“I realized my algorithms were so far from having a snarky detector that this was a better approach.”
Google executive Bradley Horowitz, on the time at Yahoo when he discovered Flickr users were better at tagging photos than his machines, VentureBeat, 22 May 2012
“As I told you on Friday, the board is reviewing the issue and I will provide whatever they need from me. In the meantime, I want you to know how deeply I regret how this issue has affected the company and all of you.”
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson, expressing how sorry he is that he was caught lying on his résumé, AllThingsD, 7 May 2012
“Scott Thompson’s degree at Stonehill College was in bachelor science in accounting [sic]. There was an inadvertent error that stated Mr. Thompson also holds a degree in computer science.”
An unnamed Yahoo spokesperson, displaying the attention to detail that let false information about CEO Scott Thompson’s college degree get published in SEC filings in the first place, AllThingsD, 3 May 2012
“Going back 17 years, Yahoo has had a culture of consensus.”
Yahoo-created billionaire loudmouth Mark Cuban, on fixing the Web giant’s systemic problems, AllThingsD, 25 April 2012
“Yahoo has been doing way too much for too long and has only been doing a few things well.”
Yahoo CEO du jour Scott Thompson, on delicately pruning the company’s imperial overreach, AllThingsD, 17 April 2012
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