My take on the flurry of resignations, is that YHOO was a fun place to play on the way up, but now its time to do some work and, well, they're not up to the task.
Perhaps that's why Yahoo!Auctions can do little despite having 166 million registered users of its Yahoo! portal.
posted on March 1, 2001 10:54:19 PM new
That makes 5 top YaWho executives who have quit this year: heads of YaWho Asia, Europe, China, Korea, and now Canada. Does this tell you anything???
International users account for 40% of YaWho's traffic but only 15% of its revenue, and the home office is pressuring international division chiefs to bring that up to 33%. So they all quit---kind of like all their Auction sellers who couldn't pay the listing fees they implemented.
I don't understand why the stockholders don't fire YaWho's entire management team and put a fresh batch in there. Replacements couldn't do any WORSE.
posted on March 2, 2001 12:34:21 PM new
I would like to see the scenario play out like one TV airing of 'The Twilight Zone'. The Yahoobots get so sophisticated they start to think, reason, and communicate with each other. The end result is they get rid of all the humans. The way it is run, with such little human involvement, that wouldn't be hard to do.
posted on March 2, 2001 12:40:58 PM new
How's this for spin, from Koogle no less:
"We already have a global footprint and are in a really strong position to grow," he said. "You should not read too much into these resignations. These are lifestyle choices by the particular individuals involved."
