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Yahoo Co-Founder Yang Now In Charge

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the psst-hey-jerry-i-got-some-ideas-for-ya dept.

Raver32 writes "Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel ended his six-year tenure as chief executive officer today and will hand over the reins to co-founder Jerry Yang in the Internet icon's latest attempt to regain investor confidence. Semel, 64, will remain chairman in a non-executive role. Besides naming Yang as its new CEO, Yahoo appointed Susan Decker as its president. Decker, who had been recently promoted to oversee Yahoo's advertising operations, had widely been seen as Semel's heir apparent."

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  1. What does this mean? by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Semel, 64, will remain chairman in a non-executive role.

    Yeah, and I'm going to remain floor-mopper in a non-janitorial role.

    How do you have a non-executive chairman? That's like a non-bread biscuit.

    --
    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  2. Yang Now In Charge by LordNimon · · Score: 1, Funny

    What a coincidence. My yang is in charge, too!

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    And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
    To mold a new reality... closer to the heart
  3. Sounds like they could use ... by plehmuffin · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...some sort of directory, or maybe a search engine. I hear the google mini is pretty good for these kinds of applications.

  4. Re:Big mistake by Edmund+Blackadder · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is it that difficult to type "Brin" ?