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  • Farrah Abraham Says Her Success is Greater Than That of Kim Kardashian

    Farrah Abraham loves the spotlight–and she’s had plenty of it in recent years. The Teen Mom OG star wrote porn novels, she’s been a porn star, she sold sex toys, and even thought of becoming a plastic surgeon. She’s had a boob job and a chin job, too.

    It was while chatting with Nik Richie on the Nik Richie Podcast (via TooFab) that the talk turned to Kim Kardashian.

    “You are like Kim Kardashian,” Nik said after pointing out that just about anything Farrah Abraham does gets picked up by the media. “Anything Kim Kardashian says, automatic news. Do you put yourself into that category of Kardashian?”

    “I’ve been beating out Kim on a lot of things,” Farrah Abraham replied.

    “Do you think you’ve surpassed Kim Kardashian?” Nik asked.

    “I think I’ve surpassed her in certain aspects,” Abraham replied. “Then again, I conduct myself and my brand in a different way and my life in a very different journey.”

    “I think I’m doing very well, if not better,” she added.

    Did Farrah Abraham just wage war with Kim Kardshian? There’s no way the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star won’t have something to say about this. She surely believes she’s far above all Teen Mom-type stars.

    What’s your take on Farrah Abraham saying she is “beating out” Kim Kardashian in a lot of things? She likely means hits on social media.

    How long do you expect it might be before Kim Kardashian hits back at Farrah Abraham for her comments?

    And what on earth do you suppose she will say?

    The dirt is certainly going to fly in Farrah Abraham’s direction–plenty of it, and soon.

  • Why and How To Use Facebook Live As It Becomes A Ranking Signal

    Why and How To Use Facebook Live As It Becomes A Ranking Signal

    Last week, Facebook announced that it now takes live video into account when ranking content in the news feed. In other words, live video is now a bigger deal when it comes to getting in front of people on Facebook.

    Have you experimented with Facebook Live yet? Do you intend to use it to engage customers and followers? Discuss.

    In early December, Facebook began letting a small percentage of people in the U.S. stream live video from their iPhones. Later that month, they expanded this to all verified pages. In January, Facebook announced that the feature was rolling out to all U.S. iPhone users. Then, in early February, they opened up the functionality to the Pages Manager app for iPhone in the U.S.

    In late February, Facebook announced it would begin rolling out the ability for people on Android to share live video. This starts in the U.S. with more countries to follow. Now, Facebook is making all of this live video matter more by putting it higher in the priority list when it comes to what people see in their News Feeds.

    “As with any new type of content in News Feed, we are learning what signals help us show you the most relevant Facebook Live videos for you personally,” the company said in an announcement. “For example, a few years ago when more people began sharing and watching video on Facebook we listened to feedback to learn what signals helped us show people more of the videos they want to see and fewer of the videos they don’t. At first we updated News Feed ranking to take into account how many people watched a video and how long people watched for to help us personalize News Feed based on people’s preference for watching video. Over time we also learned that certain actions people take on a video, such as choosing to turn on sound or making the video full screen, are good signs they wanted to see that video, even if they didn’t choose to like it.”

    “Now that more and more people are watching Live videos, we are considering Live Videos as a new content type – different from normal videos – and learning how to rank them for people in News Feed,” Facebook added. “As a first step, we are making a small update to News Feed so that Facebook Live videos are more likely to appear higher in News Feed when those videos are actually live, compared to after they are no longer live. People spend more than 3x more time watching a Facebook Live video on average compared to a video that’s no longer live. This is because Facebook Live videos are more interesting in the moment than after the fact.”

    Facebook says it doesn’t expect Pages to see significant changes because of the update. This makes sense considering that most Pages can’t use the feature yet. Right now, it’s only available to users, verified Pages, and public figures using Mentions.

    If and when live video streaming does become available to all pages, this ranking signal will obviously matter a great deal more. Of course Pages are already competing for that News Feed real estate, and if they’re all given this feature and using live video, not much is going to change here. It will still just be one of many signals.

