http://www.thestandard.com./node/134879/comments comments feed. en Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1? http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>This year's All Things Digital conference featured a fascinating on-stage interview of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz by Kara Swisher. Besides delving into Bartz's short history at the company, the talk also covered some potential strategic moves. According <a href="http://d7.allthingsd.com/20090527/d7-interview-carol-bartz/">to AllThingsD's account</a>, Bartz said Yahoo was &quot;very interested in social.&quot;</p> <p>Of course, this is not the first time Yahoo has talked about <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/04/yahoo-outlines-plans-for-world-social-network-domination.ars">big social networking plans</a>. But what makes this different is Bartz's drive to <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/04/flickr-layoffs-carol-bartz-backlash-starts-now">execute quickly and decisively on reforming the company</a>, and her stated desire to turn Yahoo into users' &quot;<a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/03/03/yahoo-ceo-likes-google-maps-better-yahoo-maps">home on the Web</a>.&quot;  </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Before December 1, Yahoo will announce plans to create a new social networking service, acquire an external social network, or partner with another social networking company. <b>Criteria: </b>The service will not be an expansion of Yahoo 360 -- it will be branded differently. The service must also be targeted at Yahoo's entire U.S. userbase (and possibly international users, too) not just a subset of users, such as business users. There must be an official announcement from Yahoo or another company involved with the product, or it must be revealed by a named Yahoo executive in a media interview or article.  </p> <p><i>Image: Yahoo</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1#comments co:yahoo people:Carol Bartz Software &amp; Web Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:54 -0400 Ian Lamont 134879 at http://www.thestandard.com. Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1? http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>This year's All Things Digital conference featured a fascinating on-stage interview of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz by Kara Swisher. Besides delving into Bartz's short history at the company, the talk also covered some potential strategic moves. According <a href="http://d7.allthingsd.com/20090527/d7-interview-carol-bartz/">to AllThingsD's account</a>, Bartz said Yahoo was &quot;very interested in social.&quot;</p> <p>Of course, this is not the first time Yahoo has talked about <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/04/yahoo-outlines-plans-for-world-social-network-domination.ars">big social networking plans</a>. But what makes this different is Bartz's drive to <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/04/flickr-layoffs-carol-bartz-backlash-starts-now">execute quickly and decisively on reforming the company</a>, and her stated desire to turn Yahoo into users' &quot;<a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/03/03/yahoo-ceo-likes-google-maps-better-yahoo-maps">home on the Web</a>.&quot;  </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Before December 1, Yahoo will announce plans to create a new social networking service, acquire an external social network, or partner with another social networking company. <b>Criteria: </b>The service will not be an expansion of Yahoo 360 -- it will be branded differently. The service must also be targeted at Yahoo's entire U.S. userbase (and possibly international users, too) not just a subset of users, such as business users. There must be an official announcement from Yahoo or another company involved with the product, or it must be revealed by a named Yahoo executive in a media interview or article.  </p> <p><i>Image: Yahoo</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1#comments co:yahoo people:Carol Bartz Software &amp; Web Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:54 -0400 Ian Lamont 134879 at http://www.thestandard.com. Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1? http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>This year's All Things Digital conference featured a fascinating on-stage interview of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz by Kara Swisher. Besides delving into Bartz's short history at the company, the talk also covered some potential strategic moves. According <a href="http://d7.allthingsd.com/20090527/d7-interview-carol-bartz/">to AllThingsD's account</a>, Bartz said Yahoo was &quot;very interested in social.&quot;</p> <p>Of course, this is not the first time Yahoo has talked about <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/04/yahoo-outlines-plans-for-world-social-network-domination.ars">big social networking plans</a>. But what makes this different is Bartz's drive to <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/04/flickr-layoffs-carol-bartz-backlash-starts-now">execute quickly and decisively on reforming the company</a>, and her stated desire to turn Yahoo into users' &quot;<a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/03/03/yahoo-ceo-likes-google-maps-better-yahoo-maps">home on the Web</a>.