Topic: Yahoo

Yahoo! Rolls Out Native Ads To Boost Ad Revenue
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Yahoo! Rolls Out Native Ads To Boost Ad Revenue

Yahoo! announced a new advertising format it called Yahoo! Stream Ads, its own version of native ads, in an effort reverse its declining ad revenue. Yahoo! Stream ads will work within Yahoo! News Stream, which Yahoo! … [Read more...]

Yahoo Shows Off Its Agility, Releases Updated App With Summly Integration
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Yahoo Shows Off Its Agility, Releases Updated App With Summly Integration

Today, Yahoo released a major update to its flagship iOS app, which includes features such as endless scrolling of news stories and the addition of algorithms from the company's acquisition of Summly.  In the blog … [Read more...]

Yahoo Acquires Summly
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Yahoo Acquires Summly

Yahoo is acquiring Summly according to a company press release.  Summly is an interesting app, it lets you condense articles into just a few sentences (without losing any substance) so you can consume a lot of … [Read more...]

Yahoo Employees Criticize Marissa Mayer’s Hiring Standards
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Yahoo Employees Criticize Marissa Mayer’s Hiring Standards

This just in: Yahoo employees have found something else to complain about. First, it was Mayer's ban on full-time telecommuting, which caused an uproar in the press, though several ex-Yahoos remarked that the step was … [Read more...]

Pulse, The Social News Reading App, Acquired By LinkedIn
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Pulse, The Social News Reading App, Acquired By LinkedIn

Rumor has it that social news reading app, Pulse is about to be acquired by a major platform company.  The news comes from Kara Swisher at All Things D, who says that she's potentially narrowed down the list of … [Read more...]

Carly Fiorina Interview: Marissa’s Ban On Working From Home and HP’s Future
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Carly Fiorina Interview: Marissa’s Ban On Working From Home and HP’s Future

Do you remember when female leaders at the top of Silicon Valley companies were hard to find?  Or yeah, they still are.  But at least now, there are a few more than there were.  Only 14 years ago Carly Fiorina was the … [Read more...]

Yahoo’s New Telecommuting Policy Isn’t Just Okay, It’s Necessary
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Yahoo’s New Telecommuting Policy Isn’t Just Okay, It’s Necessary

The Internet is abuzz with criticism of Yahoo's new telecommuting policy, handed down by CEO Marissa Mayer and announced through memos circulated inside the company. The policy is simple -- there is no more telecommuting … [Read more...]

Yahoo Partners with Google for Contextual Ads
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Yahoo Partners with Google for Contextual Ads

In a blog post yesterday, Yahoo announced that it will be partnering with Google to display contextual ads on several Yahoo properties. These ads, which scan the content around them to determine which ads would be most … [Read more...]

Yahoo Is Practically Begging Former Employees To Come Back
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Yahoo Is Practically Begging Former Employees To Come Back

In a tweet posted the other day by Tom Coates (see below), a former Yahoo employee, received a Yahoo Welcome (Back) package in the mail. The package apparently informed him of all the "big opportunities" that he would … [Read more...]

Best of 2012: Tech Stocks
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Best of 2012: Tech Stocks

The year is winding down and everyone is now focusing on 2013 (including us -- we have a lot planned, so definitely stay tuned), but before we jump fully into 2013, I wanted to take a look at some of the best tech stocks … [Read more...]