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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.

Yahoo Board Continues To Evaluate Sale Of Asian Assets: Report

Sunnyvale, California -- Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors are busy exploring possibilities of trimming down its 40 percent stake in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. to about 15 percent and dispose of its 35% ownership position in Yahoo Japan, in a complex deal estimated at $17 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Iconic Yahoo Billboard Over Bay Bridge Finally Dismantled

Sunnyvale, California -- Doting the San Francisco skyline, the buzzing purple, neon-lit Yahoo billboard over the freeway that greeted motorists as they reached the Bay Bridge was dismantled Wednesday, after decking the busy highway for 12 years.

YAHOO EXTENDS FACEBOOK-SHARING FEATURE TO OTHER PARTS OF THE SITE TOO

Yahoo may be in the midst of a troubled situation, but it has never stopped innovating to improve the situation. This update notices that Yahoo is deepening its connections with Facebook’s online social network. The news broke late Tuesday, when the recently partnered companies announced that they will allow Facebook users to share more of their activities on Yahoo’s websites, including which stories they are reading. The step is an incredibly appreciable one, but it seems Facebook will be a sure winner with this collaboration, but noting Yahoo's success, its hard to say.

YAHOO COUNTER-ATTACKS SPH'S COPYRIGHT CLAIMS

Yahoo might have been frustrated with the copyright infringement claim, allegedly made by the Singapore Press Holdings (SPH). It can be said as the former Internet giant's Southeast Asian office not only denied the claim, but even made a counterclaim against the media company.

YAHOO REVAMPS YAHOO! IMAGE SEARCH

Yahoo, the former Internet giant, has not been at its best for quite some time now, but this is not stopping their team from coming up with unique features for its products. The recently announced features are on Yahoo Image Search, named as social sharing and continuous scrolling.

Yahoo Slammed With Copyright Infringement Lawsuit By Singapore's Media Company

Singapore -- Struggling internet portal Yahoo Inc., trying to regain its lost glory, over the weekend received another shock. Asian media group Singapore Press Holdings, which holds a near monopoly of newspaper publishing in the city-state, last Wednesday said it is suing Yahoo! for copyright infringement, accusing the US Internet giant of reproducing content from its stable of newspapers without obtaining permission.

Yahoo Make Advances In India--Launches “Yahoo! Video” A Free Video Service

New Delhi, India -- Spurring up competition in the online video sphere, internet giant Yahoo! India, the premier digital media company, on Tuesday launched “Yahoo! Video” video.yahoo.in, a new video service that will provide users access to genuine content across multiple genres such as News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and Movies, besides offering advertisers a new revenue platform.

End Of An Era: Yahoo Finally Shutters Site Explorer

Sunnyvale, California -- Formulated with highest precision, Yahoo Site Explorer now becomes a history as SEOs and online marketers alike are now exploring new avenues for free access to the invaluable information it provided over the past 6 years. Yahoo on Friday revealed that it would finally shut down its Site Explorer in favor of Bing Webmaster Tools as part of the final integration steps.

Yahoo Releases Interactive Recipe, Shopping And Entertainment Search Tools

Sunnyvale, California -- Relentlessly striving to keep pace with its competitors, and as the holiday season is just round the corner, internet pioneer Yahoo is tweaking its search experience today, has revealed some new vertical search features creating a new ribbon near the top of results with photos and interactive elements for queries about recipes, shopping and entertainment searches.

CAN CROSS-PLATFORM APPS FIND AN ANSWER WITH YAHOO COCKTAILS?

Yahoo might be facing a few major issues to keep itself high and up in the market, but it still has not stopped putting its best foot forward, wherever and whenever it can. This time, it has worked out on a unique thought, which would give the web developers an opportunity to drop down their frustration while writing applications. Some call it the 'magic elixir for web developers', which must display on multiple devices.

Yahoo Finally Releases Livestand 'Digital Newsstand' iPad App

Sunnyvale, California -- After a span of internal struggling, Yahoo on Wednesday finally released several applications for the iPad, including Livestand, a “digital newsstand” it announced in February that was supposed to ship in the first half of the year, which the company described as a “personalized living magazine.”

Yahoo Snaps Up Interclick For $270 Million, Aims To Bolster Data Targeting

 

Sunnyvale, California -- Struggling internet pioneer Yahoo Inc., which is exploring strategic options to regain its lost glory, on Tuesday announced that it has agreed to acquire behavioral targeting network agreed to buy Interclick Inc. for $270 million in cash to help advertisers reach online users with more targeted messages.

Google Propeller And Yahoo Livestand Soon To Debut Digital Newsstands

 

San Francisco -- The tablet reader battle is going to get a whole lot more intense shortly, as both Google's 'Propeller' and Yahoo's Livestand are expected to unfurl their new digital newsstand apps as early as next week, according to reports from AllThingsD.

YAHOO CTO TURNS EIR

Yahoo might be in a situation, which shows signs and symptoms of the Silicon Valley Internet giant craving for benefits to fall in its favor. But it seems like its far from reality, as yet another Yahoo executive is replaced. Yahoo CTO Raymie Stata stepped down as CTO of Yahoo. The company even confirmed the same as it notified that Stata would be replaced by Ash Munshi.

Yahoo Introduces Mail Visualization To Track Spam

Sunnyvale, California -- The struggling internet pioneer Yahoo, attempting to regain its rank has launched a project which the company hopes will provide a clearer picture of how email traffic travels on its networks. The program dubbed as “Mail Visualization Project” would provide users with an interactive world map view of where traffic is heading and how spam messages are being intercepted and blocked.

Yahoo Launches Refurbished Premium Video Portal, Adds 8 New Shows

Sunnyvale, California -- Although Yahoo, still under chaos after the ouster of CEO Carol Bartz, the internet pioneer is jumping into the original content game, and is continuing to release digital products and trying to innovate. The company on Tuesday unveiled a new video site called Yahoo Screen, a revamped portal for all of its TV shows and premium video content, with a lineup of Web-based TV shows starring Niecy Nash, Morgan Spurlock, and others.

YAHOO RINGS 'WARNING BELLS'; READIES FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Yahoo might have rung the warning bells with the preparation of its financial information, making them specifically for potential buyers. Its showing signs and signals that it would be intending to put all or parts of itself up for sale. This would have some important news to note for the interested parties, especially Alibaba and investment firms Silver Lake and Digital Sky Technologies, as they have been reportedly discussing a possible joint bid for the troubled Internet giant.

Yahoo Makes Alliance With ABC For Online News Delivery

Sunnyvale, California -- Striving to regain past online glory, Yahoo and ABC News, announced their “strategic online news alliance,” which was unveiled at the ABC News studios in Manhattan's Times Square on Monday, to deliver content to more than 100 million U.S. users each month.

Yahoo Co-Founder Jerry Yang “Re-assumed Command Again” According To Sources

Sunnyvale, California -- The management affairs at Yahoo right now is incredibly murky, as you may recall, Yahoo board early this month dismissed CEO Carol Bartz, but according to multiple sources reporting that Jerry Yang--who once a beloved co-founder and a hated former CEO, has “essentially” started managing the company, again once source told the publication.

Yahoo Officially Unfurls Flickr App For Android, Real-Time Photo Sharing

San Francisco -- Struggling internet pioneer Yahoo's popular photo-sharing service Flickr has finally entered into Android market earlier this week, officially unfurled the first Flickr application for Android, much to the delight of avid photographers and Flickrers, as well as a new feature that will allow users of its admired photo service to quickly and easily share pictures in real time with family and friends.