Yahoo! (NASD: YHOO) is aiming to reverse its fortune, and while it has historically committed to organic growth, it has now deviated from this trend. The recent news of the firm buying Internet blogging startup Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash has led to immediate criticism from the analyst community. The biggest concern raised by analysts is that while Tumblr is interesting, Yahoo overpaid for it, since it is not a viable revenue generator. Also of concern is the stark difference in the corporate... 

It looks like Yahoo is confident with its new Chief Executive Marissa Mayer. She will receive up to $100 million in compensation, bonus, stock and retention awards for the next five years. According to the announcement made by the online company, she is expected to get around $5.4 million for the rest of this year and $20 million a year starting next year. Some of the amount depends on performance targets set by the Yahoo board. Former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson and Carol Bartz got compensation packages...