Yahoo! Inc. to Buy Tumblr for $1.1B, Barclays sees ‘Synergies’

http://economicrisis.com/yahoo-inc-to-buy-tumblr-for-1-1b-barclays-sees-synergies/8312 Yahoo! Inc. to Buy Tumblr for $1.1B, Barclays sees ‘Synergies’ The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) will purchase Tumblr in an all-cash transaction...

Yahoo! Chairman of BOD Fred Amoroso Resigns

http://economicrisis.com/yahoo-chairman-of-bod-fred-amoroso-resigns/6067 Yahoo! Chairman of BOD Fred Amoroso Resigns Fred Amoroso, chairman of the board of stepped down from his position, according to an announcement of from the company on Thursday afternoon. According...

Yahoo homeworkers in revolt after multi-millionaire new-mom boss

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2013/02/yahoo-homeworkers-in-revolt-after-multi.html Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer built a nursery in her office so she could bring her baby to work, which has angered some stay-at-home employees following her demand that all remote workers report...

YAHOO Pulls Plug on Working from Home

http://newsdoors.blogspot.com/2013/02/yahoo-pulls-plug-on-working-from-home.html Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has some employees up in arms after she put the kibosh on working remotely from home and is now calling all Yahoo staff to report to the office. The move will only...

Yahoo Stock Rises on Jerry Yang Resignation Announcement

Jerry Yang Quits Yahoo, Stock Rises Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has resigned from the struggling web giant's board of directors on January 17, 2012. Yahoo's stock rose 3.7% in after-hours trading in response to the announcement. NASDAQ: YHOO Stock Jerry Yang, who co-founded...

The San Francisco Yahoo! Sign Retires

"Jon Charles, Vice President and General Sales Manager for Clear Channel Outdoor in San Francisco confirmed, “Yes, the Yahoo! board will be available starting in December 2011.”" The iconic sign which has become a landmark of San Francisco for over a decade being removed...

Yahoo Down October 14: Yahoo.com Home Page Outage

Update: 4:03 pm PTFor us the home page is back up, although with some errors. Previous:Numerous Users Reporting That Yahoo is Down Yahoo.com has not confirmed the outage, but it appears that Yahoo.com is down for now at least.  Numerous users are reporting on Twitter...

Charles Darwin: The Man Who Came Up with The Revolutionary Idea

Darwin did not pursue his interest in plants and animals seriously until he became friend with the cleric and botanist John Steven Henslow at Cambridge University. On Henslow’s recommendation, he was invited to join the naval survey ship, HMS Beagle, as naturalist and...

29 Fascinating Facts About Plants From Around The World

The largest plants in the world are the giant redwood trees of North America. Sequoias can grow up to 107 m (350 ft) or more in height and may be up to 7.5 m (26 ft) across. They can weight more than nine times as much as a blue whale, the heaviest animal that has ever...

No One Really Wants to be #1 on Google

That’s right, I said it.  No one really wants to be #1 on Google and anyone who thinks this is the end game is not seeing the bigger picture.  Businesses want to be #1 on Google because they associate increased revenue to being #1 on Google.  So what if...