Свежие новости и отзывы о Yahoo

After months of haggling, we finally have a winner in the fight to broadcast Thursday night NFL games live across the Web: Twitter. A number of companies were reportedly interested in the streaming rights, including Facebook, Yahoo, Amazon, and Verizon, but the surprise winner is the shortform blogging platform that has been under a considerable […]... →

Платформа для продвижения видеороликов Virool, основанная россиянами, закрыла раунд А объемом $12 млн. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде Flint Capital, который является инвестором проекта.   В сделке участвовали Menlo Ventures, Yahoo! Japan, Flint Capital и 500 Startups. Flint Capital в рамках раунда вложил $5 млн. В 2013 году компания закрыла seed- раунд объемом $6,62 от FundersClub, Troy Carter и Farzad (Zod) Nazem, TMT Investment, DST Global Юрия Мильнера и других инвесторов. Всего компания привлекла $18,6... →

Native video advertising startup Virool announced today that it sealed a $12 million investment led by Menlo Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, and Yahoo Japan. The new funding, Virool said, will be used to “further accelerate its presence in the global advertising market.” Virool’s marketing tool allows users to manage, design, and monitor their video advertising campaigns. Flint […]... →

(By Liana B. Baker and Greg Roumeliotis, Reuters) – Time Inc is considering partnering with a private equity firm on a bid for Yahoo Inc’s core Internet assets, according to people familiar with the matter, as the U.S. publishing company seeks to boost its digital presence. The deliberations on finding a partner to help fund […]... →

VB EVENT: At our Mobile Summit event next week, we’ve invited a terrific group of executives to the scenic resort of Cavallo Point in Sausalito. They represent a who’s who of the mobile giants, including Google, Uber, Amazon, Pinterest, Machine Zone, GrubHub, Pandora, Tinder, Yahoo, Adobe, Runtastic, AOL, Zynga, Pocket Gems, LinkedIn, Yelp, and many more. We’re trying something […]... →

Yesterday we covered how Yahoo is looking to sell itself, which means, Yahoo employees don't feel so secure at the company. Yesterday...... →

Tokyo-based BizReach, the Japanese company providing an online talent search platform under the same name, announced today that it has fundraised about 3.73 billion yen (about $32.9 million) in the second funding round. This round was led by YJ Capital, the investment arm of Yahoo Japan, investing 1.6 billion yen ($14 million), with participation from […]... →

Wall Street Journal reports Yahoo has set a deadline for when all bids need to be submitted to Yahoo for selling all or parts of the company. The deadline is April 11th...... →

(By Rishika Sadam, Reuters) – Yahoo Inc has set an April 11 deadline to submit preliminary bids for its web business and Asian assets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources. Yahoo asked bidders details regarding financing, conditions or approvals that would have to be met on their end, and what key assumptions […]... →

Похоже, очень скоро от прежнего Yahoo не останется почти ничего... →

Yahoo-owned blogging platform Tumblr this morning announced two changes to its service designed to encourage more conversations and increase engagement around posts and other content. The company is bringing back its Replies feature, removed several months ago, and it’s rolling out an updated Notes design that makes it easier for the community to follow the commentary around a post.… Read More... →

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer downplayed the threat posed by activist investors for more than a year, dismissing the danger as a noisy distraction and setting the stage for a showdown that could now cost Mayer her job. The fight between Mayer and activist investor Starboard Value took a dramatic turn on Thursday when Starboard publicly […]... →

(By Vishal Sridhar and Rishika Sadam, Reuters) – Microsoft Corp executives are in talks with equity firms considering bids for Yahoo Inc! saying that Microsoft might be willing to offer “significant financing” for their efforts, tech news site Recode reported on Thursday. However, Microsoft has not made commitments so far to investors, and any discussions […]... →

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Are you ready for a big fight over Yahoo’s control? Activist investor Starboard Value LP is really unhappy about Yahoo’s current state and wants everyone to know about it. In an open letter to shareholders, the activist hedge fund is saying that many things are broken at Yahoo right now and the investment firm could fix everything by taking over the company’s entire board. Read More... →

Just six weeks ago, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer appeared to have emerged at least temporarily victorious in her battle to steer the future of her hapless company. Whatever respite she might have won is proving to be short-lived. Yesterday, activist hedge fund Starboard announced that it was launching a proxy fight to replace all members of […]... →

Yahoo is making some changes to its daily fantasy sports offering in an effort to make contests “more transparent and fun for all users.” Starting today, individual players will be limited to up to 10 entries per contest, the use of scripting tools to manipulate entries will be prohibited, and veteran players will be clearly […]... →

Yahoo today announced its Q1 2016 progress report, highlighting the closure of several products and regional sites. As shared in its last earnings call, the company wants to focus on just seven core consumer products: Mail, Search, Tumblr, News, Sports, Finance, and Lifestyle. First off, the company is shutting down its Yahoo Games site (first […]... →

Yahoo today announced an update that will allow people to sign up to use its services and make new Yahoo accounts — but with any email address. No longer will you need to create a Yahoo email address if you want to use, say, Yahoo Fantasy Sports. Yahoo senior product manager Assaf Kremer makes a […]... →

Posted by dohertyjf[Estimated read time: 7 minutes] As a startup founder myself, it feels weird to talk about startups through the lens of backlinks. After all, there are so many other things to worry about — how’s my cash flow? Are my employees getting paid? How does the deal flow look? Are we going to hit our targets for this month/quarter? Why is the website/app so slow? Did that vendor pay us that huge amount they owe? What if I told you that I’ve seen (and helped) companies land funding off the back of... →