Comments on: Yahoo: Flashback To The Good Days

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Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:50:22 +0000

[...] The agreement between Google and Yahoo to serve Google ads across Yahoo’s platform has had the search industry talking since the announcement of the deal last Friday. One of the main consequences of the deal has been an exodus of execs from Yahoo of near-Biblical proportions. Also, happy first anniversary as Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang! [...]

By: Another Y!

Another Y! — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:32:33 +0000

Interesting Dan, the way I remember it, we would just launch everything we could possibly think of, everyone would think it was solid gold and our stock would shoot up, regardless of the business model, until we were stretched so thin in production and engineering we hadnt noticed that Google had stolen our cash register.

By: Steve Ballmer

Steve Ballmer — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:23:17 +0000

Download? Bill lets just copy it…

By: Bill Gates

Bill Gates — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:03:29 +0000

Where can I download this video?!

By: Chris Schoenfeld

Chris Schoenfeld — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:09:56 +0000

AH CAMELOT!
How I miss it!

My favorites:

1. Watching CNBC
2. The summer parking lot parties, the holiday parties, the wanton drunkenness of Europe.
3. Having your stock options go up $60 while you were away at lunch.

By: Daniel Sroka

Daniel Sroka — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:48:42 +0000

The early days at Yahoo! were indeed exciting. We were inventing the automobile as we drove down the highway at top speed. Every time we tried something new, people would predict our doom…. only to realize later that we were right. It was crazy, it was intense, it was challenging. I miss it.

By: Fabian Schonholz

Fabian Schonholz — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:56:31 +0000

Hilarious. Too bad they are in a bad shape. Call me stupid if you want, but I still believe in the company. It just needs leadership. Jerry, no offense because I only dream of achieving what you have, but please find a real CEO. There is still time to turn the company around and build value.

By: Wade

Wade — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:25:03 +0000

Funny!

By: EZ

EZ — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:28:14 +0000

I almost forgot that they used to call groups of properties “pods”. Total 3420-ism.

By: nb

nb — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:22:07 +0000

Man – I sure hope that guy can still contort his body like he did in that video. This is pretty darn funny.

By: Veronica Alvarez

Veronica Alvarez — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:36:05 +0000

those were great days indeed!

I worked at Yahoo! from 2000-2006 and can definitely say I worked with some of the most talented, creative, innovative team players in the industry, and there’s nothing I’d like more than to see Yahoo! survive this drought to keep developing some of the best internet consumer products out there…

*Siempre Purple*

By: One of her 3 brothers

One of her 3 brothers — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:48:23 +0000

Cynthia rocks!

By: Cynthia Maller

Cynthia Maller — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:29:39 +0000

Holt is right that we did this in 2 days (that included the writing of the script), but it was produced for our Yosemite Manager’s offsite in October 2000. Huge props go to my boss at the time, Dave Shen, who gently encouraged me that yes, it WAS possible to write, shoot, and edit this thing in a week. These were wonderful days indeed. Days when innovation, courage, and decisiveness ruled the roost.
-SEMPER PURPLE
Cynthia Maller

By: what

what — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:29:47 +0000

OMG! FOURTH QUARTER REVENUES!

LOL

By: Jeremy Zawodny

Jeremy Zawodny — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:57:38 +0000

Wow, that brings back memories. Thanks for posting it.

By: Hessie Jones

Hessie Jones — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:20:46 +0000

As a former Yahoo, this gives me goosebumps. It was that fun to work for this company.

By: Michael Arrington

Michael Arrington — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:13:53 +0000

Lauren – yeah, the tagging scene was my favorite too.

By: Kevin Fox

Kevin Fox — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:12:18 +0000

I remember watching that on my first day at Yahoo in 2001. Funny now that the behemoths-to-beat was AOL.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:35:21 +0000

This video makes me really happy. I especially enjoy the tagging scene.

By: Holt Lyda

Holt Lyda — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:25:35 +0000

These were very ambitious days at Yahoo. The video was originally produced in two days for the Yahoo! Sales Conference.

NOTE: The real kicker is near the end (08:48)… the unedited Crocodile Blunders, which were not shown during the video’s .

- Written, Directed & Starring Cynthia Maller, as Terri Irwin
- Shot & Edited by: Geoff Nelson
- Also starring the legendary Dave Shen & Tim Sanders

Three cheers for Yahoo!, Class of 2000! And here’s to our fine little company’s future success!

By: Nag

Nag — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:22:01 +0000

A big one but a Nice video.

Cheers, Nag

By: Browsers

Browsers — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:12:43 +0000

Eh… Sucks when your business fails.

By: Don Wilson

Don Wilson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:48:47 +0000

I’d love to see what one of those videos looks like in today’s atmosphere.

By: Frederick Johnson

Frederick Johnson — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:45:53 +0000

Check out this blast from the past. Former Yahoo! CEO Jeff Mallett from 2000 or 2001. Seems like a lifetime ago.

http://www.yout...h?v=30rSvydLjLo

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:41:15 +0000

I’ll say it again. You’re a broken record.