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Yahoo and Tumblr – Avoiding Commoditization by Association

Yahoo and Tumblr – Avoiding Commoditization by Association

By Maggie Fox on May 22, 2013

So, it’s official – while many of us (especially on Twitter) waited and watched over the weekend after All Things D broke the story, Yahoo has agreed to buy content sharing platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash. The analysis has been varied and thoughtful: why Tumblr’s exit is about 30% of what it might […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged David Karp, Facebook, Instagram, Marissa Mayer, MySpace, Tumblr, Twitter, Yahoo

The Case for Collaboration

The Case for Collaboration

By Denis Pombriant on February 27, 2013

There is an interesting article in the  New York Times this morning that I hope lots of people read — that means you Mr. Benioff.  It’s a tale of a shoemaker’s kids going barefoot. It seems that Yahoo, trying to breathe life back into a sclerotic organization, has cancelled its work from home policy and […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Marissa Mayer, Middle Ages, Silicon Valley, Telecommuting, Yahoo | 1 Response

Can Yahoo ever be a leader?

Can Yahoo ever be a leader?

By Phil Wainewright on December 17, 2012

Although the company is assured a place in Web history, Yahoo over the years has always seemed to have the role of reflecting conventional wisdom about the Web rather than changing people’s perceptions of what’s possible. No wonder Om Malik believes its glory days are over. Yahoo’s first iteration, back in 1994, was as a […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged AOL, Facebook, google, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo

Can Mayer undelete Yahoo!?

Can Mayer undelete Yahoo!?

By Phil Wainewright on July 22, 2012

Did Yahoo! press the undelete key on its own destiny with the unexpected recruitment of Google product linchpin Marissa Mayer to become its new CEO?

Posted in Business | Tagged google, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo

Steve Ballmer and Marissa Mayer Face the Same Problems at Microsoft and Yahoo

Steve Ballmer and Marissa Mayer Face the Same Problems at Microsoft and Yahoo

By Bob Warfield on July 17, 2012

I know this will come as a shock to many Microsofties who will hate seeing their company compared to Yahoo, but I firmly believe that Steve Ballmer and Marissa Mayer face exactly the same problems at their respective companies.  The only differences are matters of scale and position on the lifecycle to extinction.  Both are […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged apple, google, Marissa Mayer, marketing, Steve Ballmer, strategy, Yahoo | 1 Response

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