Buying Tumblr would fulfill Mayer’s goal of reaching a wider audience on smartphones and tablet computers.
Yahoo's ad slump overshadows 1Q earnings gain
The results released Tuesday seemed to dim some of the aura surrounding Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer
Tech firms bumping up perks to recruit, retain
More than ever before, Silicon Valley firms want their workers at work.
Yahoo brings back 5 ex-employees in latest deal
The recent acquisitions are part of Mayer’s effort to bring in more expertise in designing mobile applications
Yahoo adds 1 director as 2 board members exit - AP
The overhaul is part of an effort to bring in new ideas as Yahoo Inc. tries to revive revenue growth and snap itself out of a malaise
Yahoo buys more mobile expertise in latest deal - AP
Yahoo was drawn more by the engineering talent working at the startups than the services that they have been offering.
Yahoo's stock hits $19 for 1st time since 2010 - AP
Yahoo has also been trying to boost its stock price by spending most of money that it received from a recent deal to buy back its own shares.
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has baby boy - AP
The birth of Mayer’s boy comes three weeks before the CEO will share her blueprint for infusing Yahoo Inc. with new life.
Yahoo gives new CFO big raise to leave his old job - AP
The pay package represents a significant bump from Goldman’s current job as CFO of Fortinet Inc.
Mayer moves Yahoo's focus towards products and users - WSJ
While it is the early days in Ms. Mayer’s tenure, her near-singular emphasis on products and users is a departure from her predecessors.
Marissa Mayer's pregnancy was no issue for Yahoo board decision - ATD
Source: ‘Like every other professional woman, she has to weigh all the factors in doing her job and having a family’
Major Obama donor to head No. 1 online news site - TheDC
In April 2011, Marissa Mayer gave $5,000 dollars to Obama, and $30,800 to the Democratic National Committee
Yahoo and Facebook enter agreement over ad sales, patent rights - TheDC
Agreement comes as the final settlement in the patent infringement lawsuits filed by each of the companies
Yahoo teams up with Clear Channel, iHeart Radio - AP
The company hopes to become a media company that produces content and captures a bigger share of the display and video ad market.
Yahoo seeks to shake up search, Web browsing - AP
All the major search engines are adopting new formats intended to make it easier for users to find information without clicking through to page after page.
Revolving door: Yahoo ushers out another CEO - AP
Although Yahoo gave no official explanation for Thompson’s abrupt exit
Ex-Yahoo chief told board he has cancer - WSJ
Before resigning over the weekend, Scott Thompson told the company’s board of directors that he has thyroid cancer
Report: Yahoo CEO to step down amid resume miscue - AP
Yahoo says it is appointing Ross Levinsohn as interim CEO and Fred Amoroso as chairman of its board
Yahoo targets Facebook for more potential patent infringements - ComputerWorld
Facebook denied infringing Yahoo’s patents, and countered by alleging that Yahoo had infringed 10 of its patents.
Yahoo CEO apologies for faking his resume - CNN Money Tech
False statements about Thompson’s degree predate his tenure at Yahoo, which began in January.
