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Mayer tells Yahoo staff ‘please don’t stop’
New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has told her new staff to ‘keep moving’, with the former Google exec sending an introductory memo talking up ‘opportunity’ at the waning giant. Yahoo has been though a tough time of late, not only in terms of its steady drift away from its former status as a dominant force in the internet, but also due to its leadership team. Mayer’s appointment is being seen as a coup for Yahoo, with one of the industry’s most recognisable figures now charged with making the company great again.
New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has told her new staff to ‘keep moving’, with the former Google exec sending an introductory memo talking up ‘opportunity’ at the waning giant. Yahoo has been though a tough time of late, not only in terms of its steady drift away from its former status as a dominant force in the internet, but also due to its leadership team. Mayer’s appointment is being seen as a coup for Yahoo, with one of the industry’s most recognisable figures now charged with making the company great again.
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It is one thing for entrepreneurs, whether urban or rural, to create and operate an online store, as some digital platforms have made it relatively easy to manage an e-store – even by using just a smartphone.
In the West, villages are emptying out due to the lack of economic opportunities. Consider Italy where, in a bid to attract newcomers, a handful of municipalities have turned to selling houses for €1.
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Thailand’s internet economy to hit US$53 billion in 2025
New users in Southeast Asia are coming online at a blistering pace, adding 40M new Internet users this year alone compared to 100M between 2015 and 2019 and 70% of the region’s population is now online.
Southeast Asia’s Internet sectors continue to see strong growth, hitting $100 billion in 2020, and are on track to cross $300 billion by 2025 stated a report by Google, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and business consultants Bain & Co.
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