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Yahoo
pivot
May 4, 2021
Verizon’s Media Business Never Made Any Sense
Maybe AOL and Yahoo’s new buyer will know what to do with them.
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Intelligencer Staff
media
Dec. 13, 2018
Verizon Made a $9 Billion Bet on Digital Media. Here’s Why It Failed.
By rolling up Yahoo and AOL—including HuffPost, Tumblr and more—the telecom giant was hoping to compete with Google and Facebook. It couldn’t.
By
Simon Owens
death
Dec. 4, 2018
Tumblr’s Most Evergreen Meme Has Always Been Its Own Death
The site’s been dying for years. It’ll keep dying forever.
By
Brian Feldman
decisions
Oct. 18, 2018
Did I Make a Mistake Selling My Social-Media Darling to Yahoo?
Yahoo was negotiating to buy Facebook and Del.icio.us at the same time. Zuckerberg famously said no. Del.icio.us CEO Joshua Schachter said yes.
As told to
Jake Swearingen
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June 8, 2018
Yahoo Messenger Joins AIM in Messenger Heaven
The service will be shuttered in July.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Oct. 3, 2017
Yahoo Admits That 3 Billion Accounts Were Affected by 2013 Hack
Yahoo adds 2 billion accounts to the total affected since its last count.
By
Paris Martineau
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Apr. 18, 2017
Yahoo — I Mean, Sorry, Tumblr — Just Made a Video-Chat App
Cabana lets you watch videos with your friends in real time.
By
Brian Feldman
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Apr. 3, 2017
Oath, the Place Yahoo’ll Go!
Verizon is reportedly merging Yahoo and AOL and calling them “Oath.”
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Mar. 15, 2017
DOJ Charges Russian Spies Responsible for Hacking 500 Million Yahoo Accounts
Two Russian hackers and two Russian intelligence agents were indicted for the 2014 breach.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Mar. 13, 2017
Marissa Mayer Leaps Off Glass Cliff With $23 Million Golden Parachute
The Yahoo CEO is officially out once the deal with Verizon goes through.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Jan. 9, 2017
Marissa Mayer Is Out at Yahoo, Which Is Now Called Altaba, by the Way
The company is changing its name as soon as it finishes its sale to Verizon.
By
Brian Feldman
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Dec. 15, 2016
Yahoo Reveals It Was the Victim of the Largest Data Breach in History — Again
Time to ditch Yahoo once and for all.
By
Jake Swearingen
Oct. 4, 2016
Yahoo Scanned Users’ Emails on Behalf of U.S. Intelligence
Everything going in or out was monitored for a certain phrase.
By
Brian Feldman
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Sept. 22, 2016
The Only Reason to Still Use Yahoo Is for Your Garbage
Yahoo confirms it’s for garbage email only.
By
Jake Swearingen
Sept. 22, 2016
How to Change Your Yahoo Password
The company confirms at least 500 million user accounts were hacked in 2014.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Sept. 22, 2016
500 Million Yahoo Accounts Were Hacked by a ‘State-Sponsored Actor’
More than 500 million accounts were compromised.
By
Brian Feldman
Sept. 22, 2016
200 Million Yahoo Accounts Got Hacked
Yet another embarrassment to add to the list.
By
Brian Feldman
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Aug. 4, 2016
Marissa Mayer Implies That Running Yahoo Is Harder Than Being President
The Yahoo CEO doesn’t plan to leave after selling the company to Verizon.
By
Brian Feldman
July 25, 2016
Why Verizon Just Spent $4.8 Billion on Yahoo
Verizon wants to buy its way into being an advertising giant.
By
Brian Feldman
July 21, 2016
Tumblr Users Bug Out Over Write-down and Potential Yahoo Sale
Yahoo’s enormous write-down of the social network has users panicking.
By
Brian Feldman
June 17, 2016
Marissa Mayer’s Slow-Motion Tumblr Car Crash
The company bit off more than it could chew with the Tumblr acquisition.
By
Brian Feldman
Apr. 6, 2016
Yahoo, ‘Crap Homepage for the Midwest,’ Is Undergoing a ‘Financial Meltdown‘
Hoo boy, Yahoo.
By
Brian Feldman
Feb. 23, 2016
Time-Yahoo Merger Could Be the AOL Time Warner of the Teens
Time Inc. officials met with bankers to “discuss the possibility” of joining with Yahoo.
By
Claire Landsbaum
Feb. 17, 2016
Yahoo Searched for Ways to Cut Costs — Layoffs Were the Top Result
That search engine you sometimes use by accident just fired a bunch of people at digital magazines you don’t read.
