Yahoo Courts Second Screen App Developers With New Tools To Connect Phones And TV

Source: TechCrunch

Launched in 2009, Yahoo’s Connected TV was one of the first platforms to introduce an open app development kit (ADK) for Internet-capable TVs. Now it’s making those apps even more powerful, by allowing developers to build apps that i ...
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What Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang Should've Learned From Firefox In 2005

Source: Fast Company

Last night, Yahoo unveiled Axis, its first foray into the browser wars. The once-glorious Internet company, which has struggled to define its identity, stabilize its management, and revive its reputation, is trying t ...
Full article at: Fast Company  More like this  18 hours ago, 5:41pm CDT

Yahoo! continues to recruit in India

Source: Asian Age

Despite a global layoff of around 2,000 employees as part of a restructuring plan, Yahoo!’s India arm will continue to recruit this fiscal. Speaking to newsmen, the internet giant’s vice-president and India CEO Shouvick Mukherjee said India was ...
Full article at: Asian Age  More like this  23 hours ago, 1:30pm CDT

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Yahoo Has A New Safari-Killer For Your iPad (YHOO, AAPL)

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

Yahoo! announced last night the launch of its new app dubbed Axis, available for iPhone, iPad, and plug-ins that work with Firefox, Safari, or Chrome. The company didn't completely forget about the Android ...
Full article at: Silicon Alley Insider  More like this  1 day ago, 9:33am CDT

Alibaba, Yahoo Agreement Makes Sense For Lots Of Reasons

Source: Forbes

Yahoo and Alibaba's agreement to begin severing links in China makes sense for financial as well as cultural and managerial reasons. The untangling of the historic deal that Jack Ma and Jerry Yang made back in 2005 showcases ...
Full article at: Forbes  More like this  1 day ago, 7:05pm CDT

Sheryl Sandberg Is The Valley's "It" Girl - Just Like Kim Polese Once Was

Source: Forbes

Yesterday, SAP (SAP) bought Ariba (ARBA). It reminded me of the old Valley start-up from the mid-90s called Marimba, led by its buzz-worthy CEO Kim Polese. Kim Polese and Joe Kraus at the 2005 Web 2.0 Conference (P ...
Full article at: Forbes  More like this  1 day ago, 12:47pm CDT

Beleaguered Dell drops nearly 10% as quarterly results miss expectations; profit plunges 33%; weak guidance

Source: MacDailyNews

Don’t you think “wall-eyed” would look better…just for a change up. Michael Dell, the people have spoken! This is again more clear evidence of Apple crushing another iRoadKill. They can’t hide Apple’s victory and the pe ...
Full article at: MacDailyNews  More like this  2 days ago, 3:25pm CDT

Yahoo Taking Baby Steps in Leveraging Assets

Source: Investor Uprising

Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO) continues to reposition itself with a deal to sell back half of its 40 percent stake in Alibaba.com Hong Kong Ltd. Exiting this investment is but one of many steps Yahoo is likely to take as it tries to ...
Full article at: Investor Uprising  More like this  2 days ago, 2:38pm CDT

Yahoo Shareholders Face a Long Facebook Battle

Source: CNBC

For Yahoo investors, what a difference a year makes? There has been a lot of change, but not when it comes to the floundering tech giant’s share price [ YHOO 15.25 -0.33 (-2.12%) ]. At this time last year, co-founder Jerry Yang still held a tight grip on ...
Full article at: CNBC  More like this  3 days ago, 12:29pm CDT