Yahoo news executive goes to Hearst as “shakeup” begins
GenevaLunch News A management shakeup at Yahoo is in the works, under new CEO Carol Bartz, who replaced founder Jerry Yang at the start of 2009, but one top executive, Neeraj Khemlani, head of the...
View ArticleYahoo to cut 5 percent of workforce
GenevaLunch News Shares in Yahoo rallied Tuesday 21 April after the company reported first quarter figures in line with forecasts, but it said there are still “dark clouds on the horizon” with ad...
View ArticleMicrosoft, Yahoo talk rumours fly again
GenevaLunch News Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer’s current visit to Yahoo country in California has technology and business media speculating that he is meeting with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, to try to revive...
View ArticleTime Warner close to spinning off AOL
GenevaLunch News Executives at Time Warner are close to taking the decision to spin off the internet portal AOL entirely, acording to the Financial Times. The company has been in talks with both...
View ArticleMcDonald’s moves European head office to Geneva
GenevaLunch News Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The latest company to leave the UK and move to Switzerland is fast food giant McDonald’s, which will shift its European head office to Geneva later...
View ArticleYahoo, Microsoft reported to be close to signing deal
GenevaLunch News The Financial Times reports that Yahoo and Microsoft are “on the brink of sealing an online alliance that could create a more formidable rival to Google”, ending 18 months of...
View ArticleYahoo boss gets the boot, via phone
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Carol Bartz, the woman who promised to turn around Yahoo after replacing founder Jerry Yang as CEO in 2008, has been fired, apparently for failing to live up to...
View ArticleYahoo! in Rolle reported to be laying off up to 2 dozen
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The young Yahoo! firm in Rolle, which will move into its specially-built offices in June, is reported by RTS, Swiss public broadcasting, to be laying off “one...
View ArticleWhere we are headed: from Summly to Seemly, I hope
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZRELAND – Hot, hot, hot is the word for Summly, the app that just fell out of the Apple Store because Yahoo! bought it for several million pounds from its 17-year-old...
View ArticleSummly and journalism lessons
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This link might be more techy-babble than non-tech readers like, but it’s the first sensible analysis I’ve read of Yahoo’s purchase of Summly. This matters,...
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