Posts Tagged ‘Yahoo’

“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.

831 Things Yahoos Can Learn from Microsoft Employees

According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released online Tuesday with details of the recent partnership agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo, it was announced that Microsoft would be hiring 400 Yahoo employees. The partnership is part of a plan to share revenue on Internet search advertising. In the Yahoo SEC filing, ... - 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

February’s Review of the Month

Recently when we have selected the winning Glassdoor Job Review of the Month, we look for reviews that offer other employees a well-rounded perspective about the job and/or the company. But, February’s winner offers our readers and community members something slightly different. The winner of the February Review of the Month, a Yahoo! Engineering Manager ... - Read full post

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

Yahoo’s New CEO Get Tips from Past and Future Employees

The saying ‘where there is smoke there is fire’ came true today after continuous gossip over who the next CEO of Yahoo would be. Earlier today, it was officially announced that Yahoo has hired former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz, who left the post in 2006. A couple months ago when it was announced that Jerry ... - Read full post