Terry Semel

Well well,what do we have here.Oh yes,some history lesson!I joined Agloco on the Feb 27th 2007. Agloco is basically known as '' A Global Community '' whereby advertisements are shown in Agloco Viewbars,which is part advertising tool installed by Agloco users,Part tracking device whereby it can track how long does an Internet user uses the Internet each day. Agloco earns their keep thru Search by users commission - Everytime a Agloco members uses the viewbar in-built google search engine to... Read Full Story

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Constructicle Boy reporting to all once again...It has been a very busy day for me at work as usual but here I am,doing what I enjoyed,Blogging! First,lets look back at an article which appeared on ZDnetUK on 2004... Jerry Yang Comment On Google On 2004 As you can see from this article (you have to click to enlarge it) , Jerry Yang, the co-founder and ironically from the same university as the Google 's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin ,Stanford University has stressed that he admit he... Read Full Story

Constructicle Boy reporting again.Today i will be doing two double whammy (continuous blog within a few hours) on increasing Alexa Ranking in no time! I've been invited by AGreatPleasure to join her on this Alexa train. According to him, this is an opportunity to increase my/ our blog ranking. So, here I am, sitting in this comfortable zone in Alexa train, waiting for my Alexa rank to bloom. :) Hope you guys will do the same! Get your official Alexa Rank widget here. ~Start Copying Here... Read Full Story

The market seems to approve of Semel's decision to step down and hand the reigns back to Jerry Yang. Yahoo shares rose nearly a dollar, or 3.3 per cent, to $29.06 on the news in after-hours trading in New York. Semel will stay involved with Yahoo as a chairman. Read Full Story

The co-founder of Yahoo, Jerry Yang, finds himself at the receiving end of a job firing after being asked by the company shareholders to step down as the CEO. Yang has reluctantly agreed to step down from his position, but insisted to remain as one of the board members. He will officially be replaced once a suitable replacement is found. Jerry Yang replaced Terry Semel as the CEO in June 2007, and shortly after his appointment, Yahoo was approached by Microsoft for a takeover bid... Read Full Story

By Jerry Yang CEO and Chief Yahoo - My new job Excerpt: "The title of Chief Yahoo takes on new meaning today. I have the great honor of stepping into the role of Yahoo!’s Chief Executive Officer. Yahoo! has an incredibly bright future and I make this move with deep conviction and enthusiasm. I’ve partnered closely with our executive teams for 12 years to steer our strategy and direction and today I’m ready for this challenge. Today also marks the close of a great chapter in my life with... Read Full Story

Yahoo memo: Letter from Terry Semel to board of directors Excerpt: "Today, we are again addressing challenges created by dramatic changes in the needs of audiences and advertisers. And of course none of us is at all satisfied with the company's recent financial performance. Despite these difficulties, however, Yahoo continues to have tremendous fundamental strengths. We remain the leader in Internet advertising and a powerful competitive force in markets around the globe. In addition, we... Read Full Story

Terry Semel - Jerry Yang - Yahoo's Chief Steps Down - Co-Founder Takes Helm in Shake-Up - Washington Post Excerpt: " Yahoo 's chief executive Terry S. Semel resigned yesterday as part of a management shuffle designed to reverse flagging fortunes as the company continues to lose ground to rival Google . Semel, 64, who led Yahoo for six years and helped revive the company after the Internet bubble burst, will retain the title of non-executive chairman and remain in an advisory role while Jerry... Read Full Story

On June 18, Terry Semel stepped down from Yahoo and co-founder Jerry Yang became CEO. On July 17, yesterday, Yang delivered Yahoo’s first quarterly earnings report since taking over. That same day, Jerry Yang won the World Series of Poker, the biggest event in the sport, taking home the purse of $8.25 million. How [...] Read Full Story