Posts Tagged ‘Google’

Google Hits Reset on Company Culture

What?!? No more Google Dance?!? Afraid so Googlers.

“Frickin’ Google” – Did Yahoo’s Bartz Have a Reason to Get Mad?

During Tuesday’s Yahoo! press conference announcing the launch of a $100+ million brand campaign, Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo got fired up following a reporter’s question that led to flurry of frustration that rang through Silicon Valley – and beyond – comparing Google and Yahoo.

Google CEO says Goodbye to Apple Board

In what some are calling inevitable, Google CEO Eric Schmidt has stepped down as a member of the Apple board of directors as the two companies continue to compete directly in a few key areas, most directly on the mobile devices front.  In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs notes that the decision was mutual ... - Read full post

Microsoft and Yahoo Announce Partnership; What Could this Mean for Employees?

News today broke of a 10-year partnership agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo!, after years of discussions between the two companies attempting to work together in some capacity.  As part of the deal, Microsoft will provide backend technology for Yahoo! search functionality, giving Bing, Microsoft’s newly minted search engine, additional inquiries to work with. In addition, ... - Read full post

NY Jobs to Take Another Hit in 2010; Glassdoor.com Offers Help for Job Seekers

Today, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled his plan for the 2010 executive budget, which includes new layoffs and a sales tax hike, for a total of $3.4 billion in gap-closing savings. 

Google Stays at #1: Do Yahoos Have G envy?

You may have caught in the news that Google continues to reign supreme in terms of search. In a recent study by comScore, Americans used Google for 63.3 percent of all searches, up 0.3 percent from January, with 8.3 billion core searches.  
As we chatted about this at Glassdoor, Tim — a former Yahoo employee – ... - Read full post

AOL Changes Guard: Employee Insights to new CEO Tim Armstrong

AOL’s CEO Randy Falco has left the building and it will be interesting to watch how the new CEO Tim Armstrong, a former Google advertising sales executive, will be received by employees. For the past several months, Falco has been on our CEO Watch List as one of the lowest rated CEOs on Glassdoor.com (w/ at least ... - Read full post

Top Tech Companies that Pay Engineers the Most

Google, Synopsys and Broadcom take top spots in a Glassdoor report that highlights top public tech companies where engineers are the most financially rewarded. Google engineers reportedly earn up to $149,425 per year (This breaks down as $106,666/average salary and $42,759/bonus).   It will be interesting to watch how this evolves over time since Google’s base ... - Read full post