Comments on: Another Vice President Parachutes From Yahoo, Lands as CEO of Xobni

By: Michael Murdock

Michael Murdock — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:35:17 +0000

a great tool. However the amount of overhead it puts on yahoo on a 2gb desktop is scary and it has to be uninstalled at that point because of crashing and trashing outlook mailboxes. Not fun. can’t wait till they find what’s doing that as it is a cool tool.

By: Alfabetic » Blog Archive » Un Ejecutivo de Xobni Abandona el Emprendimiento al Rojo Vivo. Pero, ¿Por qué?

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:20:37 +0000

[...] Presidente Ejecutivo Jeff bonforte (Quien se unió a la empresa hace sólo cinco meses) dice que Cselle simplemente decidió que él ya no estaba [...]

By: A Xobni Executive Leaves The Red-Hot Startup. But Why?

A Xobni Executive Leaves The Red-Hot Startup. But Why? — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:09:51 +0000

[...] Jeff Bonforte (who joined the company only five months ago) says that Cselle simply decided that he was no longer happy at [...]

By: Tracking Former Yahoo Execs - So Many Have Left

Tracking Former Yahoo Execs - So Many Have Left — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:04:43 +0000

[...] went to work for Google. Others went to startups. Many just left without saying what’s [...]

By: Yahoo Loses Two More: Fayyad and Zawodny : New Web 2.0 Magazine

Yahoo Loses Two More: Fayyad and Zawodny : New Web 2.0 Magazine — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:40:08 +0000

[...] head of Yahoo’s advanced technology division; Salim Ismail, head of Yahoo Brickhouse; and Jeff Bonforte, VP of social search, departed amidst broader [...]

By: Yahoo Loses Two More: Fayyad and Zawodny

Yahoo Loses Two More: Fayyad and Zawodny — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:13:53 +0000

[...] head of Yahoo’s advanced technology division; Salim Ismail, head of Yahoo Brickhouse; and Jeff Bonforte, VP of social search, departed amidst broader [...]

By: Xobni: A New Outlook For Email | College Mogul

Xobni: A New Outlook For Email | College Mogul — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:01:30 +0000

[...] I think that the company’s newly hired CEO Jeff Bonforte put it best: “It makes email, in general, work the way your brain does.” [...]

By: TechCrunch en français » Le projet secret de Xobni: fusionner Outlook avec YahooMail

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:16:30 +0000

[...] se soient intéressés d’abord à Yahoo n’est pas une surprise. Leur nouveau CEO, Jeff Bonforte, dirigeait le groupe IM à Yahoo sous la direction de Brad Garlinghouse. Si un accord [...]

By: Xobni’s Secret Project: Merge Outlook With Yahoo Mail

Xobni’s Secret Project: Merge Outlook With Yahoo Mail — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:59:12 +0000

[...] Xobni to move beyond Outlook. The fact that it is looking to Yahoo first is also no surprise, since new CEO Jeff Bonforte (personal friend alert) used to head up the IM group at Yahoo under Brad Garlinghouse. And, should [...]

By: Microsoft confirme son intention d’acquérir Xobni

Microsoft confirme son intention d’acquérir Xobni — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:46:49 +0000

[...] pour Outlook afin d’enrichir l’expérience email. Ils ont récemment engagé comme CEO, Jeff Bonforte, ancienne figure chez [...]

By: D.I.A Free News Online 2008 » Techcrunch: Sources: Microsoft Signs Letter Of Intent To Acquire Xobni

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:52:38 +0000

[...] improves the desktop email experience (particularly search). They recently hired notable Yahoo’er Jeff Bonforte as [...]

By: D.I.A Free News Online 2008 » Techcrunch: Sources: Microsoft Signs Letter Of Intent To Acquire Xobni

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:52:38 +0000

[...] improves the desktop email experience (particularly search). They recently hired notable Yahoo’er Jeff Bonforte as [...]

By: TechCrunch en français » Microsoft confirme son intention d'acquérir Xobni

TechCrunch en français » Microsoft confirme son intention d'acquérir Xobni — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:45:50 +0000

[...] pour Outlook afin d’enrichir l’expérience email. Ils ont récemment engagé comme CEO, Jeff Bonforte, ancienne figure chez [...]

By: Microsoft Signs Letter Of Intent To Acquire Xobni

Microsoft Signs Letter Of Intent To Acquire Xobni — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:28:46 +0000

[...] improves the desktop email experience (particularly search). They recently hired notable Yahoo’er Jeff Bonforte as [...]

By: Dan Saki

Dan Saki — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:01:20 +0000

Xobni will be the next Google.

Give them about three to four years to further develop their technology and engineering team.

By: thankgod

thankgod — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:20:36 +0000

so happy to see such a person left yahoo.
good luck for yahoo.
it destroyed yahoo social network and it is time for it to destroy xobni? let us check

By: VentureDeal

VentureDeal — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:01:31 +0000

Bill Gates wouldn’t have spent time giving Xobni air time if he was going to crush it.

By: dave mcclure

dave mcclure — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:03:09 +0000

excellent photo choice, btw.

By: nistor

nistor — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:20:50 +0000

LOL
http://www.i-gu....ro/blog/Ro/en/

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:47:16 +0000

After you read this two times it comes across as self serving.

Hmm, a VP?

He was canned…..

By: YDRIVE

YDRIVE — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:19:40 +0000

Business model is so web1.0… just do something fun (cf., YouTube, Twitter, MyBlogLog, etc.) and forget about business models — a thingy so passe…

By: Jack Webber

Jack Webber — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:09:59 +0000

I meant – acquired by Microsoft.

By: Jack Webber

Jack Webber — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:09:09 +0000

There was Lookout – a fast search tool for Outlook that was acquired by Outlook.

How’s it different?

By: Schmutz

Schmutz — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:46:38 +0000

Good luck to the Xobni guys. Not sure if a laid of Yahoo VP is really CEO material, especially one who disappointed after he was hired with high expectations by Yahoo.

By: Anne H

Anne H — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:27:19 +0000

It sounds like this departure is Yahoo!’s loss from what little I know. I have been playing around with Xobni for the past 2 weeks and can see the value. While I like NEO (Nelson Email Organizer) this add-on may be easier for people to use and understand. As a user, I do wonder what the business model will be. I don’t want to fall for a beta product only to find out I will have to pay through the nose to continue the benefits.