Bits Blog: The New Flickr Is Pretty, but Is It Social?
Flickr unveiled its new Web site design, showing off high-resolution rectangular photos and a free terabyte of space for users. But the new Flickr still feels like it’s missing something.
Bits Blog: Marissa Mayer Puts Her Stamp on Yahoo.com
On Wednesday, Yahoo introduced a new site design. Gone are the cluttered ads and irrelevant content. In their place will be customizable, personalized content and new social features.
Bits Blog: Yahoo’s C.E.O., Marissa Mayer, Returns to Work With New C.O.O.
Marissa Mayer announced Monday that she had hired Henrique De Castro, a vice president at Google, as Yahoo’s chief operating officer. At Google, Mr. De Castro ran advertising for Google’s publisher and commerce partners. Luring advertisers to Yahoo wil…
Bits Blog: Carol Bartz on the Yahoo Board That Fired Her and Advice for Marissa Mayer
In a speech, Yahoo’s former chief executive, Carol Bartz, spoke about her regrets about the board that fired her, gave advice for the company’s new chief executive and celebrated being able to buy her own bling.
Bits Blog: Google to Topple Facebook as Leader in Display Ads, eMarketer Says
Google is on track to earn more from display ads, ads with images and video, than any other company this year, according to eMarketer.
DealBook: Yahoo’s Chief Reviews Plan for Alibaba Proceeds
According to a filing, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo’s new chief executive, was reviewing how to spend the proceeds that the company expects from its pending deal with the Alibaba Group.
DealBook: Levinsohn Confirms That He’s Leaving Yahoo
Ross Levinsohn, the executive who served as Yahoo’s interim chief, confirmed on Monday that he was leaving the Internet company after being passed over to fill the spot permanently.
Bits Blog: Yahoo’s Mayer Gets Hefty Pay Package
Yahoo said in a regulatory filing that it would pay Marissa Mayer, its new chief executive, a base salary of $1 million a year — and then some.
DealBook: Yahoo Taps Marissa Mayer of Google to Be Its New Chief
The selection of Ms. Mayer, one of the top executives at Google, makes her one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley and corporate America and is considered a surprising coup for Yahoo.
Bits Blog: Yahoo Breach Extends Beyond Yahoo to Gmail, Hotmail, AOL Users
Yahoo confirmed on Thursday that hackers had breached its systems and posted online a file of 400,000 usernames and passwords.
Media Decoder Blog: At High-Level Gathering of Moguls, Kids Get the V.I.P. Treatment
Whether it’s ice skating, rafting or a giant plastic castle, the children of attendees of the Allen & Company gathering, for media and technology moguls, have a blast.
DealBook: The Yahoos at Sun Valley
The Internet company’s co-founder Jerry Yang and other former Yahoo executives were spotted at the annual Allen & Company gathering this year.