    Facebook prioritizing live videos would seemingly give it an edge up on Twitter’s Periscope app, which provides very similar functionality. Periscope, however isn’t limited to verified accounts.

    Brandlive recently polled businesses, finding that 44% had produced one or more live streaming videos in the last year, and that 20% intend to do so over the next year. Of those who plan on doing live streams over the coming year, most plan to do consumer panels, and the second biggest intended use case is virtual tours. 65% of those polled don’t currently have video production teams.

    Smart Facebook Live users will take advantage of the video content they’re creating and utilize it in other ways. DigiDay has a piece about TMZ’s use of the feature, which includes little live shows they do at different times of the week. They then re-use clips across platforms.

    According to the report, TMZ’s Facebook Live videos attract about 100,000 viewers. This has no doubt been helped not only by the new ranking signal, but the fact that Facebook has been giving users notifications of live video broadcasts. I’ve seen quite a few of these for TMZ specifically. Users will soon be able to turn all live video notifications off, however, so the effectiveness of that may soon wear off. DigiDay reports in a separate article:

    Make no mistake though. Facebook wants to push live video in front of users as much as it can get away with – hence the new ranking signal. The company is also reportedly looking to pay celebrities to use Facebook Live to make it grow more. According to Peter Kafka, Sheryl Sandberg herself has been reaching out to talent agencies about this.

    For now, the average business owner or marketer may not be able to take advantage of Facebook Live with their business page, but Facebook will undoubtedly open this up to you eventually. In the meantime, you can still use it through your personal account.

    Our friend Facebook marketing expert Mari Smith, whom we spoke with about utilizing various Facebook tools last year, appeared on a podcast on Friday to talk about Facebook Live.

    “What I love about it is that you already have your audience built in,” she said. “So whether you’re going to use the live streaming video feature on your personal profile or your Page, you have an audience.”

    “At the end of the day, it’s basically the ability to create more connection – a deeper connection – more intimacy, more authenticity, more of that human-to-human connection to really humanize or personalize your brand,” she said.

    Listen to the whole conversation here.

    Facebook itself offers 8 tips for using Facebook Live. These are:

    You can read what the company has to say about each of these as well as see some examples from successful broadcasts on this page at Facebook’s Media site.

    If you are already using Periscope or Meerkat, there will of course be plenty of overlap in the use cases between those services and Facebook Live.

    Do you intend to use Facebook Live for business purposes? Let us know in the comments.

  • Jennifer Jason Leigh Talks “Sweet” Oscar Nom After Almost Leaving Hollywood

    Jennifer Jason Leigh has had a long, interesting career in film, but much like Leonardo DiCaprio was (until last night), she’s been largely ignored by the Academy. This year’s awards ceremony marked her first nomination–for supporting actress in The Hateful Eight–but, as pointed out by Stuart Mitchner of Town Topics, the role was much more than a supporting one.

    In the film, Jennifer took on the character of Daisy Domergue, a rough-talking, hard-living wild West gangster who gets herself arrested and hauled through a blizzard to await her fate.

    “She’ll try anything, she’ll push it all the way. She’s crazy like a fox. You don’t know if you should feel sorry for her; you don’t know if you should despise her,” said producer Stacy Sher.

    For Jennifer Jason Leigh, the fact that she was nominated at this point in her career–not long after she thought she might not come back to Hollywood after having a child–was a wonderful feeling.

    “It feels incredibly sweet, it really does. I mean, to be recognized at this time in my life? I didn’t expect any of this, so it is absolutely lovely and I feel very happy and grateful,” Leigh said on a recent podcast.

    Leigh says she took a break from the spotlight after a successful career because, at the age of 48, she had a baby and saw her marriage of five years end. For her, acting wasn’t worth the struggle of finding the right roles when she had other priorities.

    “I love acting, but I am a mom and the roles just weren’t coming because of a mixture of things: because I’m not ambitious and because I’m older and I had a baby. I really felt like I had said a graceful and completely happy goodbye to acting in a significant way,” she reflects. “And I had sort of made my peace with that.”

