Comments on: Breakfast with Yahoo http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/ by Jeff Jarvis Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:58:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Pat http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-47155 Pat Sat, 13 May 2006 16:04:12 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-47155 Man! This blog could sure use a killer app: a spell checker. A little old-fashioned editing would also be a positive. One of the sentences above is: They strated on it in Taiwan and how have spread it. Can anyone tell me what that even means? Man! This blog could sure use a killer app: a spell checker. A little old-fashioned editing would also be a positive.

One of the sentences above is: They strated on it in Taiwan and how have spread it. Can anyone tell me what that even means?

]]> By: Allan Hoving http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46388 Allan Hoving Fri, 12 May 2006 13:18:48 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46388 They got the wrong guys in the room. What's happening -- and what will happen -- has little to do with this all-star cast Q&Aing each other. The Web is for the rest of us. They got the wrong guys in the room. What’s happening — and what will happen — has little to do with this all-star cast Q&Aing each other. The Web is for the rest of us.

]]> By: Eric http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46210 Eric Fri, 12 May 2006 03:15:28 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46210 Refreshing to hear Yahoo state that their "...business is selling advertising..." Golly, what the heck is Google's main business? They can't even seem to establish that any longer. Google is losing focus even as their profits rise - but that may be their downfall. Refreshing to hear Yahoo state that their “…business is selling advertising…” Golly, what the heck is Google’s main business? They can’t even seem to establish that any longer. Google is losing focus even as their profits rise - but that may be their downfall.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46204 Kevin Fri, 12 May 2006 02:46:39 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46204 "If Yahoo is a network, it can succeed only if it enables people to share their trust, taste, and knowledge. They need to learn from Flickr and Del.icio.us and they can, since Yahoo owns them now." Interesting claim, that owning = learning from. I think that's false. “If Yahoo is a network, it can succeed only if it enables people to share their trust, taste, and knowledge. They need to learn from Flickr and Del.icio.us and they can, since Yahoo owns them now.”

Interesting claim, that owning = learning from. I think that’s false.

]]> By: Yahoo CEO Terry Semel Interview Video » Online Marketing Blog http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46142 Yahoo CEO Terry Semel Interview Video » Online Marketing Blog Thu, 11 May 2006 23:28:32 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46142 [...] More coverage on this over at mediabistro, BuzzMachine and of course, Barry. Tags: interview, new yorker, newhouse school, terry semel, Yahoo Bookmark - Del.icio.us | Digg | Furl It | Spurl | RawSugar | Simpy | Shadows | Blink It | My Web [...] [...] More coverage on this over at mediabistro, BuzzMachine and of course, Barry. Tags: interview, new yorker, newhouse school, terry semel, Yahoo Bookmark - Del.icio.us | Digg | Furl It | Spurl | RawSugar | Simpy | Shadows | Blink It | My Web [...]

]]> By: Suebob http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46132 Suebob Thu, 11 May 2006 22:51:06 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46132 "If Yahoo is a network, it can succeed only if it enables people to share their trust, taste, and knowledge." Yeah, but with their actions in China, why should I "share my trust" with them if I can't trust them as a company to behave ethically? I will do as little business with them as possible, and I absolutely refuse to use their stupid search box just because it is so invasive and weird - the way text I am typing magically jumps into the search box creeps me out. “If Yahoo is a network, it can succeed only if it enables people to share their trust, taste, and knowledge.”

Yeah, but with their actions in China, why should I “share my trust” with them if I can’t trust them as a company to behave ethically?

I will do as little business with them as possible, and I absolutely refuse to use their stupid search box just because it is so invasive and weird - the way text I am typing magically jumps into the search box creeps me out.

]]> By: Search Engines WEB http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46125 Search Engines WEB Thu, 11 May 2006 22:26:01 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46125 <em>He says he talked to Google’s founders early on about buying them. Their first offer was $1 billion “and we don’t want to sell.” A few weeks later, he said, the price rose to $3 billion and they didn’t sell</em> What does he mean by<b> "early on"</b>? Ironically, in 1997-1998 Google Founders attempted to sell their Technology to Infoseek, Excite and Yahoo for $1.6 Million - and were turned away He says he talked to Google’s founders early on about buying them. Their first offer was $1 billion “and we don’t want to sell.” A few weeks later, he said, the price rose to $3 billion and they didn’t sell

What does he mean by “early on”?

