Comments on: Launch Execs Leave Yahoo, Rumor of Sale

By: The MySpace Music CEO Candidate Shortlist

The MySpace Music CEO Candidate Shortlist — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:48:19 +0000

[...] Goldberg was the General Manager of Music at Yahoo until February 2007 before becoming an entrepreneur-in-residence at Benchmark Capital. Like Ian Rogers, below, he was [...]

By: graphic myspace

graphic myspace — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:02:30 +0000

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By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:39:26 +0000

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By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:11:28 +0000

Bad news s

By: David Mackey

David Mackey — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:29:33 +0000

Glad to see Yahoo! Launch isn’t up for sale. I think music is a valuable property for Yahoo! and part of their complete solution feel. While they need to simplify, they also need to keep the completeness of their services and in fact increase them.

By: gulli

gulli — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:17:38 +0000

We at http://www.gulli.com/ have reportedly talked about the whole yahoo music strategy and I believe they’ll never be #1 in a primary market again. The way they cater only their existing customers (brand-lovers) but are closed towards the other 80sth.% just doesn’t work on todays internet anymore… They better continue copying big G.

By: sean coon

sean coon — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:57:50 +0000

launch was groundbreaking in 2000; in 2007 it’s horribly behind the times. you have to be on a pc running IE in order for the station to simply *play*. yahoo has had it for *6 years* and can’t move it beyond that speed bump? jeez… the whole service has sat on the shelf and rotted since it was sucked in by yahoo… i’d rather listen to pandora or interact with last.fm any day of the week.

By: David Gratton

David Gratton — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:27:15 +0000

I would like to know what this means for Yahoo! Music’s strategy. I’ve heard Dave Goldberg speak, and I think he has a firm grasp on the industry’s present upheavel and its likely evolution. So far, I think Yahoo’s execution of a strategy have gotten caught in the middle: wanting to embrace technologies relevant to the music industry’s future, but held back by an intransigent industry wanting to play with old rules.

By: pallet jack

pallet jack — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:00:56 +0000

I think these guys leaving, isnt bad. While I must state qualified guys leaving (which these guy’s were!) is never good.

– I think Yahoo!’s problem was too many people to answer to, when developing and too many people who managed those people, they were top heavy.

– The good thing abou this is basically,

1. The overhead of that department for yahoo!, dropped by atleast 10%, undoubtable the replacements are making what those who left did.

2. When you lose (2) upper management guys, you create a more direct path to get to the top with ‘main concerns’ and ‘great ideas’

3. When the ‘old’ leave, New freash ideas and faces come in with a ‘Let me impress you’ attitude.

- I really dont think Yahoo! will, or should sell this. Just make it profitable or increase profitability.

By: The Muso » Misc Links and Thoughts on CYHSY

The Muso » Misc Links and Thoughts on CYHSY — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:56:11 +0000

[...] reports that Yahoo! Music heads Dave Goldberg and Bob Roback have left the company. Both Goldberg and Roback were prominent disciples of DRM-free music (as reported here) and their [...]

By: Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:34:08 +0000

Trouble loves Yahoo…

By: bogdan

bogdan — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:24:28 +0000

yahoo music it’s not about the future… if they want to play in the big league they have to try to incorporate the things that are about the future: user interaction, user generated content and free stuff

By: Lucas

Lucas — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 05:13:56 +0000

Always a shame to see guys who get it leave.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:45:51 +0000

maybe the Launch founders are leaving Yahoo to join Broadband Instruments… would make sense that the Launch radio offering with it’s customization via ratings fits nicely with what BI is attempting to do.

http://www.wire...ml?tw=rss.index

By: david

david — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:22:14 +0000

Sites like yahoo music are crap these days anyway, and DRM won’t last long. Apple is going to try and drop it too! I want the freedom to play any song i want and listen to any song too, thats why I use a little known site called mytuneslive.com

Upload your own mp3 files, share it with others, and listen to other playlists as well.

By: =bg=

=bg= — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:01:28 +0000

if they say it’s not for sale, then it must be for sale.

By: IndianBytes.com

IndianBytes.com — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:46:17 +0000

Yahoo! looking to sell its Yahoo!Launch Music Unit…

posted at IndianBytes.c…

By: Dave G

Dave G — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:27:50 +0000

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By: Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:17:20 +0000

Thanks Dave. I must respectfully disagree with the statement that in a perfect world I’d work full time for TC but your support is appreciated.

By: Dave G

Dave G — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:14:18 +0000

Marshall – it has been nice to see you back and posting (great posts) like a mad man. Mike is great – but your presence has been missed.

In a perfect TC world – Arrington would continue to write at the pace he has set since you left…and…you would be back full-time. Good stuff.

By: Sam

Sam — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:52:32 +0000

I don’t understand your comment Drew. Should Yahoo focus on things and drop distractions or stay broad and ’stick with stuff’? You seem to be talking about of both sides of your mouth. Also, your comment about Google is just wrong:

http://www.tech...has-no-answers/

“We’re sorry, but Google Answers has been retired, and is no longer accepting new questions.”

As for Pipes, its clearly an innovative idea, but I don’t think that it was intended as a product in the same vein as a Flickr/Delicious/Launch. Right now its a developer tool.

By: The Famous Guy Dot Com

The Famous Guy Dot Com — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:46:25 +0000

You have to get out if the money’s right. http://www.thefamousguy.com

By: Sean

Sean — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:45:36 +0000

As much as I hate the Yahoo Music program itself, I mean it is probably one of the worst programs I have ever used…. I have been a subscriber for almost two years now and love it. $5/month for all you can eat music downloads, at CD quality, is awesome. (It costs a lot more if you want to xfer to a portable, but I work from home, so it’s no biggie)

By: drew olanoff

drew olanoff — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:26:32 +0000

They need to pick something to do well and just do it man. Pipes was nice but nothing that’s going to bring them huge market share. Flickr and delicious are hot (and purchased) properties. Are they giving up on Launch? At least google sticks with stuff, good or bad.

By: Zaid

Zaid — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:48:58 +0000

Yahoo selling stuff back? Ouch. Didn’t see this coming.

-Zaid