Topic - Terry Semel

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New Yahoo CEO: Decker, Chernin or … Ballmer?

Departure of Jerry Yang seen as opening the door to reconciliation with spurned suitor Microsoft.
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Archives, General news, Media, Internet, Finance

Microsoft Makes $44.6B Pitch for Yahoo

Yahoo stock soars as company says its board will study offer designed to take on Google.
See also: Microsoft-Yahoo Faces Hurdles, Analyst: Microsoft Should Buy Yahoo, Microsoft-Yahoo for Google Battle, Google Disappoints, Yahoo: Bracing for Bad, CEO Steve Ballmer's Microsoft-All Email on Yahoo
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Internet

Semel Out, Yang In at Yahoo

Current CEO Terry Semel is stepping aside, and co-founder Jerry Yang will take the helm. Mr. Semel joined the company in 2001 and will step aside to assume the advisory role of nonexecutive chairman.
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Internet

Are Semel’s Days Numbered?

Internal memo hints of management turmoil at Yahoo.
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Media

Google-YouTube a Blow to Yahoo

Yahoo loses another big deal to Google.
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Internet

Yahoo Tightens Focus on Ads

The Internet company explains to analysts how it will fend off Google and Microsoft.
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General news, Internet, Finance

Yahoo Schmoozes India

High-level team hobnobs with VCs, owners of Internet properties during two-day visit.
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Media, Internet

Google Software on BlackBerrys

The search giant’s IM service, local search, and other utilities will be available on Research In Motion’s handhelds.
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Internet

Yahoo Has New Answers

Yahoo launches Answers, a service blending an old Ask Jeeves concept with community.
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Media, Internet

Yahoo Adds a Personal Touch

With the holidays fast approaching, the portal adds shopping features that encourage social contacts.
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Media, Internet

Yahoo Meets TiVo

Portal allows digital video recorder to be programmed on the Net and for web photos, traffic, and weather to be viewed on TV.
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General news, Internet

Yahoo Buys Out Softbank

Portal decides to go solo and takes complete control of its ventures in Europe and Korea.
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Internet

Yahoo Searching for Content

Yahoo CEO Terry Semel says the media giant needs a blend of content, distribution, and technology to succeed.
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Internet

Rising Costs Drag Yahoo Lower

The rising costs of generating traffic drove shares of the Internet media giant lower.
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Media, Internet

Yahoo Learns New Tricks

Yahoo wants to be all things to all people. But most of all, it wants to be successful.