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13 people who defined tech in 2012: Buyers, sellers, fired, and fugitives
Chock full of noteworthy layoffs, hires, acquisitions, and enough legal battles to talk about well into the new year, we take a look at the tech personalities that shaped 2012.
Can you believe it’s almost 2013? A lot has happened in the world of technology in the past 12 months, and most of it can be traced back to these 13 people. Below, we take a look at the personalities that shaped and defined technology in 2012.
Google’s Marissa Mayer named Yahoo CEO
Google’s employee No. 20 has been named the CEO of Yahoo after an extended stay (13 years!) at the former company. She made a name for herself as head of location and local services at Google most recently, this including Google Maps and the managing of over 1,000 product managers. She’s known for being responsible for the look and feel of the most famous Google web-based products still running strong, that being Google Images, Google News, Gmail in its newest iteration, and the white and completely unadorned homepage of Google for search. 