Flickr to dump Picnik photo-editing features
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 Flickr and this transition doesn’t, in any way, mean that there will no longer be editing capabilities,” Flickr head of product Markus Spiering said in a blog post on 2012 changes to the Flickr experience. … Continue Reading
Bartz’s comments about Yahoo’s board could cost her money — like $10M
Former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz might be at risk of losing money from her severance package due to offensive comments made about company’s board of directors in an interview published Thursday.
Yahoo put a non-disparagement clause in Bartz’s employment contract, according a report by Fortune that cites an unnamed source with close ties to the company. If that clause is violated, Yahoo can deny Bartz the lucrative payout of $10 million for her termination.
Bartz, … Continue Reading
Carol Bartz says Yahoo “f—ed me over,” and f—s over Yahoo in the process
Barely 24 hours after getting fired from her position as CEO via a phone call from Yahoo’s chairman of the board, Carol Bartz tells Fortune, ”These people fucked me over.”
It’s sad that in her first interview since the firing, she’s undermining Yahoo — putting her own raw emotions over the company she was previously entrusted to lead.
Read the Fortune interview. She unloads everything and doesn’t hold back. It’s very telling. This is truly … Continue Reading
Did Yahoo approach Hulu with a buyout offer?
The LA Times is reporting that Yahoo is the undisclosed potential buyer that made an offer to purchase popular video streaming company Hulu Tuesday.
Acquiring Hulu does make sense for Yahoo, which is looking to extend into the online video market. The company purchased social television startup IntoNow in April and lost a bid to acquire movie website Flixster (along with Rotten Tomatoes) in May.
Yahoo has undergone several restructuring initiatives over the past few … Continue Reading
