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Yahoo Unveils “Genome” Big Data Solution Amid CEO Departure

Sunnyvale, California -- Barely a day has passed following the news that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is stepping down due to controversy over his resume embellishments, Yahoo Inc., on Tuesday announced Genome, a new data-intensive advertising platform designed to help marketers navigate the wilds of the “big data landscape” on the way to more precise ad targeting and personalization, at Internet Week in New York City.

New Wave Of Exodus At Yahoo--Chairman Roy Bostock, Three Board Members To Depart

Sunnyvale, California -- The exodus of Yahoo's vanguards continued on Tuesday, as Chairman Roy Bostock and three other directors of the internet pioneer are stepping down as the embattled search engine company ploughs ahead with an internal reorganization, including discussions on dealing with its stakes in China's Alibaba Group and Yahoo Japan.

Facebook Surpasses Yahoo To Become Third-Largest Website

Los Angeles -- It was only a matter of time, social networking website Facebook glanced at Yahoo's traffic, laughed and sped past topping off a fine year for the company and the website, as Santa bestowed the company the title of "third largest website ever".

Yahoo Pulling Down MyBlogLog Next Month

Sunnyvale, California -- It seems like Yahoo has not done eliminating “non-core” services quite yet. “10 Million Dollars Down the Drain!” The company says it is going to shutter another popular blogging widget MyBlogLog next month, leaving more than a few people scratching their heads.

Still remember MyBlogLog? way back in 2006, it was one of the most popular social networking tool for bloggers because of one simple reason -- it allowed bloggers to put a face on their blog visitors. 

Yahoo Acquires 30% Stake In Indian Phone Directory Search Firm

Bangalore, India -- Internet search pioneer Yahoo Inc. has acquired a 30 percent strategic stake in Chennai-based firm specializes in tele-information search service, Info Network Management Company (INMAC), for an undisclosed amount...

Yahoo to Expand Its Presence in India

Yahoo! Inc. has plans to launch “Search Marketing Solutions,” with plans to launch up to six new portals in regional languages and acquire or enter into partnership with an Indian company, a company executive said.

"There are plans," Yahoo! Search marketing general manager Sandeep Deshpande said adding that there are no definite dates for launch at this stage.

Yahoo to Launch New Portals in Indian Languages

Yahoo! Inc. has plans to launch “Search Marketing Solutions,” with plans to launch up to six new portals in regional languages and acquire or enter into partnership with an Indian company, a company executive said.

"There are plans," Yahoo! Search marketing general manager Sandeep Deshpande said adding that there are no definite dates for launch at this stage.

"We are looking at a lot of Indian languages for search."

Yahoo Site Explorer Finally Live!

Finally! It appears Yahoo Site Explorer: http://siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com is now a reality. Yahoo gives the heads-up to everyone here on its Yahoo Search Blog.

Yahoo Site Explorer a beta search application is a place to see which pages Yahoo has indexed. After clicking Explore URL you will find the number of pages found in the Yahoo Index and also the number of in links. You can sort pages by ‘depth,’ submit URLs, and quickly export the results to CSV format...

Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Steps Down Amid Resume Discrepancy

Sunnyvale, California -- In a surprising turn of events, Internet pioneer Yahoo's apparently endless leadership struggles reached another crossroads on Sunday, May 13 when the executive board terminated the brief tenure of its latest CEO Scott Thompson, after a discrepancy in his credentials, the third CEO in three years to leave the Internet company struggling to define its future and replaced him with Executive Vice President Ross Levinsohn as interim chief executive.