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News archives for the week of December 4, 2006

Dec. 6, 2006
Terry Semel comments on the big executive shuffling at Yahoo
Rosensweig, who joined Yahoo in 2001, was previously president of C-Net Networks, the publisher of News.com. "When we recruited Dan five years ago, we brought him on to help revitalize the company," Semel said in his blog. "Since then, he's helped grow our global audience to one in every two Internet users, introduce social media to our users, create a leading mobile infrastructure, attract a record number of advertisers and position Yahoo for its next phase of growth."

Dec. 5, 2006
Will Yahoo revamp its overall business strategy?
In Yahoo's confidential memo, senior executive Brad Garlinghouse called for massive layoffs and a revamping of the company's overall business strategy. Several Yahoo executives have also left the company in recent months.

Dec. 4, 2006
Some don't agree with Google's opt-out policy
The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers have already sued Google for its book-scanning intentions. Neither organization approves of Google's opt-out policy, requiring the copyright holder to ask Google not to scan or make any part of a book available for any reason.

Dec. 4, 2006
Yahoo Answers looking for researchers
From Yahoo's blog: "This is an open invitation for those researchers to join us. Please consider sharing your knowledge with millions of people on Yahoo Answers. Connect with users with shared interests, and get answers to all your questions. Help build the world’s most vibrant and trusted community.