&quot;  </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Before December 1, Yahoo will announce plans to create a new social networking service, acquire an external social network, or partner with another social networking company. <b>Criteria: </b>The service will not be an expansion of Yahoo 360 -- it will be branded differently. The service must also be targeted at Yahoo's entire U.S. userbase (and possibly international users, too) not just a subset of users, such as business users. There must be an official announcement from Yahoo or another company involved with the product, or it must be revealed by a named Yahoo executive in a media interview or article.  </p> <p><i>Image: Yahoo</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1#comments co:yahoo people:Carol Bartz Software &amp; Web Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:54 -0400 Ian Lamont 134879 at http://www.thestandard.com. Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1? http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>This year's All Things Digital conference featured a fascinating on-stage interview of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz by Kara Swisher. Besides delving into Bartz's short history at the company, the talk also covered some potential strategic moves. According <a href="http://d7.allthingsd.com/20090527/d7-interview-carol-bartz/">to AllThingsD's account</a>, Bartz said Yahoo was &quot;very interested in social.&quot;</p> <p>Of course, this is not the first time Yahoo has talked about <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/04/yahoo-outlines-plans-for-world-social-network-domination.ars">big social networking plans</a>. But what makes this different is Bartz's drive to <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/04/flickr-layoffs-carol-bartz-backlash-starts-now">execute quickly and decisively on reforming the company</a>, and her stated desire to turn Yahoo into users' &quot;<a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/03/03/yahoo-ceo-likes-google-maps-better-yahoo-maps">home on the Web</a>.&quot;  </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Before December 1, Yahoo will announce plans to create a new social networking service, acquire an external social network, or partner with another social networking company. <b>Criteria: </b>The service will not be an expansion of Yahoo 360 -- it will be branded differently. The service must also be targeted at Yahoo's entire U.S. userbase (and possibly international users, too) not just a subset of users, such as business users. There must be an official announcement from Yahoo or another company involved with the product, or it must be revealed by a named Yahoo executive in a media interview or article.  </p> <p><i>Image: Yahoo</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1#comments co:yahoo people:Carol Bartz Software &amp; Web Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:54 -0400 Ian Lamont 134879 at http://www.thestandard.com. Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1? http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>This year's All Things Digital conference featured a fascinating on-stage interview of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz by Kara Swisher. Besides delving into Bartz's short history at the company, the talk also covered some potential strategic moves. According <a href="http://d7.allthingsd.com/20090527/d7-interview-carol-bartz/">to AllThingsD's account</a>, Bartz said Yahoo was &quot;very interested in social.&quot;</p> <p>Of course, this is not the first time Yahoo has talked about <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/04/yahoo-outlines-plans-for-world-social-network-domination.ars">big social networking plans</a>. But what makes this different is Bartz's drive to <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/04/flickr-layoffs-carol-bartz-backlash-starts-now">execute quickly and decisively on reforming the company</a>, and her stated desire to turn Yahoo into users' &quot;<a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/03/03/yahoo-ceo-likes-google-maps-better-yahoo-maps">home on the Web</a>.&quot;  </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Before December 1, Yahoo will announce plans to create a new social networking service, acquire an external social network, or partner with another social networking company. <b>Criteria: </b>The service will not be an expansion of Yahoo 360 -- it will be branded differently. The service must also be targeted at Yahoo's entire U.S. userbase (and possibly international users, too) not just a subset of users, such as business users. There must be an official announcement from Yahoo or another company involved with the product, or it must be revealed by a named Yahoo executive in a media interview or article.  </p> <p><i>Image: Yahoo</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1#comments co:yahoo people:Carol Bartz Software &amp; Web Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:54 -0400 Ian Lamont 134879 at http://www.thestandard.com. Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1? http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>This year's All Things Digital conference featured a fascinating on-stage interview of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz by Kara Swisher. Besides delving into Bartz's short history at the company, the talk also covered some potential strategic moves. According <a href="http://d7.allthingsd.com/20090527/d7-interview-carol-bartz/">to AllThingsD's account</a>, Bartz said Yahoo was &quot;very interested in social.