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News and interviews on Yahoo including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
How leaders should respond to falling markets
CEOs don’t spend all day peering at share prices, but a falling market can pose challenges for a company’s management.
Spreets co-founders set to leave Yahoo!7
The co-founders of online deal site Spreets have left Yahoo!7 to jump back into the world of start-ups.
Caveat emptor for Facebook launch
The Facebook float hype is over, so it's worth recalling some fundamental lessons smart companies can take away from the whole thing.
BEST OF THE WEB: How Yahoo! ruined Flickr – and its entire internet strategy
Yahoo! has been on a downward spiral for some time now, but its downfall harks back to 2005 when it bought a humble little photo-sharing start-up called Flickr – and ruined a perfect opportunity.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK: When you use Facebook is just as important as how
SMEs have been using Facebook for years. But a new study shows how they’re using it may not be as important as their timing.
Why shareholders are getting more demanding
Shareholder activism and the rise of superannuation funds have dramatically changed the landscape for CEOs.
US television ad spending grows alongside internet: Study
Spending on television advertising in the US grew by 4.5%, despite predictions the growth of the internet would erode television spending, according to a new Nielsen survey.
Yahoo chief Scott Thompson resigns over resume controversy – and three other executives who have done the same thing
Barely a week after Yahoo chief Scott Thompson was criticised over an error in his resume, the former PayPal executive has resigned.
BEST OF THE WEB: How Mark Zuckerberg transformed into a competent CEO – and took Silicon Valley by surprise
Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook when he was barely out of his 20s, with little to no business experience at all. Yet he’s transformed into a surprisingly competent CEO ahead of the company’s float – here’s how he did it.
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK: Don’t underestimate high quality photography
David Jones and Amazon both announced they would spend more time and money on high quality photography. It’s a wake-up call for online retailers which aren’t doing the same.
Yahoo CEO controversy continues
The controversy over Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson and an error that mistakenly identified him as having a degree he never received has continued.
Yahoo CEO in the clear over false resume accusations: Five resume tricks you need to watch for
Internet giant Yahoo hasn’t had much luck over the past few years and it has run into yet another controversy after a major shareholder accused its new chief executive of falsifying some of his education credentials.
Yahoo! ordered to pay $225,000 by Victorian court for defamatory publication in “landmark” case
The Supreme Court of Victoria has ordered Yahoo! Inc to pay damages of $225,000 to a Melbourne man after a jury found he had been defamed by a crime website which included an article sourced from the Herald Sun.
Did Yahoo!7 pay too much for group buying site Spreets?
Yahoo!7’s surprise $40 million acquisition of group buying site Spreets has set tongues wagging in internet and media sectors.
Australia’s leading group-buying Spreets site bought by Yahoo!7 for $40 million
Yahoo7! has announced this morning it will pay $40 million for local group buying operator Spreets.
Top 10 search marketing predicitions for 2011
Last year was another frenetic year of change in the world of search marketing. We look at what's ahead for 2011.
Bing continues to consolidate: Goodbye Yahoo Search
This week, Microsoft announced it’s started the rollout of Bing search results to replace the results from Yahoo. So be prepared.
Facebook valued at over $US50 billion after Goldman Sachs buys stake
Facebook is now worth more than $US50 billion, eclipsing the worth of internet giants such as Yahoo and eBay.
Court dismisses Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s patent infringement claims as Yahoo lays off hundreds of workers
Paul Allen, who launched a range of legal attacks against some of the tech industry’s biggest players including eBay, Facebook and Apple, has had his case dismissed from court.
How do we reduce the amount of time our systems are down?
Now is definitely a good time to be researching cloud based solutions.






