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Should we have a ‘right to be forgotten’ on the Net?
Ever wished that embarassing photo would just disappear from Google’s servers? Well, in Europe at least, you might be able to do that now. But, as usual, it’s complicated.Ever wished that embarassing photo would just disappear from Google’s servers? Well, in Europe at least, you might be able to do that now. But, as usual, it’s complicated.
Yahoo CEO Steps Down, Company’s Future Questioned
After just four months on the job, Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will be leaving his post following a resume-padding controversy that brought more than a week’s worth of unwanted scrutiny to the already embattled tech giant. Henry Blodget, C-E-O and editor-in-chief of Business Insider. Henry is ALSO the host of Yahoo Daily Ticker. Henry Blodget, […]
The Fall of Yahoo! and Search Engines of the Past
After Yahoo! announced yesterday 2,000 job cuts, we look back at past search engines like Archie, AskJeeves and Hotbot. Steven Levy from WIRED magazine joins us to discuss how the idea of search on the Internet has evolved. Steven Levy is a senior writer for WIRED magazine and author of “In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, […]
Follow Friday: Trayvon Martin, Mitt’s Primary Sweep, and Yahoo’s Huge Layoffs
Every Friday, The Takeaway convenes a panel to look back at the week’s big stories. This week we hear more anger stemming from the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the significance of Mitt Romney’s recent primary wins, and what’s left of Yahoo after a mass layoff. This week we’re joined by Jeff Yang, author of the Tao […]
Yahoo Layoffs Cautionary Tale For Creative Capitalism
“Do you Yahoo?” was the web giant’s catchphrase, but not enough people are answering in the affirmative these days. Yahoo has announced that it is laying off 2,000 employees in the hopes of turning around the company. It will be the sixth mass layoff in the past four years under three different CEOs. While previous […]
What the Internet Isn’t Telling You
Facebook has more than 500 million active users. Every link you click, every post you like, every piece of information you share with your friends on the site is also shared with Facebook – and their advertisers. Facebook isn’t the only Internet company tracking you. Google, Yahoo News and plenty of other sites do the same. […]