Have you ever wondered how much it costs a company to fight off an acquisition?  Well, in Yahoo’s case, their efforts to prevent a takeover by Microsoft were extremely expensive – in more ways than one.
First, there is the actual price tag.  According to the company’s filing with the SEC yesterday, the total bill came [...]

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We sensed that the search for Yahoo’s next CEO was nearing its conclusion and now it’s been confirmed.  Carol Bartz has accepted an offer to become Yahoo’s next CEO.
Separately, Yahoo said President Sue Decker will resign after a transitional period.
Bartz ran software company Autodesk for 14 years, most recently serving as executive chairwoman. [...]

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Well, it appears that the Twitter buzz wasn’t enough.  Jerry Yang decided to blog about the massive Yahoo layoffs today.
Let’s hope that the economy turns around quickly so that Jerry can afford a ’shift’ key soon…
“As we announced in October, we’ve been aggressively managing our costs to bring them in [...]

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Here are some Jerry Yang videos re-capping news that he’s stepping down as CEO of Yahoo, along with a couple of other ‘fun’ Yang videos…

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I’ve just read Jerry Yang’s blog post about his impending departure as the CEO of Yahoo!
Is it just me, or does this guy sound like he’s smoking something?  In it, he talks of a better, “rewired” Yahoo that brings new energy to the industry.  He speaks of an ad platform that transform the way ads [...]

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Well, it was only a matter of time. Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang has “stepped down” from the CEO position he assumed 18 months ago.
From the official press release:

“Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) today announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a search for a new Chief Executive Officer. Jerry Yang, co-Founder of Yahoo!, has decided [...]

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