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Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson Resigns

Just ten days after the revelation that Scott Thompson did not, in fact, hold the computer science degree he claimed on his resume, the new Yahoo CEO is resigning his position. Thompson, who replaced Carol Bartz, held the position barely four months. He will in turn be replaced by Ross Levinsohn, the company’s global media head, as interim CEO.

 
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Zurker: Social Network for the 99 Percent?

What do you do if your pet enterprise fails? If you’re a brave (or perhaps foolhardy) entrepreneur, you build something even more ambitious. Such is the case with Nick Oba. When his contributor-driven online magazine failed back in 2010, he came up with a bigger idea: take on Facebook, but make the members into shareholders. And thus Zurker was born.

 
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Yahoo`s Biggest Worry: Alibaba, or Facebook?

Much news has been circulating this week about those hoping to buy part or all of beleaguered search engine Yahoo. Even as overseas interests make a play, though, Yahoo’s biggest concern might come from much closer to home.

 
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