Comments on: WSJ: Carol Bartz To Be Named New Yahoo CEO. Is That A Good Thing?

By: pinoytutorial

pinoytutorial — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:20:22 +0000

oh no carol bartz again! are we talking to the carol bartz that I know?

is Mrs. Bartz a loser: http://pinoytut...r%E2%80%9D-ceo/

Not to sound mean, but facts are facts

By: pinoytutorial

pinoytutorial — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:18:01 +0000

Carol who? oh you mean carol bartz, the woman who said “she will kick some butt” to raise yahoo from the ashes but obviously failed?

or the other carol bartz who bitterly said, “Yahoo was never a search engine” when she knew in her heart that Google see right through the company.

Or the far-version of Carol bartz, the one Mr. Icahn called a “loser”?

I guess those 3 carol bartz looks the same to me

detail sources: http://pinoytut...r%E2%80%9D-ceo/

Not to sound mean, but facts are facts

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By: Michael F. Smith Jr. Lives Here » Blog Archive » Bartz is not what the good Yahoo doctor prescribed!

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:40:30 +0000

[...] can she figure out what they should do, the people to do it and convey that message to the masses? TechCrunch is unsure but GigaOm thinks it will work out. I think if the plan is to chop things up, sell them [...]

By: Carol Bartz To Be Named Yahoo CEO | Blogging Money Step

Carol Bartz To Be Named Yahoo CEO | Blogging Money Step — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 04:59:57 +0000

[...] speculates that Bartz is most definitely an ally of founder and outgoing CEO Jerry Yang as they both sit on [...]

By: Yahoo: new boss, and (almost) everyone’s happy! | iSawNEWSNews.com

Yahoo: new boss, and (almost) everyone’s happy! | iSawNEWSNews.com — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:47:13 +0000

[...] TechCrunch: Bartz is a capable manager. She led Autodesk for 14 years between 1992 and 2006, keeping it from the PC software graveyard by focusing on CAD software for architects and builders. Autodesk, however, is an old-school software company. It is not exactly a great training ground for running an online advertising business attached to the most popular destinations on the Web. And as far as applications go, they are all Web apps and Yahoo gives them away for free. Bartz is most definitely an ally of founder and outgoing CEO Jerry Yang. They both sit on Cisco’s board. But it gets better. She also sits on Intel’s board with [outgoing] Yahoo president Susan Decker. In other words, she is has close ties with existing management. (Decker, though, wanted the CEO job as well). [...]

By: Pro Matter

Pro Matter — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:40:23 +0000

Yeah, i’d tap that.

By: Also a former Yahoo!

Also a former Yahoo! — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:53:21 +0000

Just when I didn’t think the comments could get any tackier…

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Sterling Performance mobile edition — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:35:37 +0000

[...] search engine’s choice of successor for Jerry Yang were described in Lex as “indifferent”, while TechCrunch is sceptical about her and Gordon’s Republic pessimistic — (her lack of Web 2.0 and advertising [...]

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:28:25 +0000

I think Yahoo can pull it out. They make more money than FAcebook and now they are developing greater social networking centered around e-mail. While I don’t plan on using the social network because I like to keep my e-mail and social network separate for privacy reasons, it is a good start for Yahoo.

I also had the idea that Yahoo should create a separate Family Safe portal with Family Safe Search. There is a great segment of families and underaged kids who would be forced to use this new portal by their parents and schools.

By: CEOisaCakeJob

CEOisaCakeJob — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:30:52 +0000

Do CEO’s do anything anyway? You can put a monkey (in the animal sense) as a CEO, and it’ll be the same.

This is strictly a PR move, albeit a poor one.

By: Duke

Duke — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:51:07 +0000

AutoDesk went from 97% market share to about 60% under her leadership. They lost all the creative talent that was responsible for the original product. I really don’t see how she gets all the credit for the success of the company, since a Chimpanzee at the helm could have overseen the same amount of growth.

By: Lynx

Lynx — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:56:08 +0000

I’m more of a 240 man myself.

By: Lynx

Lynx — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:55:00 +0000

He does have a point though – his website really sucks ass.

Admitting you have no employees, are underfunded and are basically shit, really isnt the kind of things you put on your homepage.

By: Yahoo Confirms Bartz To Be CEO, Decker Resigns | Simple Solutions

Yahoo Confirms Bartz To Be CEO, Decker Resigns | Simple Solutions — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:02:37 +0000

[...] being silent all day about the selection of Carol Bartz as its new CEO, Yahoo finally got around to confirming the reports. It also announced that president Sue Decker, [...]

By: Rob Kingston

Rob Kingston — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:21:03 +0000

Nicely put, Whoopie.

Though Autodesk is running nicely and I’m sure she’ll be pumping the fiber through Yahoo – it needs a good cleanout.

By: 학주니닷컴

학주니닷컴 — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:16:32 +0000

야후를 이끌 새로운 수장이 선임되었다. 카를 바츠…

야후의 새로운 CEO로 전 오토데스크 CEO였던 카롤 바츠(Carol Bartz)가 선정되었다고 한다. 난 이름만 봤을 때 남자이겠거니 했는데 확인해보니 여성이며 환갑(60)이라더라. 제리 양에 이은 야후의 …

By: Gazza

Gazza — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:11:58 +0000

Defining someone a mongoloid not only is an over reaction but it is offensive for millions of families

By: Doug Mehus

Doug Mehus — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:41:10 +0000

I disagree with Erick’s comments. If Yahoo! had wanted to dress itself up for a sale to Microsoft, it could’ve done so with any middling management performer. Sue Decker could’ve handled the sale and spare Jerry Yang (some of) the embarrassment by accepting a price lower than what he’d previously declined. However, since Ms. Decker was part of the management trio that helped lead Yahoo! into this mess, she wouldn’t be picked if Yahoo! wanted a turnaround.

Ms. Bartz’ background may be old school software in Autodesk, but you’re missing the bigger picture. She’s a strategic pick for long-term objectives, like a turnaround. If the opportunity presents itself, obviously she’d consider all sale possibilities but that wouldn’t be her primary focus.

I think she’ll ultimately sell off prize assets when the market recovers and use that cash to revamp the brand and make small, targeted acquisitions. As well, given her experience in paid software, she may focus on Yahoo!’s non-advertising businesses – its stars. These include: growing Zimbra’s paid support and outsourced hosting business, growing Yahoo! Web Hosting and possibly finally getting Yahoo! ICANN-accredited to sell its own domain names, and even growing non-ad revenue generating aspects of Flickr. When the ad market tanked in 2001-2002, Terry Semel was seen as Yahoo!’s saviour by growing those businesses like paid Yahoo! Mail subscriptions and bringing Yahoo!’s reliance on ad revenue down to around 60% compared to Google’s 95%. If Bartz does the same, it’ll be Yahoo!’s saving grace – again.

It’s a good pick and hopefully this will bring some stability to Yahoo!.

My two cents (or thereabouts),
Doug Mehus

By: aitchee

aitchee — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 06:11:32 +0000

Take a real close look at Biondi. He wants a sale. She will do his bidding. I’ve worked for him. He’s a snake. Always gets fired when higher-up realizes he’s just a cold gasbag. Until Icahn came along, he had nothing to do. Carl is his bread and butter; he will do whatever it takes to sell this sucker. NOTHING ELSE matters. He doesn’t give a rat’s about Yahoo! And if he doesn’t like what Carol’s doing, he’ll just go around her. Can you tell I like him?