Yahoo announced, finally, that its core internet business would be sold to Verizon for $4.83 billion in cash.
Questions:
1. What was Yahoo valued at in 2000?
2. Explain some of the forces that led to the end of Yahoo as we know it.
3. Who is the chief executive of Yahoo and how long was this person there?
Source:
Tam, Pui-Wing. (2016).What Goes Up Must Come Down: The End of Yahoo as We Know It. The New York Times, July 26 (Retrievable online at http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/technology/what-goes-up-must-come-down-the-end-of-yahoo-as-we-know-it.html).