Tag: Scott Thompson
Y! settles Facebook patent brawl
(DAILY NEWS) – Yahoo Inc has officially settled its sudden ‘patent brawl’ with younger rival Facebook Inc after having filed a ’10 patent lawsuit‘ against the social network in March, claiming that Facebook had infringed on 10 of its patents including but not limited to things like messaging and privacy. Scott Thompson (the former C.E.O)… Read More ›
Yahoo C.E.O stepping down
According to The Mail Online, Yahoo’s 6-month term C.E.O Scott Thompson has decided to step down after his long-winded scandal broke that he had lied about receiving a computer science degree to have gained the job in the first place. TMO notes that according to a source (via Reuters.com) Thompson’s replacement will be Yahoo’s media… Read More ›
Yahoo C.E.O apologizes for being a bold faced liar
Earlier this month, Yahoo’s new C.E.O Scott Thompson fell under fire after the media pointed out that his college degree was just about as fictional as Madonna’s pop career in modern day music entertainment. In a memo released by Yahoo, Thompson felt the need to apologize but wasn’t sorry enough to heed calls for his… Read More ›
Yahoo C.E.O busted for lying on resume
NEW YORK – The number of issues Yahoo has, isn’t just within their sometimes ridiculously lame articles themselves, it’s now with their new C.E.O. According to CNN money, Scott Thompson flat out lied on his resume. Officials are calling for his ousting, immediately. According to CNN, Thompson wrote on his resume that he obtained a… Read More ›
New Yahoo CEO shaking up company — laying off thousands of workers
In a time when the economy is pretty bad and getting a job is hard enough, more people are poised to be back on the market looking for new employment according to a report published by NEWSER. NEWSER reports that Yahoo’s new CEO Eric Thompson has made several new changes to the failing company since… Read More ›
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