Yahoo

Two months after Yahoo restricted employees’ work-from-home option, it is giving its workers another perk: more paid leave for new parents. Yahoo is doubling the amount of paid leave time that new mothers are eligible to take, from eight weeks to 16 weeks, and letting new fathers take eight weeks of paid leave, as first Continue Reading →

Yahoo announced on Monday the addition of six new original Web shows to its lineup happening this year. Featuring well-known actors John Stamos, Zachery Levi, and Cheryl Hines, these series look to help the search company capture more views to its heavily trafficked network of sites. Furthermore, Yahoo has gone out and made some changes Continue Reading →

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has announced that the company has signed an exclusive deal with Broadway Video that will bring Saturday Night Live’s 38-year archive and clips from the current season to its Web properties. The content isn’t available for viewing yet, and Yahoo promised to announce when it’s ready. I’m hoping the deal included Continue Reading →

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has announced an update to Yahoo’s iOS app, featuring Summly integration, a new look and improved search features. To recap, Summly is the news summary app recently acquired by a Yahoo from British teenager Nick D’Aloisio. The app was launched by D’Aloisio when he was 16, and was reportedly acquired for Continue Reading →

In a call with investors earlier this week, Marissa Mayer summarized her plan for getting on track as a “chain reaction.” “We’re starting with great people, the foundation for creating great products,” she said. “These great products and increased ubiquity will drive user growth and higher engagement. And finally, higher adoption and engagement causes higher Continue Reading →

Apple and Yahoo are believed to be discussing a closer partnership for the iPhone, iPad and Siri that would open up more of Yahoo’s data, such as sports and news, The Wall Street Journal reports. While sources told the paper that the deal wasn’t imminent, they did note that talks were taking place. Apple’s iOS Continue Reading →

It’s no secret that Yahoo! is overhauling all of its flagship products, including mail. The service has gotten a refresh on both the web and mobile, and on Tuesday, the company has announced a partnership with file-backup and sharing service Dropbox. The partnership will make it easier to send, receive and manage attachments in Yahoo! Continue Reading →

Yahoo has bought Summly, the mobile news reader app founded by a young British entrepreneur. In a statement, the London-based company said it had bought the tiny outfit, which will close its app. The price was not disclosed (although I will try to find out soon enough). But the company had been seeking additional funding Continue Reading →

The blogsphere, newspapers and magazine articles have been full of opinions about Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s decision last month to have everyone who telecommutes at Yahoo come into the office. Most of the opinions I read were complimentary of Mayer’s decision for a variety of reasons. Michael Schrage wrote on the HBR Blog Network that Continue Reading →

Yahoo Inc is shutting down seven products, including its mobile app for Blackberry smartphones, as new Chief Executive Marissa Mayer takes a page from Google Inc’s Playbook by eliminating unsuccessful products en masse. The product shutdowns, which Yahoo announced on its official company blog on Friday, are part of what the company said are regular Continue Reading →