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Yahoo is focused on local and so this makes some sense. Twice Jerry Yang vetoed an offer to buy Yelp. Yeah twice. Internally there was some bitterness about mis
by jamesshamenski 16y ago
Yahoo is focused on local and so this makes some sense. Twice Jerry Yang vetoed an offer to buy Yelp. Yeah twice. Internally there was some bitterness about missing that deal.
Yahoo needs some M+A action to boost stock momentum and that's a multi-billion dollar move that needs to be carefully planned.
Yahoo also needs to counter the google 'what's nearby' feature.
- sunchild 16y agoYahoo is focused on squandering money on overhyped, flash-in-the-pan products, in order to hasten its demise. Words like "stock momentum" and "focused on local" are apparently euphemisms for "lost in the woods".