Why I’ve been writing about Yahoo! a lot recently…

I said I’d explain why there’ve been so many references to Yahoo! recently. Here’s why: I’m going to be working there, for a second time. Here’s what the press release says:

Yahoo! Europe today announces the appointment of Simon Gunning and Lloyd Shepherd to the Yahoo! media team. Their mission is to develop ever more relevant and engaging content for users across Europe building on Yahoo!’s market leading position in areas such as news and games1.

Simon Gunning joins as Director of Entertainment and Games and Lloyd Shepherd as Director of News, Sport and Information. In their respective content sectors, Simon and Lloyd will be responsible for defining and executing pan-European product strategy as well as market and partnership development. They will also be working alongside other product leaders in the Yahoo! group to define and benefit from global opportunities.

To say that I’m excited would be an understatement. From March 13th I’m back in the Y! fold after a five-year absence, responsible for the News, Finance and Sport platforms across Europe, working with the fantastic and dedicated local teams in each territory to deliver the best, most complete offerings in all those verticals. It’s going to be an absolute blast.

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5 Responses to “Why I’ve been writing about Yahoo! a lot recently…”

  • Mark Says:
    February 28th, 2006 at 8:26 pm

    Congratulations. Hope it doesn’t cut too heavily into your blogging time, though. That would be Yahoo’s gain and my loss.

  • davblog Says:
    February 28th, 2006 at 10:15 pm

    Working At Goohoo!
    So Lloyd is leaving Guardian Unlimited to go back to Yahoo!. From what I’ve seen over the last few months,…

  • pieman Says:
    March 1st, 2006 at 4:08 am

    Best wishes with the move. Look forward to seeing how you get along. So, now you’re leaving The Guardian can YOU give us the full spin on “Comment is Free?” ‘Cos everyone else appears tighter with details than a gnat’s chuff.

  • Lloyd Says:
    March 1st, 2006 at 10:03 am

    Well, I could tell you. But then I’d have to kill you.

  • vanderwal Says:
    March 1st, 2006 at 4:03 pm

    This is great news! I find Yahoo to be one of the better services in the U.S. and I am greatly let down by the European versions when I travel for work and/or pleasure in Europe.

    Hopefully the “information” component will include worth while Yahoo Local segment. I would love to travel around the globe and have ONE resource I could depend upon, at least as a starting point, if not a full guide.