Tag: LAYOFFS

Del.icio.us has lived a long life -- having been around since 2003 -- but Yahoo! has confirmed the demise of the delectable bookmark service. It comes as no surprise after news of the company's recent layoff blitz, and the Delicious team has been on the list of expected victims for well over a year. It's not the only property getting the "sunset" treatment from Yahoo!, either; Yahoo! Picks, ...

Sure, Windows 7 may be getting rave reviews, and Windows Mobile 6.5 and Internet Explorer 8 launches may be coming soon. But Microsoft, like many other companies has been hit hard by the recession. According to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the company's second quarter revenue was $900 million below expectations (although still up 2 percent from last year). Ballmer says the company has already ...

About a year ago AOL announced plans to dramatically change its model. For more than a decade, this blog's parent company was best known for sending you CDs/coasters in the mail promising hundreds of hours of free internet service. But in the last year the company has been transitioning to a content/advertising service rather than an ISP. As part of that change, it looks like AOL plans to layoff ...