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Yahoo launches Movieland game to promote summer films
Yahoo Inc. is trying to stake a claim on the summer movie season with the launch of Movieland, an interactive online game promoting 35 upcoming big-budget films.
Developed with participation from all the major movie studios, Movieland is laid out as a...Tags: Companies and Corporations, What to Expect When You're Expecting (movie), Battleship (movie), The Hunger Games (movie), Dark Shadows (movie)
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Interim Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn straddles tech and media worlds
When Ross Levinsohn joined Yahoo Inc. in 2010, he moved into a spacious corner office that had stood vacant since the departure of its last occupant: former Chief Executive Terry Semel, who tried to build the company into a digital media powerhouse.
In a...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Yahoo CEO apologizes to employees for flap over his resume
Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Scott Thompson apologized to employees as the fallout from a questionable resume spread to the company's board, with director Patti Hart announcing she would not seek reelection.
The Sunnyvale, Calif., company also said Tuesday...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Corporate Officers, Computer Science
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Yahoo shareholder Third Point demands records on CEO's hiring
A major Yahoo Inc. shareholder has made a legal demand for internal records about the beleaguered Internet company's hiring of Chief Executive Scott Thompson. Activist hedge fund Third Point took the unusual step Monday as part of its effort to oust... -
Silicon Valley finding Washington regulators uncomfortably close
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. and other big tech firms may operate thousands of miles from the nation's capital but they're not beyond the reach of federal regulators.
That was the message Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz delivered...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Chemicals, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Anti Trust Crime, Antitrust Issues
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YouTube to launch new channel focusing on women
Google Inc.'s YouTube announced the launch of a new channel devoted to women in advance of a presentation to advertisers and brands, concluding a two-week-long series of marketing pitches by the leading distributors of online entertainment. "Black Swan"...Tags: Comedy Central (tv network), Television Networks, Movies, Marketing, Social Media
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Yahoo beats forecasts with 28% profit gain in quarter
Troubled Yahoo Inc. had a bit of good news Tuesday, reporting first-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street's estimates despite revenue that was essentially flat.
For the three months that ended March 31, Yahoo said profit rose 28% to $286 million, or...Tags: Cook County, Companies and Corporations, Thomson Corporation, Earnings Forecasts, Egypt
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Yahoo board picks spark 'distracting' proxy fight from investor
Yahoo Inc., in an attempt to “reshape and refocus” itself, appointed three new independent directors to its board, including a top executive from American Express Co. But the move isn’t passing muster with activist investor Daniel Loeb,...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Corporate Officers, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Carol Bartz, Carl Icahn
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Yahoo restructuring is biggest yet, radical steps needed, analysts say
Yahoo Inc.'s decision to slash 14% of its workers is the biggest restructuring in the company's history, an analyst said.About 2,000 workers will be laid off, the Sunnyvale, Calif., company said Wednesday. It expects to record a pretax expense of $125...
Tags: Carol Bartz, Companies and Corporations, PayPal, Inc., Online Advertising, Online Media Industry
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Offsite audience drives latimes.com growth in November
Readers' Representative JournalA memo to the staff from Managing Editor/Online Jimmy Orr and Senior Vice President/Digital Emily Smith: New Year’s resolution No. 1: Send monthly note out earlier (this note is for November). Yikes. But November was a great month. So let’s...... -
Yahoo founder Jerry Yang resigns
TechnologyIn an end of an era at Yahoo, founder Jerry Yang has stepped down from the struggling Internet company's board.... -
SOPA and PIPA opponents warn the bills are not dead yet
TechnologyA day after a widespread Internet blackout, key opponents of SOPA and PIPA warned Thursday that the controversial online piracy bills are not dead yet and called for lawmakers to slow down and start over....
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