Category Archives: Yahoo!

Yang out as Yahoo! CEO

Image via Wikipedia There’s probably been too much blame piled on Jerry Yang since he returned as CEO of Yahoo!, but I wonder who would want to take his position now?  I guess the successor will have the job of … Continue reading

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Yahoo is the big loser, but Microsoft isn't far behind

Unless you were living under a rock, you probably know by now that Microsoft decided to walk away from an acquisition of Yahoo! late yesterday afternoon. A great behind the scenes view of what happened was posted by Kara Swisher … Continue reading

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Marc Andreessen's analysis of the Microsoft – Yahoo drama

We all know Marc, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Netscape, right? Well, if you happen to follow his weblog, you’ll see that he also offers some very good analysis of ‘the events of the day’. Take, for example, his … Continue reading

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My thoughts exactly

Image via Wikipedia Michael Gartenberg just posted exactly what I was thinking on the Microsoft offer to buy Yahoo: It should have been written Dear Yahoo Shareholder: How would you like to get Yahoo’s share price from six months ago … Continue reading

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The lunacy of DRM at 37,000 feet

I do a lot of air travel, and much of it is cross-country. Flights in excess of three hours can really be a drain on energy and productivity if not managed correctly. My usual routine is to break up a … Continue reading

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