B2B Marketing Blog - TopRank®

B2B Marketing views, news and interviews.

Contact Us

MENUMENU
  • Services
    • Influencer
      • Start Your B2B Influencer Pilot
    • Content
    • Search
  • Insights
    • Blog
    • News
    • Resources
  • Our Work
    • B2B Technology
    • IT Service Management
    • Project Management Software
    • Social Networks
    • Supply Chain
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Careers
  • Connect

Yahoo’s Terry Semel on Google, YouTube and MySpace

Lee Odden
Lee Odden
Marketing Industry News, Online Marketing, Yahoo

Fortune Magazine posted an interview with Yahoo CEO, Terry Semel today with questions about Yahoo’s mater plan, and Yahoo vs Google: “…just being really good at one thing may not be enough.”

It’s tempting for mainstream media to compare Yahoo and Google but I don’t think most people do. At least not head to head. When I want to search, I do think of Google first. But when I want to use maps, or web based email, or instant messaging I use Yahoo. I also use Flickr a lot, but I don’t necessarily associate it with the Yahoo brand. Yahoo is getting some traction with Answers, but it’s delay with Panama isn’t doing the stock any favors.
Full article.

About Lee Odden

@LeeOdden is the CEO of TopRank Marketing and editor of TopRank's B2B Marketing Blog. Cited for his expertise by The Economist, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal, he's the author of the book Optimize and presents internationally on B2B marketing topics including content, search, social media and influencer marketing. When not at conferences, consulting, or working with his talented team, he's likely running, traveling or cooking up something new.

Trackbacks

  1. Search Engine Journal » Yahoo CEO Terry Semel on YouTube, MySpace & YSM’s Panama says:
    August 14, 2006 at 9:03 am

    […] Fortune Magazine’s Adam Lashinsky has an interview with Yahoo CEO Terry Semel where Mr. Semel discusses YouTube & MySpace, iTunes and Yahoo Search Marketing’s new Panama platform. Here are some highlights of the interview, which is a bit McNews but does bring up some interesting points (Thanks Lee): MySpace and YouTube have also built huge audiences in areas where Yahoo should have had a leg up. How did that happen? […]

LET’S GET SOCIAL

RSS Feed Twitter Facebook LinkedIn 2022 B2B Influencer Marketing Research Report Elevate B2B Marketing Podcast

Learn about:

SEE TOPRANK MARKETING SPEAK

How to Accelerate B2B Marketing Results by Working With Influencers

SUBSCRIBE        

TOPRANK BLOGGING TEAM

TopRank Marketing Blogging Team

 

Optimize

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

SEO Blogs

MARKETING BLOG RECOGNITION

CMI

Copyright © 2023 · TopRank Marketing

Return to top of page

We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies and revised Privacy Policy.