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Sunnyvale, California - In an attempt to take the struggling internet pioneer to new heights, newly appointed Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer over the weekend tweeted that it has purchased Stamped, a year-old mobile recommendations-focused startup along with a team of talented ex-Googlers, to help the company catch up to competitors far ahead in the all-important race for mobile mindshare. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California - Resuming office after a two-week maternity leave, Yahoo's chief executive, Marissa Mayer, shocked the industry with a new delivery by appointing one of her former colleagues from Google Inc. Henrique de Castro as its chief operating officer, to help revive growth at a Web company beset by sagging sales. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California -- In a surprising move, Web pioneer Yahoo Inc., on Tuesday appointed Kathy Savitt, former founder and CEO of social commerce startup Lockerz Inc. and a former executive at American Eagle Outfitters Inc., is joining the ailing Internet company as chief marketing officer, responsible for all worldwide marketing and branding. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California -- In a surprising move, internet pioneer Yahoo unveiled plans for an upcoming web-streamed talk show Monday that will be hosted by some notable guests, including “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof and journalist Maria Shriver. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California -- As most observers expected, former Yahoo interim CEO Ross Levinsohn, after losing out to Marissa Mayer for the top job, has decided to leave the company, effective Tuesday, Yahoo confirmed the departure on Monday. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California -- In a surprising move by struggling Sunnyvale, Calif.-based web pioneer Yahoo Inc. that shook Silicon Vally tech titans on Monday as it announced what some may call a coup, wooing one of Google's most talented execs Marissa Mayer as new chief executive from Tuesday, a surprise pick for its third CEO in a year. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California -- In a novel turn of events, the untimely patent lawsuit initiated by Yahoo, has finally ended. As expected, internet pioneer Yahoo Inc and popular social-networking outfit Facebook Inc have finally agreed to forge a broad Internet advertising and licensing partnership on Friday, laying to rest their dueling patent lawsuits. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California -- It appears that Yahoo is serious about reclaiming it lost glory as it continues to strike partnerships with large traditional media brands. On the heels of its recently announced partnership with Spotify, Yahoo on Thursday said it is teaming with Clear Channel to offer its iHeartRadio digital radio service on the Web portal, the second such deal in as many days, as the web portal plans to expand its current strategy to bring exclusive media and digital content in a bid to compete with Facebook and Google in the online advertising space.

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Sunnyvale, California -- Prominent Web portal Yahoo just on Tuesday tapped the hot music service Spotify to fill the gap left open when the Silicon Valley Internet media company killed its Yahoo Music Unlimited, said that it will be integrating Spotify internet radio service into its websites as part of a quest to reinvent itself as an online stage for digital content. (more…)

Sunnyvale, California -- In a novel display of surprising innovation, Yahoo has officially integrated a helpful new folder to its popular webmail service that allows users to view all of their sent and receive photos for the entire period of their email account, aiming to give users a new way to manage and organize all the photos ever into their inbox, the company announced today in a blog post. (more…)