By
Eric Levitz
Nov. 30, 2015
Yahoo Accidentally Leaks Embarrassing Fill-in-the-Blanks Rihanna Review
[DELETE ONE OF THE ENDINGS TO THIS SENTENCE AND KEEP THE OTHER BASED ON FACTS]
By
Jay Hathaway
Nov. 19, 2015
Yahoo Locked Some Email Users Out for Having Ad Blockers
The Ad-Block Wars heat up.
By
Brian Feldman
Dec. 18, 2014
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer and the Glass Cliff
Marissa Mayer is trying to resurrect a company in decline. Who should be blamed if it fails?
By
Annie Lowrey
media
Nov. 25, 2013
Katie Couric and Yahoo Are Now Tumblr Official
Marissa Mayer blogs the announcement.
By
Joe Coscarelli
Nov. 22, 2013
Yahoo Is Poaching Katie Couric from ABC News
Marissa Mayer is really stocking up.
By
Joe Coscarelli
gmen in your gmail
Oct. 30, 2013
Will Silicon Valley Finally Get Mad About the NSA’s MUSCULAR Program?
If they weren’t pissed off about PRISM, maybe the latest Snowden docs will do the trick.
By
Kevin Roose
media
Oct. 21, 2013
David Pogue Knows You Think Working for Yahoo Is Lame
The star tech columnist got a new job.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the internet
Sept. 5, 2013
Whimsical New Yahoo Logo Full of Purple Whimsy
According to Marissa Mayer.
By
Joe Coscarelli
yahoooo!
Aug. 24, 2013
Six Things We Learned From Business Insider’s Massive Marissa Mayer Story
She almost deleted her first e-mail from Google.
By
Caroline Bankoff
gross white men with money
June 25, 2013
Yahoo Shareholder Finds Worst Possible Way to Hit On Marissa Mayer [Updated]
“I’m a dirty old man and you look attractive.”
By
Kevin Roose
yahoooo!
May 24, 2013
Yahoo Is Also Trying to Buy Hulu
Their names do sort of rhyme.
By
Caroline Bankoff
i’ll tumbl for you
May 20, 2013
Tumblr CEO David Karp Reflects on His Mega-Millions
“At some point I’m going to have to learn about philanthropy.”
By
Kevin Roose
the internet
May 20, 2013
12 Things to Know About Tumblr’s David Karp
Some fun facts about the new tech boy-king.
By
Joe Coscarelli
yahoooo!
May 19, 2013
Yahoo! Will Pay $1.1 Billion to Jump Into Tumblr’s Fountain of Youth [Updated]
The announcement will likely come on Monday.
By
Caroline Bankoff
yahooligans
Feb. 27, 2013
Yahoo’s Reminder: Our Work-at-Home Ban Doesn’t Affect You
So direct those complaints to your own boss.
By
Margaret Hartmann
tech
Oct. 1, 2012
Marissa Mayer Acqui-Hires a Baby Boy
The Yahoo CEO does her first big deal.
By
Kevin Roose
executive decisions
Sept. 18, 2012
Marissa Mayer Is Making Big Changes at Yahoo
The registered trademark symbol is no more.
By
Joe Coscarelli
blog-stained wretches
Aug. 29, 2012
David Chalian Fired From Yahoo Over Romney Gaffe
“They’re happy to have a party with black people drowning.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
the internet
July 12, 2012
Yahoo E-mail Hack Could Also Affect Snobby Gmailers
No one is safe!
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
May 14, 2012
Resigning Yahoo CEO Also Has Cancer
That’s in addition to the résumé problems.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
May 11, 2012
Yahoo CEO Denies Submitting Résumé
Whodunnit?
By
Brett Smiley
technology
May 8, 2012
Yahoo Board Member Out Over CEO’s Bogus Résumé
An investigation into Scott Thompson’s academic credentials is just getting started.
By
Joe Coscarelli
yahoooo!
May 4, 2012
Yahoo CEO Under Fire for ‘Inadvertent Error’ on Résumé
What’s the difference between advertent and inadvertent?
By
Brett Smiley
technology
Apr. 4, 2012
Dear Yahoos, You’re Fired
The embattled Internet company is laying off 14 percent of its workforce today.
By
Joe Coscarelli
technology
Apr. 3, 2012
Facebook Sues Yahoo Right Back
The social network has filed a counterclaim against the struggling Internet company.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the internet
Mar. 12, 2012
Yahoo Is Suing Facebook Over Ten Patents
The struggling Internet company is going after its more successful rival.
By
Joe Coscarelli
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