• The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, August 9, 2012 10:47 AM

As was widely expected, Marissa Mayer plans to put products first during her reign as Yahoo’s CEO. “Since taking over Yahoo three weeks ago, the former Google executive has talked with Yahoo's product leaders about how to reverse the declining usage of the company's search and email service,” reports The Wall Street Journal, citing sources. “She has also told employees that she wants to rewire Yahoo to develop or acquire Web services that take advantage of new "platforms" such as social networking, mobile devices, and technology that gives people information about their immediate surroundings, including local businesses.”

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