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Ross Levinsohn Takes Charge At Yahoo

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A familiar face in Southern California's technology industry reappeared in a high profile position this weekend: Ross Levinsohn , the former head of Fox Interactive Media and venture capitalist at Fuse Capital, has taken the reins at troubled Internet portal Yahoo , after the company decided to replace CEO Scott Thompson. READ MORE>>.

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It's Official: Ross Levinsohn Out At Yahoo

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Ross Levinsohn , who has been heading up Yahoo as Interim CEO, is officially leaving the firm tomorrow, according to a regulatory filing by Yahoo. The move is not at all surprising or unexpected, given Yahoo's hiring of former Googler Marissa Mayer as CEO earlier this month. READ MORE>>.

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New Owner Looks To Sell Tsavo Media, Sees Yahoo Penalty Fees

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The new owner of former Los Angeles startup Tsavo Media , Canadian-firm Cyberplex , said today that it is looking for "strategic alternatives" for the unit of the firm, after a fiasco involving Yahoo's traffic quality reporting system. Cyberplex said that Tsavo Media was informed that it will be required to pay Yahoo approximately $4.8

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Ross Levinsohn leaves Yahoo

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Ross Levinsohn the then interim CEO has today left Yahoo. Levinsohn has left Yahoo and has not revealed his next task yet. He leaves after the Yahoo board chose Marissa Mayer as new CEO by passing him again. I am proud of Yahoo. I wanted to let you know that my time at Yahoo has come to an end. His compensation.

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j2 Global Names Three Execs

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Horowitz has been at Ziff Davis since 2010, and previously served at Bankrate, AOL, and Yahoo. According to j2, it has named Harmeet Singh as President of Cloud Services; Steve Horowitz as President of Ziff Davis; and Joey Fortuna as Chief Technology Officer. Singh has been at j2 since 2013, and prior to that was at SingerLewak LLP.

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ZEFR Taps Levinsohn For Board

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Venice, California-based ZEFR , the online content distribution startup founded by Zach James and Richard Raddon, has some new experience in its corner: Ross Levinsohn, the former interim CEO of Yahoo. READ MORE>>.

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Sexting Patent, Facebook “Likes” Bing, School Spying and More on TechZulu Law from BlogWorld 2010

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TechZulu Law went on the road for Episode 2, where co-hosts Christina Gagnier and Lisa Borodkin broadcast live from the floor at BlogWorld Expo 2010 in Las Vegas with special guests J.D. Lasica and Art Neill. Visit TechZulu for full story.

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