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Yahoo's Jerry Yang Gives His Own Speech

Google CEO Eric Schimdt was not the only web company figure to deliver a commencement address yesterday. Yahoo Co-founder Jerry Yang spoke at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Yang's speech had a different tone that Schmidt's. Whereas Schmidt discussed everything from cheesesteak to the meaning of life, Yang jumped in with a tone suggesting that things aren't as bad as they seem.

Carol Bartz To Be Next Yahoo CEO

Yahoo's search for a new CEO appears to be over.  Carol Bartz, an outsider who wasn't even mentioned on most of the early lists of possible contenders, has won the spot according to several fresh reports.

More Microsoft Yahoo Gossip

It seems that people really want Yahoo and Microsoft to get a deal done. Almost every other day it seems, rumors surface and are just as quickly shot down regarding the two companies and a possible transaction that could put a thorn in Google's side.

Ballmer Ignores Yang, Rules Out Yahoo Acquisition

Even the harshest critics of Steve Ballmer will have to admit one thing: in regards to not buying Yahoo, he's been consistent for a long time now.  At a shareholder meeting today, Ballmer said that he still has no interest in a total acquisition, and Yahoo's stock has taken a nosedive of around 20.9 percent as a result.

Blogosphere Lights Up As Jerry Yang Steps Down

If you haven't heard the news from another source, you probably could have guessed it by watching Yahoo's stock price.  Shares have risen about 12.6 percent in pre-market trading on the official announcement that the search for a new CEO is underway.

Yahoo Back To Bargaining With Microsoft

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Yang Revives Talk Of Microsoft Acquisition

Jerry Yang seems to have learned how to bluff at the (unattached) feet of Monty Python's Black Knight.  Yahoo's CEO claimed at a conference last night, "To this day the best thing for Microsoft to do is buy Yahoo."

Google Still Hiring, Yang Staying At Yahoo

Yesterday's election was a pretty straightforward process - no riots, no recounts, not even the threat of a lawsuit.  So, as if to make up for it, a couple of questionable reports plagued the search industry today, and we'll try to straighten out the situation here.

Yang Goes All In With New Ad Platform

If Jerry Yang is to be believed, Yahoo's experienced a genuine "eureka" moment.  The company has launched a new digital advertising platform, and its CEO is comparing the platform's importance to that of radio, television, and the Internet.

Yahoo Reveals Voting Miscount

Yahoo was almost ready to put its recent problems behind it; the company had fought off Microsoft, brought Carl Icahn onboard, and survived the annual meeting with its board intact.  Only now it turns out that the shareholder vote didn't go nearly so well as was first reported.