Linked List: July 16, 2012

Monday, 16 July 2012

Google’s Marissa Mayer Becomes Yahoo’s CEO ★

Andrew Ross Sorkin and Evelyn M. Russi, reporting for the NYT’s DealBook blog:

The appointment of Ms. Mayer, who was employee No. 20 at Google and was one of the few public faces of the company, is considered a surprising coup for Yahoo, which has struggled in recent years to attract top flight talent in its battle with competitors like Google and Facebook.

Ms. Mayer, 37, had for years been responsible for the look and feel of Google’s most popular products: the famously unadorned white search homepage, Gmail, Google News and Google Images.

Huge challenge for Mayer, but a nice scoop for Yahoo. I liked Google a lot better back when it seemed like Mayer was more influential there. It would be great to see her turn things around at Yahoo.

Evening Edition ★

New news site from my pals at Mule Design:

The perfect commute-sized way to catch up on the day’s news after a long day at work.

Smart, concise, and sharp-looking.

MG Siegler Reviews the Nexus 7 ★

MG Siegler:

I like the Nexus 7. I really like it.

Apple and the EPEAT, Sitting in a Tree ★

Nice follow-up on Apple’s EPEAT mini-saga from Matthew Panzarino.

Nokia Cuts U.S. Price of Flagship Phone in Half ★

John D. Stoll, reporting for the WSJ:

The price of Nokia Corp.’s flagship Lumia 900 Windows phone has been cut in half in the critical U.S. market, a little more than three months after the launch of the smartphone at AT&T Inc. stores.

“This move is a normal strategy that is put in place during the life cycle of most phones,” Nokia spokesman Doug Dawson said in an email. It “allows a broader consumer base to buy this flagship device at a more accessible price.”

Totally normal. Nothing to see here. Everything is great.