&quot;</p> <p>Of course, this is not the first time Yahoo has talked about <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/04/yahoo-outlines-plans-for-world-social-network-domination.ars">big social networking plans</a>. But what makes this different is Bartz's drive to <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/04/flickr-layoffs-carol-bartz-backlash-starts-now">execute quickly and decisively on reforming the company</a>, and her stated desire to turn Yahoo into users' &quot;<a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/03/03/yahoo-ceo-likes-google-maps-better-yahoo-maps">home on the Web</a>.&quot;  </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Before December 1, Yahoo will announce plans to create a new social networking service, acquire an external social network, or partner with another social networking company. <b>Criteria: </b>The service will not be an expansion of Yahoo 360 -- it will be branded differently. The service must also be targeted at Yahoo's entire U.S. userbase (and possibly international users, too) not just a subset of users, such as business users. There must be an official announcement from Yahoo or another company involved with the product, or it must be revealed by a named Yahoo executive in a media interview or article.  </p> <p><i>Image: Yahoo</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1#comments co:yahoo people:Carol Bartz Software &amp; Web Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:54 -0400 Ian Lamont 134879 at http://www.thestandard.com. Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1? http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>This year's All Things Digital conference featured a fascinating on-stage interview of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz by Kara Swisher. Besides delving into Bartz's short history at the company, the talk also covered some potential strategic moves. According <a href="http://d7.allthingsd.com/20090527/d7-interview-carol-bartz/">to AllThingsD's account</a>, Bartz said Yahoo was &quot;very interested in social.&quot;</p> <p>Of course, this is not the first time Yahoo has talked about <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/04/yahoo-outlines-plans-for-world-social-network-domination.ars">big social networking plans</a>. But what makes this different is Bartz's drive to <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/04/flickr-layoffs-carol-bartz-backlash-starts-now">execute quickly and decisively on reforming the company</a>, and her stated desire to turn Yahoo into users' &quot;<a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/03/03/yahoo-ceo-likes-google-maps-better-yahoo-maps">home on the Web</a>.&quot;  </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Before December 1, Yahoo will announce plans to create a new social networking service, acquire an external social network, or partner with another social networking company. <b>Criteria: </b>The service will not be an expansion of Yahoo 360 -- it will be branded differently. The service must also be targeted at Yahoo's entire U.S. userbase (and possibly international users, too) not just a subset of users, such as business users. There must be an official announcement from Yahoo or another company involved with the product, or it must be revealed by a named Yahoo executive in a media interview or article.  </p> <p><i>Image: Yahoo</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1#comments co:yahoo people:Carol Bartz Software &amp; Web Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:54 -0400 Ian Lamont 134879 at http://www.thestandard.com. Yahoo announces a major social networking service, acquisition, or partnership by December 1? http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1 <!--paging_filter--><p><!--paging_filter--> <p><!--paging_filter--> </p> <p>This year's All Things Digital conference featured a fascinating on-stage interview of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz by Kara Swisher. Besides delving into Bartz's short history at the company, the talk also covered some potential strategic moves. According <a href="http://d7.allthingsd.com/20090527/d7-interview-carol-bartz/">to AllThingsD's account</a>, Bartz said Yahoo was &quot;very interested in social.&quot;</p> <p>Of course, this is not the first time Yahoo has talked about <a href="http://arstechnica.com/old/content/2008/04/yahoo-outlines-plans-for-world-social-network-domination.ars">big social networking plans</a>. But what makes this different is Bartz's drive to <a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/05/04/flickr-layoffs-carol-bartz-backlash-starts-now">execute quickly and decisively on reforming the company</a>, and her stated desire to turn Yahoo into users' &quot;<a href="http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/03/03/yahoo-ceo-likes-google-maps-better-yahoo-maps">home on the Web</a>.&quot;  </p> <p><b>Prediction: </b>Before December 1, Yahoo will announce plans to create a new social networking service, acquire an external social network, or partner with another social networking company. <b>Criteria: </b>The service will not be an expansion of Yahoo 360 -- it will be branded differently. The service must also be targeted at Yahoo's entire U.S. userbase (and possibly international users, too) not just a subset of users, such as business users. There must be an official announcement from Yahoo or another company involved with the product, or it must be revealed by a named Yahoo executive in a media interview or article.  </p> <p><i>Image: Yahoo</i> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/yahoo-announces-major-social-networking-service-acquisition-or-partnership-december-1#comments co:yahoo people:Carol Bartz Software &amp; Web Wed, 27 May 2009 17:47:54 -0400 Ian Lamont 134879 at http://www.thestandard.com.