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Jerry Yang Hatred Reaching Hysterical Levels

It's been a few days since Microsoft reportedly walked away for good from discussions with Yahoo, and the vitriol being hurled at Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is really something to behold. There certainly are facts to back it up, but ...READ»

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Hobo 3.0: A Convention for the New, New, New Economy!

Don't miss the premier tech-biz-media convention for the new, new, new economy!READ»

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The Meeting I Never Miss

There are meetings that defy work, and meetings that define how you work. From Hollywood to Madison Avenue, we meet the people whose meetings make all the difference.READ»

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The Meeting I Never Miss

There are meetings that defy work, and meetings that define how you work. From Hollywood to Madison Avenue, we meet the people whose meetings make all the difference.READ»

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Return of the King

Cofounder Jerry Yang returns as CEO and ushers in a more social Yahoo.READ»

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Yahoo's Rally Cry

The Web portal has scored with its sports site. Does its success point the way to Yahoo's future? READ»

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Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo!

It's hard to think of a more daunting job than succeeding Jerry Yang as CEO of Yahoo after the company's stock dropped from $33 to $12 during the last year of his tenure. But Carol Bartz has done it before.READ»

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'We Can Deliver Customers on a Global Basis'

The Internet is reshaping business and communications around the globe. Now it's up to e-vangelists like Yahoo!'s Heather Killen to build truly global internet companies. Her mantra: no more 'international!'READ»

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She's Helping Yahoo Act Normal

First there was the dream: Everybody gets to be a millionaire! Then there was the nightmare: Will I have a job? Now there's a back-to-basics search for clarity: What's the new deal between Yahoo and its people? Libby Sartain, who joined the Internet standard-bearer from Southwest Airlines, is offering some answers.READ»

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My Life As A Yahoo

Dan Rosensweig, the COO of Yahoo, on seeing people realize their dreams, the luxury of time, and foosball.READ»

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A Letter to the Employees of Yahoo

This post originally appeared on HarvardBusiness.org's Conversation Starter blog Dear Yahooligans, You're probably not having a great deal of fun these days. Even before the extended organizational turmoil that's surely ...READ»

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My Life As A Yahoo

Dan Rosensweig, the COO of Yahoo, on seeing people realize their dreams, the luxury of time, and foosball.READ»

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Commercial Success

Traditional advertising is in deep trouble. Now Yahoo is reinventing the game thanks to ad boss Wenda Millard. And her cooperative approach is winning over Madison Avenue.READ»

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That's Showbiz!

A Spy in the House of Work.READ»

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Change Agent - Issue 29

In My Humble Opinion: Why is it that the really obvious chances to improve our businesses and careers almost always pass us by?READ»

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The "Greatest Single Phone Call in the History" That We've Never Heard

Yesterday at the Worldwide Partners Conference, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner regaled attendees with a tale of the "greatest single phone call in the history that I've ever taken in business." Not to be tripped up by a grammatical ...READ»

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Mobile Communication, Pervasive Computing, and Collective Action

Howard Rheingold was one of the creators HotWired, as well as editor of The Whole Earth Review and editor-in-chief of The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog. More recently, Rheingold wrote the book Smart Mobs: The Next Social ...READ»

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Why Steve Jobs is Apple's Most Important Product

Apple sent the business world buzzing late last week by announcing that CEO and tech icon Steve Jobs had recently gone under the knife, apparently to treat whatever was causing his drastic weight loss. His gaunt appearance at an ...READ»

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Microsoft and Yahoo Losing Search in a BIG Way

The latest search numbers were recently released and it appears that for the month of August once again Microsoft and Yahoo lost market share to Google. What’s worse is that not only are they losing market share in a growing ...READ»

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Silicon Valley Gets Potomac Fever

Doerr. Barksdale. Cook. Andreessen. Polese. Minor. They've changed business forever. Now they've set their sights on Washington.READ»

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Who Does Yahoo! Want to Wrangle?

Yahoo! has been in talks with both Time Warner and News Corp. this week, according to several reports, seemingly desperate to stave off Microsoft's bid, which it rejected. The Time Warner talks involve Yahoo's potential purchase of ...READ»

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How Dell Sells on the Web

It's no secret that Dell Computer Corp. sells lots of PCs on the Web. But what's the secret of its success? How it builds relationships with its online customers.READ»

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Branding Is Dead! Long Live Sustainable Identity!

Ed Niehaus and William Ryan predict that the future of public relations will require standing out, being different -- branding is dead.READ»

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Barry Diller's Grand Acquisitor

Shana Fisher pursues new web markets for the internet mogul who has (almost) everything. Her latest acquisition: a small outfit that could change video games in a big way. READ»

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Digital Matters - Issue 51

Everyone loves Yahoo. Now the question is, Who is going to buy Yahoo?READ»