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		pyman 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What went wrong for Yahoo The truth is that bad leadership and no clear vision led to Yahoo's decline. They went through over half a dozen CEOs in a short span and each had a different strategy. They failed to buy Google and Facebook, instead they bought GeoCities, Tumblr, and Broadcast for billions and ran them into the ground.

fuzztester 6 months ago [–]

I was on geocities and tumblr for a while, long back.

I never liked Tumblr.

there is neocities now.

what was broadcast about?

pyman 6 months ago | [–]

Broadcast = An early version of Spotify, Netflix and YouTube

fuzztester 6 months ago | | [–]

Thanks.

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