Ross Levinsohn
Ross Levinsohn
Ross Levinsohn is a technology and media executive best known for his roles as CEO at Yahoo and President of Fox Interactive Media. He is a leading industry figure who has long focused on the convergence of technology and media, and how the two industries work more closely together to enable one another . He served as CEO at Yahoo in 2012 and prior to that role was Executive Vice President, Americas and Head of Global Media. Levinsohn served...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
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You can't manage Wall Street. Wall Street has its own viewpoints on everything. I have always believed, if you manage your business correctly, Wall Street will take care of itself.
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Yahoo is still in many ways the definitive brand of the consumer Internet, but I don't think they can or should compete with Google any longer. That game is over.
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Very few companies can perform at scale over the course of decades, and Yahoo has done that.
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We're looking for technologies or feature sets that give users tools to participate in the media rather than just sit back.
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We're going to take some pretty dramatic steps to provide industry-leading safety.
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Traditional media brand advertising is 65% to 70% spend; online, it's like 28%. You've got a huge margin.
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Yahoo! is committed to building the richest set of premium and personalized content experiences for our users.
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Yahoo is a battleship. If you've ever seen a battleship, they're gigantic, and Yahoo is gigantic in the terms of consumer Internet companies. To turn a battleship takes a long time, but once you turn that battle ship the right way, it's a battleship, and it can really inflict some damage on an enemy or competition.
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Yahoo! has clearly established itself as the go-to destination for big events and breaking news, and we are focused on providing the best digital canvas for the world's greatest storytellers to create, develop and showcase their visions.
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There are a lot of good ideas that could benefit from big media. You have a lot of companies that hit a wall and can't get beyond a certain level. They need the infrastructure and distribution of a large company.
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I think Yahoo has been doing so many things well for so long and, frankly, got a little trapped in, I think, 'Oh, what is Yahoo?'
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Partnering with CNBC will allow Yahoo! Finance to expand its offerings instantly and enhance its position as the most viewed and utilized finance site in the world.
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Frankly, it's never really been replicated in the history of the Internet what Yahoo has done in the areas it's done it.