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Reorganization Continues at Yahoo
Last week, Yahoo cofounder Jerry Yang replaced Terry Semel as CEO, but that’s not where the shakeup ended. In fact, it might only be the beginning if events that took place over the weekend are any indication. Sunday saw additional moves at the No. 2 search engine as it prepares for another competitive push against rival Google.First, Yahoo said it would combine its Search and Display advertising sales teams in the U.S. The company has appointed David Karnstedt, currently senior vice president of Yahoo’s Search sales business, to lead the unified organization as head of North American Sales.
“This is one of many important steps we’re taking to reinvigorate our display business, further build on our industry-leading position in advertising, and drive thought-leadership in the online advertising marketplace,” Yahoo President Sue Decker said in a statement.
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Will iPhone Launch Disappoint Apple Investors?
The iPhone hype pushed Apple stock beyond the $100 billion threshold in May, but are investors getting set up to be upset when the hype fades way to the reality of measurable sales figures of the expensive multimedia device?”It depends, in part, on how successful the launch is,” said Marc Pado, an equity analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald. “All you have to do is look at Apple’s charts to realize that there’s been a lot of hype already built into the stock, so it’s just whether or not it beats the expectation.”
Apple has primed the expectation pump with a stated goal of selling 10 million iPhones through next year. Analysts, meanwhile, have predicted that the Mac-maker could sell as many as 200,000 iPhones in the first two days after its June 29 release and up to three million in 2007.
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