Ironically, in 1997-1998 Google Founders attempted to sell their Technology to Infoseek, Excite and Yahoo for $1.6 Million - and were turned away

]]> By: George Nimeh http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46063 George Nimeh Thu, 11 May 2006 20:24:40 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46063 I don't know what is more interesting ... The interview or the fact that you kinda let everyone else ask the questions whilst you took great notes and then scooped all the reporters by blogging it ... I don’t know what is more interesting … The interview or the fact that you kinda let everyone else ask the questions whilst you took great notes and then scooped all the reporters by blogging it …

]]> By: Alex Vega » Blog Archive » Terry Semel http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46000 Alex Vega » Blog Archive » Terry Semel Thu, 11 May 2006 17:31:45 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-46000 [...] Terry Semel (CEO de Yahoo!) @ BuzzMachine Posted by Alex Vega Filed in Frases [...] [...] Terry Semel (CEO de Yahoo!) @ BuzzMachine Posted by Alex Vega Filed in Frases [...]

]]> By: sean coon http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-45969 sean coon Thu, 11 May 2006 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-45969 aside from their business in china (which has made me think twice about joining more yahoo! property ocmmunities), <a href="http://www.seancoon.org/2005/08/yahoo-the-busin.html" rel="nofollow">yahoo! gets it</a>. they juggle their business model really well, striking solid revenue deals and expanding into the 2.0 world... i just really wish they'd move their email servers offshore of china, as google has... aside from their business in china (which has made me think twice about joining more yahoo! property ocmmunities), yahoo! gets it. they juggle their business model really well, striking solid revenue deals and expanding into the 2.0 world… i just really wish they’d move their email servers offshore of china, as google has…

]]> By: Search Engine Journal » Terry Semel of Yahoo Interview Notes by Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-45963 Search Engine Journal » Terry Semel of Yahoo Interview Notes by Jeff Jarvis Thu, 11 May 2006 16:07:03 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-45963 [...] Terry Semel of Yahoo Interview Notes by Jeff Jarvis Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine took some excellent notes of an interview primarily conducted by Ken Auletta of Yahoo’sTerry Semel. Here’s some of my favorite blurbs: “He says he talked to Google’s founders early on about buying them. Their first offer was $1 billion “and we don’t want to sell.” A few weeks later, he said, the price rose to $3 billion and they didn’t sell.” I would love to hear more about this one. “What is Yahoo’s business, Auletta asks. “Our fundamental business is selling advertising… Our fundamental business is that we license content from around the world… and we sell advertising.” Blank Stare…not sure I would agree with this. ““Machines don’t answer the questions of people. People answer the questions of people.” What IS this - quotes from the Matrix School of Neo-isms? ““We don’t have the ambition to do a lot. We have the ambition to help lead the way and help others to do the work for us,” he says.”This one kind of speaks for itself. Yahoo needs a better evangelist and FAST. [...] [...] Terry Semel of Yahoo Interview Notes by Jeff Jarvis Jeff Jarvis of BuzzMachine took some excellent notes of an interview primarily conducted by Ken Auletta of Yahoo’sTerry Semel. Here’s some of my favorite blurbs: “He says he talked to Google’s founders early on about buying them. Their first offer was $1 billion “and we don’t want to sell.” A few weeks later, he said, the price rose to $3 billion and they didn’t sell.” I would love to hear more about this one. “What is Yahoo’s business, Auletta asks. “Our fundamental business is selling advertising… Our fundamental business is that we license content from around the world… and we sell advertising.” Blank Stare…not sure I would agree with this. ““Machines don’t answer the questions of people. People answer the questions of people.” What IS this - quotes from the Matrix School of Neo-isms? ““We don’t have the ambition to do a lot. We have the ambition to help lead the way and help others to do the work for us,” he says.”This one kind of speaks for itself. Yahoo needs a better evangelist and FAST. [...]

]]> By: Robert Feinman http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-45956 Robert Feinman Thu, 11 May 2006 15:45:53 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/05/11/breakfast-with-yahoo/#comment-45956 The entire web model and much installed software is now predicated on the advertising model. When does saturation set in and advertising become ineffective? Does it work and how can anyone tell? Just because someone clicks on a link and then goes on to make a purchase doesn't mean that they wouldn't have made the same purchase without the paid link. TV and radio have now peaked in advertising utility, how long will it take for the web? Perhaps the advertising emperor really has no clothes... The entire web model and much installed software is now predicated on the advertising model. When does saturation set in and advertising become ineffective?

Does it work and how can anyone tell? Just because someone clicks on a link and then goes on to make a purchase doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t have made the same purchase without the paid link.

TV and radio have now peaked in advertising utility, how long will it take for the web? Perhaps the advertising emperor really has no clothes…

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