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Key Ad Salesman To Quit Yahoo

It looks like Yahoo is set to lose yet another key exec.  David Dickman, whose business cards should read something like "Vice President, West Coast Sales," is supposed to leave the position (and the company) at the end of the month. 

Yahoo Alum To Head Twitter's Search Efforts

It appears that Twitter's found someone to take charge of its search efforts.  Doug Cook, who once worked for Yahoo and has several other impressive items on his resume, quietly assumed the title of "Director of Search" at Twitter sometime last month.

Microsoft, Yahoo CEOs Comment On Employees' Fates

Personnel-related "efficiencies" can be good or bad, depending on one's perspective.  Companies want to save money, of course, and their shareholders also appreciate savings.  But employees like to keep their jobs.  So let's take a look at what sort of effect the Microsoft-Yahoo deal may have.

Former Googler Gets Top Spot At Bebo

Bebo's last head, Joanna Shields, left the post about 14 months ago, and the long delay in appointing a replacement raised a number of questions about what direction the social networking brand might take.  But now Bebo has a new head, and his name is Stephane Panier.

Twitter Obtains Lead Lawyer From Google

Google's associate general counsel for products and intellectual property is leaving the corporation.  A report indicates that Alexander Macgillivray will now put his legal skills to work for Twitter as its general counsel. Macgillivray has an impressive resume.  He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, and spent a good deal of time at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a law firm that's represented major clients including Creative Commons, HP, and McAfee.  Macgillivray's stint at Google lasted a noteworthy six years, too. 

Google Shares More Chrome OS Details

The initial announcement about Google Chrome OS was, while exciting, extremely lacking in details.  Now, Google's decided to share a bit more info, and the facts paint an interesting picture about the state of the operating system's development. 

Microsoft Names New President Of Windows Division

Steven Sinofsky is supposed to be very good at his job, and we're sure his promotion wasn't made in response to Google's operating system-related announcement.  But in a move that speaks to Microsoft's confidence in Windows 7, Sinofsky, who contributed to the project, has been made president of the Windows Division.

Report: FeedBurner Boss About To Quit Google

An important figure at Google may be about to leave, according to a new report.  Dick Costolo, the cofounder and CEO of FeedBurner, is supposed to depart the corporation sometime this week. Michael Arrington apparently confirmed the news today, and with regards to what Costolo has been up to since the $100 million FeedBurner acquisition, continued, "He currently reports to Neal Mohan, an exec in the Ads group, as the group product manager for social ads."

Microsoft Hires More Employees Away From Competitors

Remember those rumors that certain tech companies had agreed to not poach each other's employees?  Well, it looks like Microsoft's accusers might owe the corporation an apology, as it's gotten a person each away from Yahoo and Google.

Yahoo Names New CFO

On February 26th, Yahoo announced that its chief financial officer, Blake Jorgensen, would be leaving the company.  Now Yahoo has found a replacement in the form of Tim Morse.