2008: Yahoo's year to forget
For Jerry Yang, 2008 was going to be the year when Yahoo's long-awaited technology and business turnaround began in earnest. Instead, the year brought two big rounds of layoffs, an embarrassing exodus of high-profile managers, disappointing financials, a tanking stock price, free-falling employee morale and little or no advances in key areas, like search usage and search advertising. Oh yeah, and yet another corporate reorganization that many cynically viewed as more spinning of the wheels.
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Yang to Ballmer: Baby come back
Yahoo's Yang to step down as CEO
Analysts: New Yahoo CEO must shed assets for better focus
Ballmer: Yahoo acquisition won't happen
2008: Yahoo's year to forget
After facing shareholders, Yang must fulfill promises