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kara.allthingsd.com - 1/13/2009

Live-Blogging Yahoo’s Bartz as CEO Announcement: Her First Words? “Yahoooo!” and “Friggin’”

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Oh, BoomTown likes Carol Bartz as Yahoo CEO already. In Yahoo’s conference call today, she has already lectured everyone to give Yahoo some “friggin’ breathing room” and also noted that the company “frankly, could use a little management.”  ...

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online.wsj.com - 1/13/2009

Yahoo to Name Bartz as CEO

— online.wsj.com — JESSICA E. VASCELLARO and JOANN S. LUBLIN Yahoo Inc. is expected to announce that Carol Bartz, former... chief executive of software company Autodesk Inc., has accepted an offer to become the Internet company's next CEO, according to people familiar with ... (more) Yahoo to Name Bartz as CEO

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kara.allthingsd.com - 1/13/2009

Is a Microsoft Search Deal With Yahoo “Ticked and Tied”?

— kara.allthingsd.com — Several sources close to Yahoo and Microsoft have told BoomTown that a search partnership deal between the... companies is more likely to be signed quickly, now that Yahoo has picked former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz as its next CEO . Such a deal, ... (more) Is a Microsoft Search Deal With Yahoo “Ticked and Tied”?

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yhoo.client.shareholder.com - 1/13/2009

Yahoo! Inc. - Carol Bartz Joins Yahoo! as Chief Executive Officer

— yhoo.client.shareholder.com — Print Print page | Email Email page | PDF Download PDF | Add to Briefcase Add to... briefcase Previous Release Carol Bartz Joins Yahoo! as Chief Executive Officer SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan 13, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), a leading ... (more) Yahoo! Inc. - Carol Bartz Joins Yahoo! as Chief ...

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Yahoo’s Decker is out, new CEO Bartz making early impression
VentureBeat — ... Meanwhile, Bartz held a quick conference call earlier today with reporters and analysts. Yahoo-obsessed reporter Kara Swisher took notes, and came away with the conclusion that Bartz may be the person for the difficult job of reforming Yahoo’s bloated corporate culture and making it an innovation leader. ...

Carol Bartz: The ALL CAPS CEO
Digital Daily — ... “Frankly, the company could use a little management.” Uttering those words Tuesday afternoon during a conference call to discuss her appointment as CEO of Yahoo (YHOO), Carol Bartz ushered in a new era at the company. Known for occasionally opening Autodesk executive staff meetings with a “ ...

Bartz: "Tell Me Why I Shouldn't Fire The Whole Lot Of You"
Silicon Alley Insider — ... In Yahoo's conference call this afternoon, she lectured everyone sternly to give Yahoo some 'friggin' breathing room' and also noted that the company 'frankly, could use a little management." (Swisher) ...

Analysts Take Heart in Selection of New Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz
eWeek - RSS Feeds — ... Especially in these lean economic times, she's going to have to figure out what is going to priority and what it going to be funded and what it isn't. Its going to make a lot of people very disappointed become pet projects are going to go by the wayside. Li also said it's going to be nice to have someone make a decision about what to do and follow that plan, a change from the waffling of previous administrations at Yahoo. Bartz is already showing evidence of her seriousness, cutting short a conference call with press and analysts Jan. 13 to attend a management meeting. ...

News Bits: Bartz! Takes! Control!
Contentinople: — ... after being diagnosed with cancer two days into the job, didn't mince words on yesterday's call. The self-proclaimed "straight-shooter" ordered the media to give Yahoo some "friggin' breathing room." [Ed. note: Yes, ma'am! ] After noting that the company "frankly, could use a little management," and announcing that her "focus is on turning the company around," she cut the 15-minute conference short to run off to a no-doubt-more-important management meeting. But look out -- she'll be back on Jan. 27 for one of her first challenges as CEO -- delivering Yahoo's ...

Is Carol Bartz the Right CEO for Yahoo?
Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim — ... In Yahoo’s conference call this afternoon, she lectured everyone sternly to give Yahoo some “friggin’ breathing room” and also noted that the company “frankly, could use a little management.” (Swisher) ...

(Long) Weekend Update, 1.19.09
Digital Daily — ... to the troops. Next up: Yahoo’s official announcement of Carol Bartz as CEO and her first words as its fearless leader: “Yahoooo!” and “Friggin’.” Here’s ...