Agree - I know a few mobile folks (designers and devs) who went to Yahoo during this time and it definitely seemed like an exciting place to be. I remember in

Agree - I know a few mobile folks (designers and devs) who went to Yahoo during this time and it definitely seemed like an exciting place to be. I remember in that period Yahoo successfully turned their reputation around from "eww why are you applying there" to "wow maybe I should too". They were doing some very cool greenfield stuff, and with the release of the new Weather app (among others) they looked like they could walk the walk. Ultimately many of these products sputtered, but of all the things Yahoo did right under Mayer, recruiting and industry reputation was definitely one of the bright spots. Though that said, none of the people I know lasted very long at all, so I suspect there's some deeper dysfunction.