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mhhf1ve
12/16/2016 9:28:48 PM
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> "Yahoo, at this stage, is another "me too"--and unfortunately it is stuck..."
Agreed. But Yahoo did try a LOT of different things over the years -- and that's part of the reason why it's actually still around and trying to do a reverse spin off. If Yahoo hadn't invested in Alibaba, it wouldn't have lasted this long.
It's unfortunate that Yahoo couldn't pull out of its death spiral. I was really hoping that Marissa could do it...
mpouraryan
12/16/2016 9:31:53 PM
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I thought so too, because competition is a good thing for all and everyone benefits. Let's hope they will, as @joe noted, can indeed close the deal for the sake of the Yahoo Employees and the enduring IP that they own.
Ariella
12/17/2016 8:54:33 PM
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@Mpouraryan Given the way Twitter runs, it's not altgoether surprising that it would fall on Trump's snub list. But I don't think any president has the ability to make or break major technology companies today.
mhhf1ve
12/17/2016 10:31:02 PM
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But doesn't the president-elect owe some gratitude towards the Twitter platform for publicizing him and giving him a voice...? (and free advertising)
Ariella
12/18/2016 11:50:24 AM
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@mhhf1ve I don't think people think of social media in that way any more than they think of the post office or phone company as something to be thankful for because they have used it to communicate. People tend to just take these things for granted. But if they find their mail takes longer than expected or their calls are getting dropped, they would blame the services. That's human nature.
Michelle
12/18/2016 6:04:51 PM
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@afwriter I'm surprised Verizon didn't back out after the first disclosure. I think the deal is far too risky now. Yahoo is essentially a dying company.
mpouraryan
12/18/2016 6:13:42 PM
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It is unfortunate and frankly tragic that a company with so much promise is withering away. There are lessons to be learnt by us all in this regard.
mpouraryan
12/18/2016 6:15:27 PM
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@Ariella: It is still notable--especially as Twitter is becoming the medium of outreach (we use it all the time at the Daily Outsider)--and what blew me away is that Twitter is also adopting elements of Snapchat too--the question is who will stay standing?
Truly interesting times....
Ariella
12/18/2016 6:23:35 PM
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@mpouraryan If we knew the answer to that question, we'd know exactly which stocks to buy. Twitter, of course, has more of a history and some more status, I believe. There even was a planned project to archive Tweets in the Library of Congress, though that project appears to have run into a wall. see https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2013/01/update-on-the-twitter-archive-at-the-library-of-congress/
mpouraryan
12/18/2016 6:30:43 PM
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My understanding is that quite a few of the data has already been delivered--whether Twitter survives or not is still an open question--but the idea of being simple is ever so fascinating-isn't it?
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