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Yahoo Shakeup: Chairman Out, 3 Other Directors Out

IBTimes Hong Kong writes,

Yahoo, No. 2 in search, shook up its board of directors Tuesday, a month after recruiting new CEO Scott Thompson from eBay's PayPal unit. Gone are Chairman Roy Bostock, a retired advertising executive, as well as three others, including Vyomesh Joshi, the top printers executive of Hewlett-Packard, will retire from the board of the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company at the annual meeting.

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Yahoo has been scanning your emails to harvest data to sell to advertisers

The U.S. technology industry long ago stopped scanning emails for information to sell to advertisers. Except for Yahoo, it seems. In marketing pitches, the Oath unit of Verizon Communications says it analyzes more than 200 million Yahoo Mail inboxes looking for clues on what products those users might buy.

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knowtechie.com
KingPin2057d ago

so glad i stopped using yahoo.....but in 2018, anyone using yahoo needs to get with the times.

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Advir and Yahoo! Aim To Monetise VR Through Unobtrusive Adverts

Advir have put together a Pledge that defines its commitment to unobtrusive VR advertising.

KingPin2472d ago

to be honest, i have lost all trust in yahoo.
after the hacks that happened, then the site was littered with ransomware, ive blocked all my browsers from ever visiting that site ever again.

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Verizon Nears Deal to Acquire Yahoo

After months of leaks and speculation, Verizon Communications Inc. has emerged as the most likely buyer of Yahoo! Inc.

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bloomberg.com
Devil-X2824d ago

And who could have imagined that the same Yahoo was once worth $125 Billion.