Whatever happened to Yahoo? At one point, it was the most popular website in the world, a dominant force in the world of the internet. In recent years, it has languished, falling far behind Google and Facebook in terms of influence…and profitability.
Now it’s hit rock bottom, laying off hundreds of employees, shutting down once popular services, and paying its CEO Carol Bartz tens of millions of dollars for making a bad situation even worse.
Earlier today, I stumbled upon a pretty cool infographic that showed the rise and fall of Yahoo over the last 16 years. It’s really tells the story, so I’ll let it do the talking:
