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Jerry Yang to make Yahoo earnings debut amid low expectationsPosted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on Jul 16, 2007 2:12 AM Subscribe Alerts: New Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang makes his Wall Street debut Tuesday and the expectations couldn't be lower. In some respects that's good news. If Yang can deliver anything on the...[Read the rest]

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Yahoo's Rivals.com acquisition enhances local footprint: While Yahoo's acquisition of college and high school sports site Rivals.com is a move to boost community and the content on Yahoo Sports don't underestimate the impact on Yahoo's... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jun 21, 2007 4:36 AM
Yahoo's Yang faces daunting to-do list; perception problems: Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has a daunting to-do list and his first mission may be convincing people he's the right guy for the job. Just because investors and Yahoo... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jun 18, 2007 3:49 PM
Yahoo's revolving door: Yang in as CEO; Semel out: The inevitable happened: Yahoo CEO Terry Semel has stepped down as CEO. Jerry Yang, Yahoo co-founder, will become CEO. "I am ready to dig in to address the challenges that... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jun 18, 2007 2:00 PM
Yahoo shareholder meeting will be day of discontent: Yahoo will hold its annual shareholder meeting and the agenda includes some discontent, some Terry Semel bashing and various proposals urging the company to take a bigger stand on... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jun 12, 2007 5:44 AM
Yahoo screws up flaw disclosure, helps exploit writer: If you want to blame someone for the release of dangerous exploit code targeting gaping holes in Yahoo Messenger, point your finger at Yahoo spokeswoman Terrell Karlsten. [Read the rest]; Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: Jun 8, 2007 10:42 AM
Exploits released for nasty Yahoo Webcam ActiveX flaws: An unknown hacker has published exploit code for dangerous holes in two ActiveX controls installed by default by the Yahoo Messenger package. [Read the rest]; Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: Jun 7, 2007 12:01 PM
"High risk" flaws found in Yahoo Messenger: Researchers at eEye Digital Security has found several high-risk code execution holes in the Yahoo Messenger instant messaging program. [Read the rest]; Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: Jun 6, 2007 6:51 AM
Google vs. Yahoo: The open jobs report: UBS is out with its 2007 analysis of open job listings at Google and Yahoo and what they tell us about the two companies' respective direction. The short version:... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: May 31, 2007 11:39 AM
Yahoo CTO resigns: Yahoo CTO Farzad Nazem has resigned. In an SEC filing Thursday, Yahoo said Nazem has resigned as chief technology officer effective June 8. His termination letter can be found on... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: May 30, 2007 1:59 PM
Microsoft pours more cold water on Yahoo-merger speculation: After shelling out $6 billion for advertising powerhouse aQuantive, is Microsoft still interested in a possible Yahoo acquisition? Although Microsoft execs won't come right out and say it, it sounds... [Read the rest]; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: May 23, 2007 10:44 AM
Yahoo's search for itself: While Google leads the way with search and advertising dollars, Yahoo is trying to establish its unique market position with a new tagline: “To connect people to their passions, communities,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: May 16, 2007 3:30 PM
Yahoo names new CFO: Yahoo has named Blake Jorgensen chief financial officer. The move comes as Susan Decker moves over to run Yahoos advertiser and publisher group. Deckers move was announced late last... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: May 15, 2007 5:17 AM
Yahoo: Right Media, or Social Media Junk CPM story?: What a difference five months and $680 million makes!Yahoo hailed the advantages of its premium display advertising business in its Q3 2006 earnings call by touting it against “a whole... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 30, 2007 1:39 PM
Yahoo all in Right Media @ $680 million: UPDATE April 30: Yahoo: Right Media, or Social Media Junk CPM story? Yahoo bought a 20 percent stake in Right Media last October and is now set to pay approximately... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 30, 2007 4:58 AM
Yahoo to Google: WE rule in display advertising!: Google hurts Yahoo with DoubleClick deal I underscored upon Google’s announced $3.1 billion DoubleClick commitment to dominate display advertising online, as it does search advertising. Yahoo CEO Terry Semel did... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 17, 2007 6:36 PM
Google Checkout poached by Yahoo!: Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but it is not the fast track to competitive advantage. On the heels of revamping its search advertising model in Google’s image,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 17, 2007 6:21 PM; 1 Comment
Yup, those Yahoo Panama expectations were too high: Yahoo reported its first quarter results and as expected those lofty Panama expectations didnt hold up. The company reported net income of 10 cents a share on revenue of... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Apr 17, 2007 1:58 PM
Google hurts Yahoo with DoubleClick deal: Why is Google CEO Eric Schmidt keen on paying $3.1 billion cash to own DoubleClick? The combination of the two companies will accelerate the adoption of Googles innovative advances in... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 13, 2007 6:07 PM; 3 Comments
Click Fraud: Yahoo wants audits!: UPDATE: Why Click Fraud is NOT case closed! Last month I asked Click Fraud: Yahoo pledges quality, what about audits? Reggie Davis, newly appointed Yahoo Vice President of Marketplace Quality,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 12, 2007 9:37 AM; 1 Comment
Viacom shacks up with Yahoo: The enemy of your enemy is your best pal. Just ask Viacom, which is suing Googles YouTube for $1 billion while hopping into bed with Yahoo. Viacom and Yahoo... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Apr 10, 2007 8:53 AM
Google upstaged by Microsoft, Yahoo: Google Phone? What Google phone!Microsoft and Yahoo are announcing a few gadgets with “great pride,” however.How about a Yahoo super charged, new “portable MP3 player set to free you from... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Apr 9, 2007 5:55 AM
Yahoo ambushed by hindsight and armchair CEOs--again: Yahoo should have paid dearly for Facebook and was silly for worrying about little things like valuation. Yahoos inability to Facebook is especially troublesome since the social networking has... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Apr 4, 2007 3:28 PM
Click Fraud: Yahoo pledges quality, what about audits?: As Associate General Counsel, Yahoo, Reggie Davis negotiated a settlement last year in the class action lawsuit matter of Checkmate Strategic Group, Inc. vs. Yahoo Inc., which alleged breach of... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 28, 2007 1:18 AM
Google vs. Yahoo smackdown: Do you dare?: The Google Search Kingdom is feeling the competitive heat: Ask.com, Google competitor and partner, engaged in guerrilla search warfare in London, and number one search rival Yahoo is calling out... [Read the rest]; Posted by Donna Bogatin in Digital Markets on: Mar 27, 2007 10:41 AM
Yahoo ups mobile search ante: The next search battleground is your mobile phone. Yahoo announced Tuesday Yahoo oneSearch (see gallery), a mobile search designed to deliver instant answers that serve relevant information. The service... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Mar 20, 2007 4:15 AM
Flickr abandons the "old skool": An email dropped into my in-box yesterday from Yahoo. Titled "Flickr: Update for Old Skool members", the message went on to explain that Yahoo was discontinuing the old email-based Flickr... [Read the rest]; Posted by Steve O'Hear in The Social Web on: Feb 1, 2007 5:59 AM
Yahoo calls BS on the reorg: Yahoos are starting to fight back. And why shouldnt Yahoos fight back. The reaction to Yahoos reorg was arguably overdone. The consensus: The reorg didnt go far enough. Allegedly inside... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Dec 7, 2006 1:08 PM
Reaction to Yahoo reorg decidedly mixed: Wall Street has spoken on the Yahoo reorganization--and its not sure what to make of it yet. Some analysts say the moves dont address Yahoos technology gap against rivals... [Read the rest]; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Dec 6, 2006 6:21 AM
Yahoo! Voice a casualty of company re-org?: Andy Abramson reads some reasonably definitive tea leaves and concludes that Yahoo! is de-emphasizing the Yahoo! Voice component of Yahoo! Messenger. Yahoo! Phone In, which I show you above,... [Read the rest]; Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Dec 6, 2006 5:05 AM
Yahoo's Dan Rosensweig heading off for new adventures: My colleague Larry Dignan as well as many others (see TechMeme) have already covered the news about the management shake up and reorganization at Yahoo. I checked in with Dan... [Read the rest]; Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Dec 6, 2006 4:52 AM