    The Hateful Eight isn’t the only critically-acclaimed film starring Leigh to come out in recent months; Anomalisa was a years-long stop-motion project that progressed through a lot of changes in her own life.

    “My Lisa’s still my Lisa. But when we started it I had just gotten married, and when we recorded it eight years later I was divorced and a single mom, so a lot had happened to me in those years. I understood the ending for Lisa in a more significant way, perhaps, but I also love how she still has so much hope,” Jennifer said.

    Though Jennifer Jason Leigh lost to Alicia Vikander for Best Supporting Actress, the fact that she was nominated at this stage in her career meant a lot. Besides the Oscar, she was also nominated for and won the best supporting actress National Board of Review Award, was nominated for the Critics’ Choice, Golden Globe, SAG, BAFTA, and Independent Spirit awards.

  • “Better Call Saul”: Will We Get To See Squat Cobbler Videos?

    Better Call Saul has only just dipped the toe into the second season and fans are already intrigued about the new character, Pryce, played by Mark Proksch.

    Of course, in one hilarious turn of events, it is mentioned on Better Call Saul that Pryce once made erotic “Squat Cobbler” videos in which he sits in different pies and cries for the enjoyment of a wealthy and gross man.

    Now fans of Better Call Saul want to know: Are we going to get to see these Squat Cobbler videos?

    When Better Call Saul‘s Mark Proksch, himself, was asked about the possibility, he said, “It’s something I know people will want to see, and Vince [Gilligan] and [executive producer Peter Gould] have hinted on the podcast that you may somehow, some way, at some point, get to see them – if they do indeed exist.”

    He added, “I will say this, though. If they do exist, they’ll be some of the most disturbing things you will ever see.”

    Undoubtedly. But we still want to. And it seems Proksch could be just fearless enough to pull it off. I mean, before finding fame on Better Call Saul and The Office, he sort of made a name for himself by making viral videos of himself crashing newscasts as a fake yo-yo champion.

    When he was asked if he was up to the task and if those yo-yo videos have helped his career, he replied, “Kind of. That’s how I got on The Office. For Saul, I auditioned, and later Vince and Peter found out about the videos through Bob Odenkirk, and they loved them. So yeah, those videos have really paid off.”

    Interesting.

    Better Call Saul fans, are you interested in seeing the Squat Cobbler videos?

  • Matthew Paetz And Lea Michele Split After Two Years

    Matthew Paetz and Lea Michele have called it quits.

    Mathew Paetz dated Michele for nearly two years before sources say he called things off.

    According to Us Weekly, a source said of Matthew Paetz, “He had enough,” and, “She was completely crushed.”

    Also, if you were crossing your fingers for a reunion, it likely won’t happen with these two.

    The source added, “He won’t take her back.”

    Cheers! 2016 I'm loving you so far!

    A photo posted by Lea Michele (@msleamichele) on

    It isn’t clear yet just what Lea Michele did to perturb Matthew Paetz so much that he would never take her back.

    Merry Christmas from us!!!! (Sheila is really upset to not be in this pic..)

    A photo posted by Lea Michele (@msleamichele) on

    Other sources claim that Lea Michele is already mending from her split with Matthew Paetz with the help of her friends.

    One source said, “She’s doing well and is focusing on friends and work. This has been very sudden and hard, but if anyone can pick herself up it’s Lea. She has a great network of friends.”

    My girls! @itsbeccatobin @emmaroberts

    A photo posted by Lea Michele (@msleamichele) on

    Girls day at @coteshop w/ my girl @itsbeccatobin

    A photo posted by Lea Michele (@msleamichele) on

    Matthew Paetz was Lea Michele’s first boyfriend after she lost her long-time love, Cory Monteith, in 2013 to a drug and alcohol overdose.

    Last month, Lea spoke of how Monteith would have approved of Matthew Paetz, saying, “I really know that Cory would love him too. And that’s all that we hold within our hearts, and so does everyone else in my life.”

