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		alaskamiller on Feb 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Yahoo CEO Mayer Now Requiring Employees to Not Be ... Now that the internet is mainstreamed why is this a bad thing? No, really, think it through. Why would having a good hold on the demographics that would actually pay attention to ads be a bad thing? Yahoo's corporate DNA being a media company should make help, not detract, when new media is just media.

sabat on Feb 23, 2013 [–]

It isn't necessarily bad. But being about as good as AOL is not why Ms. Marissa was hired.

alaskamiller on Feb 23, 2013 | [–]

Both media companies, not tech companies.

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