Jerry Yang

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Wired, 23.12.08 20:32 UTC

2008 Foot-in-Mouth Awards

In 2008, scientists turned on the Large Hadron Collider without ending the world as some had feared, but they did not come up with a cure for foot-in-mouth disease. In fact, the disease led quite a ...

New York Post, 11.12.08 10:32 UTC

YAHOO! SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES DISGUSTED

Last updated: 3:53 am December 11, 2008 Posted: 2:38 am December 11, 2008 After months of upheaval, including a failed takeover bid by Microsoft, Yahoo! is still dealing with angry shareholders and ...

BusinessWeek, 10.12.08 21:32 UTC

And So the Yahoo Layoffs Finally Begin. But a New CEO? Not That Soon

Posted by: Rob Hof on December 10 In a blog post starkly titled “Tough times,” Yahoo cofounder and CEO Jerry Yang announced that the embattled Internet icon’s long-awaited layoffs have begun. ...

San Francisco Chronicle, 10.12.08 16:02 UTC

Yahoo investor urges search unit sale to Microsoft

(12-10) 07:09 PST LOS ANGELES, (AP) -- One of Yahoo Inc.'s largest shareholders, Ivory Investment Management LP, is urging the Internet company to pursue a sale of its search unit to Microsoft. ...

Times Online Business, 09.12.08 23:30 UTC

Yahoo! considers Arun Sarin for top job

Yahoo!’s board of directors has begun sounding out candidates for the vacant post of chief executive, including Arun Sarin, the former head of Vodafone Group. Mr Sarin, 54, who retired as chief ...

Times Online Business, 03.12.08 00:30 UTC

Former AOL boss Jonathan Miller seeks funds for Yahoo! deal

The former chief executive of AOL, the internet provider, is drumming up interest from investors for a bid for all or part of Yahoo!. Jonathan Miller, who was credited with turning around AOL's ...

Seattle Times, 01.12.08 19:31 UTC

The votes are in for the worst business decisions ever

I hardly know where to start. Business brains have made so many bad decisions over the years that it's a wonder there are any going concerns left on the planet. When I wrote earlier that Jerry Yang's ...