Tag: marissa mayer

The quiet approach to cuts and streamlining seems to be working for Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer

The quiet approach to cuts and streamlining seems to be working for Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer

June 22, 2013

There are a couple of ways that a company can go about making staffing reductions. They can rip the bandaid...

Yahoo flexes its pocketbook with Hulu, other investment considerations

Yahoo flexes its pocketbook with Hulu, other investment considerations

May 26, 2013

Has the sleeping giant awoken or is this a last ditch effort to remain relevant? After buying Tumblr last week,...

Twitter and Instagram use rising for teens but Facebook is still the king

Twitter and Instagram use rising for teens but Facebook is still the king

May 22, 2013

A social media study conducted by Pew (pdf) reveals some interesting facts about social media use by teenagers. One of...

#YahooWantsSome: Marissa Mayer’s continuing forays into social media

#YahooWantsSome: Marissa Mayer’s continuing forays into social media

November 18, 2022

Yahoo is finally tossing its hat into the social media ring. Recently, Yahoo announced that it would be incorporating tweets...

Yahoo MUST buy Tumblr and then do nothing to it

Yahoo MUST buy Tumblr and then do nothing to it

May 17, 2013

There are two stages to this gambit by Yahoo that must be accomplished. They have to beat out Facebook, Microsoft,...

Tumblr could instantly change Yahoo’s image for the better

Tumblr could instantly change Yahoo’s image for the better

May 17, 2013

Yahoo is quickly going the way of AOL in that it's becoming a place that simply isn't "cool", at least...

Yahoo kills off a bunch of features you didn’t know existed

Yahoo kills off a bunch of features you didn’t know existed

November 18, 2022

As of April 30th, several of Yahoo's products will be shuttered as part of their initiative to consolidate focus and...

Marissa Mayer’s first big mistake at Yahoo is a ludicrous one for a tech company

Marissa Mayer’s first big mistake at Yahoo is a ludicrous one for a tech company

February 24, 2013

There were many things broken at Yahoo when Marissa Mayer first took over as CEO. She has moved the company...

This is Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo! now

This is Marissa Mayer’s Yahoo! now

February 20, 2013

The changes are cosmetic and symbolic. They're also the most important changes that have happened to the Yahoo! homepage ever...

An unlikely alliance forms between Google and Yahoo

An unlikely alliance forms between Google and Yahoo

November 18, 2022

Yahoo knew that when they brought Marissa Mayer over from Google to run their struggling company, that they would be...

The first truly scary rumor for Google about search: Facebook and Yahoo working together

The first truly scary rumor for Google about search: Facebook and Yahoo working together

July 2, 2022

Imagine a search engine that truly knew you. No, not in the way that Google or Bing personalize their search...

A week later, Marissa Mayer is still the hottest story in tech (and that’s a good thing for Yahoo)

A week later, Marissa Mayer is still the hottest story in tech (and that’s a good thing for Yahoo)

November 18, 2022

Just over a week ago we declared that Yahoo had "picked a winner" by bringing in Marissa Mayer as CEO....