    She said of nay-sayers, “Other people don’t know him and they don’t know my private life, so I understand that people are going to say whatever they are going to say. As long and he and I are good, my family’s good, my friends are good, that’s all that matters.”

    Are you sad that Lea Michele and Matthew Paetz are no longer dating?

  • Darth Vader To Get More Violent In “Rogue One” Anthology

    Darth Vader is about to show fans a side of himself not yet seen.

    Of course, Darth Vader was cruel up until he was killed in Episode VI, but the new anthology Star Wars: Rogue One will show him in his early days as an in-the-trenches fighter.

    Making Star Wars was privvy to some insider information on Darth Vader’s anthology.

    It was reported, “The action sequences filmed are unknown, but there was work pitching the different ways Darth Vader could kill rebels on a battlefield with the Force and his lightsaber.”

    It continued, “The storyboard ‘pitches’ showed decapitated rebels, people being dismembered by Vader throwing his sword, levitating bodies to make human shields, and so on. The art was more violent than what we’ve seen Darth Vader do on screen before.”

    The anthology series from Disney will focus on individuals and their particular stories. Star Wars: Rogue One will not only highlight Darth Vader, but the rumor is that it will also introduce a new droid played by Alan Tudyk.

    Finally some badass Vader action! Can't wait! #darthvader #rogueone #starwars

    A photo posted by Rogue Squadron Podcast (@roguesquadpod) on

    There is also talk of the introduction of Death Troopers, which are Storm Troopers dressed in black, that could add another level of darkness to Darth Vader’s tale.

    Star Wars: Rogue One will fill the giant gap between last year’s blockbuster Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the 2017 release of Episode VIII and will be set in the time period right before Episode IV.

    Are you excited to see an even more violent side of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Rogue One?

  • Yahoo Reports Earnings, Will Reduce Staff by 15%

    Yahoo Reports Earnings, Will Reduce Staff by 15%

    Yahoo just announced its Q4 and year-end 2015 financials and provided an update on the company’s business strategy going forward. It also it will reduce its workforce by 15% and exit five of its offices ( Dubai, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Madrid, and Milan).

    By the end of the year, the company expects to have about 9,000 employees and fewer than 1,000 contractors. This, it says, will result in savings in short term operating expense of $400 million annually.

    “Today, we’re announcing a strategic plan that we strongly believe will enable us to accelerate Yahoo’s transformation,” said CEO Marissa Mayer. “This is a strong plan calling for bold shifts in products and in resources. We are extremely proud of the billion dollar plus business we have built in mobile, video, native, and social. Our strategic bets in Mavens have enabled us build an entirely new, forward-leaning business of tremendous scale and growth in just three years. The plan announced today builds from that achievement and will dramatically brighten our future and improve our competitiveness, and attractiveness to users, advertisers, and partners.”

    “The Board is committed to the turnaround efforts of the management team and supportive of the plan announced today. We have tremendous respect for the thousands of Yahoos who work very hard to make the world a better place,” said Maynard Webb, Yahoo’s Chairman of the Board. “The Board also believes that exploring additional strategic alternatives, in parallel to the execution of the management plan, is in the best interest of our shareholders. Separating our Alibaba stake from our operating business continues to be a primary focus, and our most direct path to value maximization. In addition to continuing work on the reverse spin, which we’ve discussed previously, we will engage on qualified strategic proposals.”

    Here’s the four-part “strategic plan” Yahoo has laid out for its business:

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    For Q4, the company reported revenue of $1.27 billion and EPS of $0.13, beating expectations on revenue and meeting them on earnings.

    Here’s the earnings release in its entirety:

    SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

    Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) today reported results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015.

