pushing American technology companies to work with rights groups to develop a human rights code of conduct, which would help to guide their overseas activities. Yahoo now claims that it has established the 'core components' of a global code of conduct, and a more complete version will be ready this fall. However, the Industry Standard notes that there's a fundamental flaw with such efforts: US law is not world law. Following the local laws is a requirement of doing business in any country, and conflicts between corporate ethics and the law of the land in which these corporations do business are inevitable. The US Senate's push for such a code was prompted by a number of incidents, including Yahoo's complicity in the arrest of Chinese dissidents and a Chinese journalist."

Arrington Analyzes Yahoo on ABC

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:30:18 +0000

Michael was dragged out of bed at 8AM on Wednesday morning to talk with ABC’s Vinita Nair about the situation at Yahoo, its deal with Google, and where that leaves Microsoft. He wakes up about a minute into the interview when he starts discussing the talent drain at Yahoo and how the deal gives [...]

It Gets Worse: Joshua Schachter Leaving Yahoo

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:40:10 +0000

We just got confirmation from Joshua Schachter, the founder of delicious, that he has decided to resign from Yahoo!. Mike Arrington just spoke to him and he said that the recent news coming out of Yahoo! pressed his decision to leave now. Joshua also said that the decision was made today, and that he has [...]

NYTimes Article Reverberates Through Yahoo; Who’s Their Next CEO?

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:46:51 +0000

When blogs and regional newspapers trash Jerry Yang it’s one thing. But when the New York Times does it, people really notice. Public lynchings like this are few and far between from that bastion of traditional journalism. Yesterday’s article by Joe Nocera, titled “Oh Jerry, It’s No Longer Your Baby” was a stinging condemnation of Yang. [...]

Arrington Talks Yahoo/Google/Microsoft

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:47:50 +0000

Mike’s been busy this week, breaking the news of the Yahoo/Google deal and then expressing one or two opinions on Yahoo’s business judgment as well. If you’re still unsure about how he feels about the deal, check out the clip below where he talks to Gabriel Slate on local San Francisco station KRON4. Crunch Network: [...]

Massive Destruction Of Shareholder Value, Employee Morale and Internet Balance Of Power

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:37:09 +0000

I don’t believe that there is anything Yahoo could do at this point to further destroy their business that would surprise me. At 1:35 pm EST yesterday we posted that we believed Yahoo would announce a search marketing deal with Google, essentially ending their negotiations with Microsoft and, pending government approval, sealing Google’s monopoly position [...]

Yahoo Runs Into Google’s Arms

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:37:55 +0000

Yahoo and Google have confirmed that they are indeed entering into a partnership around search advertising, a story we broke earlier today. Google’s blog post on the agreement is here. —The deal is non-exclusive. Yahoo will be able to run Google ads alongside Yahoo ads or other ad providers. —The deal is expected to add [...]

Liveblogging Yahoo-Google Conference Call

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:35:43 +0000

Here are our notes from Yahoo’s conference call today discussing it’s new search advertising partnership with Google. CEO Jerry Yang and President Sue Decker spoke and took questions Jerry Yang: Our discussions with MSFt have concluded, after a number of meetings, including a meeting on June 8 in which chairman Roy Bostock and management participated. [...]

Yahoo Announces Non-Exclusive Search Agreement With Google

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:20:40 +0000

Well, it was a little later than we expected, but Yahoo has announced a non-exclusive deal with Google around search and search advertising. Yahoo’s press release is below and their blog post is here. Additionally, Google’s press release on the announcement can be found here and their blog post here. Yahoo! to Strengthen Competitive Position in Online [...]

Yahoo Loses Two More: Fayyad and Zawodny

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:00:37 +0000

Yesterday we reported that Jeff Weiner, executive vice president of Yahoo’s network division, had submitted his resignation. Now we are hearing of two more prominent departures from the beleaguered company. NYT Bits is reporting the departure of Usama Fayyad, chief data officer and EVP of research and strategic data solutions, which is expected to be officially [...]

Google/Yahoo Search Partnership Announcement At 1:30 This Afternoon (Updated)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:35:34 +0000

Yahoo and Google will make a joint announcement at 1:30 California time this afternoon, we’ve heard from a reliable source close to one of the companies. What is the announcement? The very likely answer is, a search partnership between the two companies that outsources all or part of Yahoo search marketing, and possibly search itself, [...]

New Yahoo Logo Spotted in the Wild

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:34:32 +0000

Could the purple logo to the right represent a new Yahoo branding initiative? Or just a photoshop hit job? Ben Sweat, a product manager at Snap, claims to have spotted it at the top of the Yahoo homepage in Firefox 3 this morning (see shot below). But when he tried to replicate the logo in Internet [...]

Jeff Weiner’s Departure From Yahoo Imminent, Speculation on Successor Begins

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:29:10 +0000

Yahoo’s EVP Network Division Jeff Weiner, who’s been the subject of rabid speculation since the weekend, has submitted his resignation, our sources within the company say. Yahoo and Weiner are still negotiating his separation agreement, and will make an announcement “imminently” about his departure. But the big question is - who will replace him? Weiner first [...]

Hitwise: Google Up, Yahoo Down in Search for May, 2008

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:09:35 +0000

This morning, Hitwise came out with its search market share numbers for May, 2008. In the U.S., Google was up slightly to 68.3 percent percent versus 20 percent for Yahoo and 5.9 percent for Microsoft. All the fighting over the fate of Yahoo cannot be helping matters. In the month of [...]

Microsoft Offered $40 a Share For Yahoo

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:26:16 +0000

fistfullast33l writes "Bloomberg is reporting that a recently unsealed court case by shareholders against Yahoo reveals that Microsoft offered $40 a share for the Internet search company in January 2007 and Yahoo turned it down. We've extensively discussed Microsoft's bid for Yahoo earlier this year for $33 a share, which was rebuffed. Investor Carl Icahn has launched a proxy fight against Yahoo over the spurning of the Microsoft deal." CWmike notes of Computerworld's coverage of the revelations: "The complaint places much of the blame on [Yahoo CEO Jerry] Yang, describing him as someone with a 'well-known' antipathy toward Microsoft who acted out of a personal interest to keep Yahoo independent. Something wrong with that? Oh, yeah... public company."