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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

AOL Ad Head Clarizio Out–Being Replaced by Former Yahoo Sales Head Coleman

The game of executive musical chairs among Web companies keeps on going, with sources telling BoomTown that AOL ad head Lynda Clarizio will be departing the online service and be replaced by former high-ranking Yahoo advertising exec Greg Coleman.

The move at AOL, which has been in the works for only a week, could be announced as early as today, although I have been hearing rumors of such a development since late last week.

Both AOL’s content and communications units have been getting an overhaul of late, and now it seems it is time for its lackluster ad business.

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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Yahoo Held Hostage, Day 44: BoomTown Decodes the Memo, So You Don’t Have To!

Where oh where shall we begin on such a juicy and newsy day for the beleaguered Internet giant–or, as I will henceforth refer to Yahoo, BIG, given “beleaguered” has become the adjective that has been sticking most tenaciously to the company of late.

Well, of course, the big news at the BIG is yet another reorg, [...]

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

More Reorg Fun: Sue Decker’s Entire Memo to Yahoo

Since I have a blog, why shouldn’t I just post the WHOLE memo from Yahoo President Sue Decker (pictured here) to the troops today on the new reorg?
Why not, indeed!
I already reported on the key parts of this earlier today, but I like to give the people the primary sources, so they can enjoy it [...]

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Hey Kids! Let’s Put On a Yahoo Reorg!

News is trickling in, but here’s a short skinny on the upcoming Yahoo reorg I reported on earlier today. By the way, it will be announced later today, I am told.
Indeed, as reported by Valleywag, Greg Coleman is out as its head of global sales and his duties shift over to Hilary Schneider, a fast-rising [...]

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Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau in 1997 and also wrote the BoomTown column about the sector. With Walt Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech and media conference.

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Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.

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