Yahoo: organisational structure

Following last weeks layoffs of about 2,000 employees, new Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson announce to ay an o!e"haul of the companys st"uctu"e # an , espite conce"ns about the futu"e of Yahoo sea"ch, it "emains ali!e$ %t least in the memo that Thompson sent to Yahoo employees this mo"ning$ Yahoos new co"po"ate st"uctu"e will take effect on &ay 'st an ha!e th"ee p"ima"y i!isions(

Consume" ) this will ha!e th"ee units( &e ia, Connections an Comme"ce *egions ) this is the i!ision that se"!es Yahoo a !e"tise"s an is +accountable fo" all Yahoo "e!enue, Technology ) the inf"ast"uctu"e an platfo"m i!ision

%llThings- has poste the full te.t of Thompsons memo, which lists Yahoos sea"ch p"o uct as pa"t of the +Connections, unit in the Consume" i!ision( Connections will be led by Shashi Seth, and include consumer businesses that connect and inform our users including Search, Communications and Social properties such as Mail, Messenger, Flickr, Answers, and more. The highest priority for Shashi and his team will be to think well beyond how users search, communicate and share online today. The Connections team is charged with fundamentally re-imagining how we design and deli er the ne!t generation of these foundational "ahoo# e!periences. The"e we"e "epo"ts in "ecent weeks that Yahoo was at least consi e"ing ways to get "i of its sea"ch business altogethe", a business that # /uite "ema"kably # still has about ',000 employees 1acco" ing to a "ecent *eute"s a"ticle that cite an unname Yahoo e.ecuti!e2$ Thompsons memo at least gi!es tempo"a"y "ep"ie!e to that g"oup of Yahoo sea"ch employees$ 3ut gi!en the companys ongoing t"oubles, the layoffs an the fact that Yahoo oesnt ha!e its own sea"ch engine anymo"e, Yahoo Sea"ch may be ali!e on pape", but the"es no gua"antee itll li!e a long life$
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