YHOO: Yahoo hires former Google exec to run Flickr, set to unveil new logo

Yahoo hires former Google exec to run Flickr, set to unveil new logo • 9:42 AM

• Yahoo (YHOO) has hired Bernardo Hernandez, formerly head of Google's Zagat unit and the founder of multiple Spanish startups, to run Flickr.
• Flickr's former chief, Brett Wayn, left Yahoo after spearheading a major overhaul (replete with new apps and 1TB of free storage) that has improved engagement for the once-dominant photo-sharing site.
• Separately, Yahoo is set to unveil a new logo. That is, after a 30-day "countdown" featuring different logo variations is finished.

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