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Yahoo's challenge to be building Tumblr's advertising business
SAN FRANCISCO — To punctuate his company's $1.1-billion purchase by Yahoo Inc., Tumblr co-founder and Chief Executive David Karp let loose in a blog post with a celebratory expletive. It was classic Karp, a 26-year-old high school dropout who...
Tags: Social Media, Computer Networking and Internet, Social Sciences, YouTube, Corporate Officers
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Yahoo seeks turnaround with $1.1-billion deal to buy Tumblr
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is attempting a bold — and risky — strategy to turn around the struggling Internet giant with the $1.1-billion acquisition of Tumblr, a trendy social blogging service popular...
Tags: Forrester Research Incorporated, Computer Networking and Internet, YouTube, Business, Business Enterprises
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Silicon Valley is beginning to see 'delight' in a new light
PALO ALTO — Ask Joshua Reeves about his online payroll service, and the last thing he'll want to discuss are its features and algorithms and software code and all that other cold jargon that usually comes pouring out of the mouths of Silicon...
Tags: Social Media, Apple iPod, Marissa Mayer, Human Interest, Square, Inc.
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Oracle CEO Larry Ellison makes Malibu real estate his own
On busy Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, some well-kept facades conceal a secret. Behind the Mediterranean with wooden doors, the white stucco two-story with a red tile roof, the long wall obscuring a three-structure compound, hides a singular,...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Corporate Officers, Homes, Tennis, Home Improvement
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Yahoo's Marissa Mayer extends maternity, paternity leave
In a bid to bring Yahoo Inc. more in line with competitors such as Google and Facebook, Chief Executive Marissa Mayer has expanded the company's family leave policy. Yahoo said Tuesday that Mayer has doubled maternity leave and extended paternity leave...
Tags: Media Industry, Marissa Mayer
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Amoroso quits as Yahoo chairman
Yahoo Inc. said Fred Amoroso had resigned as chairman of its board and won't seek reelection as a director. Maynard Webb will serve as interim chairman, the Sunnyvale, Calif., company said Thursday. Amoroso, who joined as a director last year while...Tags: IBM
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Yahoo shares plunge on decline in 1st quarter display-ad sales
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo Inc.'s first-quarter earnings report was seen by some as an early test of Marissa Mayer's ability to turn around the troubled Internet company. Investors now seem to be worried Mayer might not pass that test. Shares that...Tags: Marissa Mayer, Advertising, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Online Media Industry, Japan
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Cyber security bill pits tech giants against privacy activists
SAN FRANCISCO — The escalating cyber attacks on corporate and government computers have provided a rare opportunity for bipartisan legislation to address the problem. But rather than sailing through Congress, the latest cyber security legislation is...
Tags: Juniper Networks Incorporated, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, Computer Networking and Internet, Oracle Corp., American Civil Liberties Union
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Facebook CEO Zuckerberg launches lobbying vehicle Fwd.us
SAN FRANCISCO — With a new political advocacy group that plans to inject millions of dollars into shaping public policy coast to coast, Mark Zuckerberg is taking a significant step onto the political stage, expanding his influence far beyond his...
Tags: Social Media, Migration, Lobbying, Corporate Officers, Companies and Corporations
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Lobbying to intensify as committees begin considering bills
SACRAMENTO — California businesses and other special interests quickly learn that playing politics in the ornate chambers of California's Capitol building is more like a barroom brawl than a civics lesson about how bills become laws. Here's a peek...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, American Civil Liberties Union, Justice System, Lawyers, Lobbying
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Nick D'Aloisio, 17, suddenly rich, famous after Yahoo buys Summly
SAN FRANCISCO -- Meet Nick D'Aloisio, the 17-year-old British entrepreneur sensation who just sold his popular news-reading app to Yahoo Inc. for close to $30 million, instantly becoming one of the world's youngest self-made technology millionaires. It'...
Tags: Media Industry, Telecommunication Service, Ashton Kutcher, Apple iPhone, Stephen Fry
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Yahoo in talks to buy YouTube-like video site Dailymotion
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. is in talks with France Telecom to buy a majority stake in Dailymotion, an online video site popular in Europe that has been scouting for a U.S. partner to take on Google Inc.'s YouTube. If completed, it would be Chief...
Tags: France Telecom, Media Industry, Apple iPhone, France, Marissa Mayer
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