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Moving on…

ad — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:40:40 +0000

Today, after 3½ years at Yahoo! – the longest I have ever held a single job – I officially handed a resignation letter to my manager. I’m not going to rant about what’s wrong with Yahoo! – no company is … Continue reading →

Yahoo! Messenger 10 beta

ad — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:53:02 +0000

Yahoo! Messenger 10 beta (windows download) was released yesterday. It is a major milestone for the instant messaging team, and for me in particular because it means the new insider page is now live! This is the project I have … Continue reading →

Moving back to Austin

ad — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:06:36 +0000

We have decided to move back to Austin, TX. Our appartement lease is up, all the stuff is in boxes, and I’m getting ready for the transition from too much Sushi to too much Mexican food. I’ll still be working … Continue reading →

Bloodbath Redux

ad — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:10:29 +0000

I was not laid off today, but another set of co-workers were, including my immediate counterpart. Bits Blog (NYTimes.com) thinks that the Yahoo Layoffs Today May Not Be Last… Yahoo began laying off 1,500 workers on Wednesday as part of … Continue reading →

Yahoo! CEO Plans to Step Down

ad — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:08:50 +0000

Yahoo! said Monday evening that Jerry Yang, its chief executive, would step down from that role after the company finds a replacement. Mr. Yang, a co-founder of Yahoo!, assumed control of the company a year and a half ago from … Continue reading →

Shiny New Profiles

digg — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:58:38 +0000

Yahoo begins the rollout of its new user profile today, which marks the first tangible product release for the social part of the Yahoo Open Strategy, or YOS. The profile is one of the anchors (mail is the other) to … Continue reading →

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 released

ad — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:50:51 +0000

from the Yahoo! Messenger Blog Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 has officially launched as our newest version for Windows XP and Vista. some of the features I worked on: - Pingbox™: Introducing Yahoo! Messenger Pingbox, a new application that once embedded into … Continue reading →

Yahoo! inks deal with Google

ad — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:25:43 +0000

Today, while I was taking part in a team-building go-kart race (I got second place), Yahoo! announced that it had inked a deal with Google. The agreement will enable Yahoo! to run ads supplied by Google’s AdSense™ for Search and … Continue reading →

Aurora Lives

ad — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:39:21 +0000

we launched a brand new Yahoo! Messenger website this week. Same URL and products, just a new look and feel including a feature comparison chart across versions, and a new import contacts wizard that lets you add or invite friends to Yahoo! Messenger from your Yahoo! Address Book as well as other email services like Gmail, Hotmail, AOL and many more.

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Microsoft-Yahoo

ad — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:54:40 +0000

There is good coverage of Microsoft’s $44.6 billion takeover bid on the techcrunch and (obviously) Yahoo! News. As an employee, I cannot comment on any of these developments. I can however point you to fellow Yahoo! Jeremy Zawodny who outlines … Continue reading →