Yahoo! co-founder and CEO, Jerry Yang, announced today that he will step down after the company finds a replacement. Yang says he’ll help with the search for his successor. Once the new CEO is in place, Yang will go back to his old role as Chief Yahoo and remain on the board of directors. Susan Decker is widely considered to be the replacement but Yahoo has retained executive search firm, Heidrick & Struggles, to help find a replacement for Yang.
The company issued the following statement from Yang:
“From founding this company to guiding its More»

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Here is the presentation Jerry Yang will make to shareholders on August 1, 2008. It was filed with the SEC today.
In it, Yang will make the case for:1) Supporting the current board slate2) Provides Details of Microsoft Discussions3) Benefits of Google Agreement4) Progress on Strategic Plan
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Exactly one year ago to the day, I wrote about Yahoo being a casualty in the search war. The war has taken its toll and Yahoo is on life support today.
It all began when Jerry Yang made the catastrophic mistake of hiring Terry Semel in 2001. Terry had a backward view of the world. His experience was in Hollywood where everything was packaged. The internet business, however, is like a “live play” where you have to think on your feet. And thus, he was not equipped More»

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Dear Steve,
Are you kidding me? There is no way we’re selling out to the Evil Empire. You guys couldn’t find a clue if you had a better search engine:
- $44.6 billion? How am I supposed to buy “Star Trek” collectibles with that?- All those antitrust hearings would seriously cut into my Wii play time.- Yahoo! freakin’! rules! Does your company have an exclamation point in its name? I didn’t think so.
Go to hell (and have a Yahoolarious day),
Jerry YangChief Yahoo!
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