Category Archives: Yahoo Optimization Help

Yahoo Layoffs Beginning This Week

Yahoo’s new CEO, Scott Thompson, appears set to leave his mark on the troubled search company. Many in the media reported plans for massive layoffs at Yahoo starting the middle of this week, followed by restructuring next week. Continue reading

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Jerry Yang Resigns from Yahoo

After 17 years, it comes down to this. In a surprising move, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang resigned from his position on the search company’s board of directors – and from all other positions within the company. This resignation is effective immediately. Continue reading

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Yahoo Hires PayPal President for CEO

Yahoo officially named PayPal president Scott Thompson to take over as its CEO. Thompson brings a deep knowledge of technology to this challenging position. Will it be enough to get the beleaguered search company back on the right track? Continue reading

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Yahoo Backing Off of Asian Interests?

With stories of Yahoo’s next possible move emerging almost weekly, it’s hard to know what to take seriously. The latest news states that the beleaguered search company is thinking about selling its interests in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan. Continue reading

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Yahoo`s Biggest Worry: Alibaba, or Facebook?

Much news has been circulating this week about those hoping to buy part or all of beleaguered search engine Yahoo. Even as overseas interests make a play, though, Yahoo’s biggest concern might come from much closer to home. Continue reading

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Yahoo Site Explorer Merged With Bing

“So long, and thanks for all the links.” That’s just one of the many comments Yahoo received on its blog announcing that today, it would be merging its popular Yahoo Site Explorer tool with Bing Webmaster Tools. Many SEOs seem to feel like they’re saying good-bye to an old friend. Continue reading

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Yahoo Alters Search Page Layout for Holidays

When you’re already on the ropes, it can’t hurt to try something new. That seems to be the attitude over at Yahoo. Hot on the heels of their Livestand mobile digital magazine, the venerable search engine made major changes to its search results for two things that users look for the most at this time of year: recipes and gifts. Continue reading

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Yahoo Releases Livestand Magazine for iPad

What do Yahoo and magazines have in common? They may be on the ropes, but they’re not quite dead yet – they just need to adapt to the times. With this week’s release of Yahoo Livestand for the iPad, the beleaguered search engine hopes to attract readers and advertisers to what it still has to offer. Continue reading

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Yahoo Releases Livestand Magazine for iPad

What do Yahoo and magazines have in common? They may be on the ropes, but they’re not quite dead yet – they just need to adapt to the times. With this week’s release of Yahoo Livestand for the iPad, the beleaguered search engine hopes to attract readers and advertisers to what it still has to offer. Continue reading

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Many Question Google`s Intent in Bidding Wars for Yahoo

The bidding wars for Yahoo got a bit more interesting this week, as Google has now been added to the list of potential suitors that already includes Microsoft. While some believe Google has legitimate intentions of purchasing Yahoo to increase its power in the tech industry, others believe the companys involvement in the bidding process may just be a ploy to drive up the price to help weaken competitors in the long run. Continue reading

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