WSJ reports that Maggie Wilderotter has joined Yahoo’s Board. This may be considered as the first big move by Jerry Yang to catalyze change in the company.
You can read my interview with Maggie here to catch up on who she is, and what she has done before.
And my central thesis on Yahoo’s turnaround rests on Web 3.0 and verticalization. If you have access, read my article on RealMoney, that further details the strategy and the opportunity: Yahoo!’s Still Asleep.