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When the scale of your application is “everyone on the Internet,” you have to think a bit differently about adopting new technologies.
At the Node Summit today, a bevy of “big boy” company executives gathered to chat about Node.js, the …
Yahoo‘s revenue dropped 13 percent compared to the same period last year, the company reported today. In its quarterly earnings’ announcement Tuesday, Yahoo reported $1,324 million in GAAP revenue for the fourth quarter of 2011, while costs increased by 10 …
Yahoo’s new chief executive, Scott Thompson, has his work cut out for him.
Thompson, who started his new job earlier this month, will be doing his first earnings call this afternoon. It can’t be a pleasant way to kick off …
Flickr is letting the people of the web suck the life and beauty out of its site today.
The Yahoo-owned photo-sharing service is encouraging members to darken photos for a 24-hour period with a “Darken this photo” call-to-action on each …
Yahoo co-founder and former CEO Jerry Yang has resigned from the Yahoo board of directors and all other positions, the company announced late today. Yang also resigned from the boards of Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group.
In a letter to …
Updated with response from the pro-SOPA lobby
The Obama administration issued a statement earlier today saying that it supports a serious legislative response to piracy problems but will not support legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cybersecurity risk or …
Plan to skip the picnic, Flickr users, because rain is in the forecast.
The popular photo service will discontinue its Picnik photo-editing features in a few months, the team revealed today.
“We know that you love editing your photos on …
We jest, we jest. Microsofties don’t chant.
But we’re sure the company is mighty proud of today’s numbers released by comScore that show Bing’s market share has, for the first time ever, surpassed Yahoo’s search market share.
For the month …
In a first for the technology/media company, Yahoo has obtained exclusive rights to an original web series produced by legendary actor Tom Hanks.
The web series, which Hanks is producing with Playtone and Reliance Entertainment, is about a “seemingly peaceful …
After several years of floundering and a four-month search for a permanent leader, Yahoo has appointed former PayPal president Scott Thompson as its new CEO. While Thompson doesn’t officially start until next week, we’ve compiled a handful of tasks worthy …
Newly appointed Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson made it clear in a conference call with analysts this morning that the company plans to use its data to regain dominance for its media and digital service businesses.
Previously, critics questioned Yahoo’s ability …
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After the tumultuous reign of Carol Bartz, a firebrand whose foul mouth was the delight of onlookers and the bane of her own company, Yahoo has settled on an entirely different type of leader.
Scott Thompson, 53, is a nerd, …
Iconic internet company Yahoo has named a new CEO, former PayPal President Scott Thompson, the company announced today.
Yahoo fired its long-time CEO Carol Bartz in September after board members decided she wasn’t pushing the company forward. Yahoo CFO Tim …
Asian web powerhouse Alibaba has taken yet another step toward snatching up Yahoo.
The Chinese company has hired a Washington, DC-based lobby firm and a law firm specializing in cross-border mergers and acquisitions — likely a necessary step in the …
Facebook may be growing in popularity, but Google is still the web brand to beat.
In 2011, an average 153.4 million people in the U.S. visited Google sites each month, making the search giant the most-visited U.S. web brand of …
Oh, how the mighty have fallen: Yahoo is selling back most of its shares in Asian powerhouses Alibaba and SoftBank. It’s even losing Yahoo Japan.
According to reports various publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Yahoo board has decided …
The prominent search box atop the popular Firefox browser played the coveted prize jewel in a Christie’s-like bidding war between the web’s wealthiest whales.
Google competed in an aggressive auction with Microsoft and Yahoo to maintain its place as the …
Yahoo’s board is considering selling its holdings of Alibaba Group and its Japanese affiliate back to the majority owners, a move that would score the company around $17 billion as it tries to find solid footing in troublesome year.
Yahoo …
Rumors are flying around the web that Google executive Nikesh Arora might become Yahoo’s next CEO.
Two sources close to Yahoo’s board revealed to Business Insider that Arora is one very few top executives on Yahoo’s shortlist of potential CEOs.…