    Q4 2014 Q4 2015 Full Year 2014 Full Year 2015
    GAAP revenue $1,253 million $1,273 million $4,618 million $4,968 million
    Cost of revenue – TAC $74 million $271 million $218 million $878 million

    Goodwill impairment*

    		 $88 million $4,461 million $88 million $4,461 million
    Income (loss) from operations $32 million ($4,530) million $143 million ($4,748) million
    Non-GAAP income from operations $256 million $63 million $755 million $342 million
    Adjusted EBITDA $409 million $215 million $1,362 million $952 million
    Net earnings $166 million ($4,435) million $7,522 million ($4,359) million
    GAAP net earnings per diluted share $0.17 ($4.70) $7.45 ($4.64)
    Non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share $0.30 $0.13 $1.57 $0.59

    *See further discussion related to goodwill impairment below

    “I’m pleased to report that our Q4 performance exceeded guidance across GAAP revenue, revenue ex-TAC, adjusted EBITDA, and non-GAAP Operating Income,” said Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo. “We continue to be encouraged by the performance of our Mavens investments, which in 2015 alone, grew to about a third of our GAAP revenue — $1.6 billion dollars.”

    Business Highlights

    Search

    • As part of Yahoo’s efforts to move search toward a more contextual, anticipatory and assistive experience, the Company made the first in a series of ongoing updates to the Yahoo Search app. For iOS in the U.S., the Yahoo Search app experience is now more actionable and guides users to the information they need whether it’s from the Web or their inboxes. Logged in users can now see Web and email results in one place, as the app can now search across email, contacts and calendar to help them find things like package delivery notifications, hotel reservation details and upcoming events, while partnerships with companies like Yelp and OpenTable allow users to take action directly from the search results page.

    Communications

    • Yahoo unveiled the next generation of Yahoo Messenger on mobile for both iOS and Android, the Web and Yahoo Mail on desktop. Built from the ground up, the powerful new platform integrates technology and features from Flickr, Tumblr and Xobni. Built for group and 1:1 messaging, Yahoo Messenger now allows users to unsend and like messages, photos and animated GIFs quickly and easily.

    Digital Content

    • Tumblr further strengthened the way that users communicate and connect over the things they love through threaded instant Messaging available across iOS and Android apps, and on the Web.
    • Yahoo presented the first free, global live stream of an NFL game to more than 15 million viewers across the globe. This was the first time users were able to enjoy the NFL’s premium content globally without cable, authentication or TV across both Yahoo and Tumblr. More than 30 top brands partnered with Yahoo to kick off this new era of sports programming. The Company delivered the live stream with a rebuffering ratio of less than one percent.
    • Yahoo, together with launch sponsor Fidelity Investments, introduced “The Final Round,” a live weekday show on Yahoo Finance that offers insight into the most important business news of the day and what’s driving markets, and features interviews with bold-faced names like premiere guest Charles Koch from the field and in the New York studio.
    • Yahoo debuted Adrian Wojnarowski’s new weekly NBA podcast, The Vertical, with an interview with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. The podcast debuted in advance of the January launch of Wojnarowski’s new basketball site “The Vertical” on Yahoo Sports. “The Vertical” will feature content from an elite and talented group of reporters and industry insiders.

    Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Highlights

    Mavens Revenue:

    Q4 2014

    		 Q4 2015 Full Year 2014 Full Year 2015
    Mavens revenue

    $

    375 million

    $

    472 million

    $

    1,148 million

    $

    1,660 million
    Non-Mavens revenue 751 million 750 million 3,022 million 2,908 million
    Total traffic-driven revenue

    $

    1,126 million

    $

    1,222 million

    $

    4,170 million

    $

    4,568 million
    Non-traffic-driven revenue

    		127 million 51 million 448 million 400 million
    GAAP revenue

    $

    1,253 million

    $

    1,273 million

    $

    4,618 million

    $

    4,968 million

    Mavens revenue represented 33 percent and 28 percent of traffic-driven revenue in the fourth quarter and full year of 2014, respectively, and increased to 39 percent and 36 percent in the fourth quarter and full year of 2015, respectively.

    Mobile Revenue:

    Q4 2014 Q4 2015 Full Year 2014 Full Year 2015
    Mobile revenue

    $

    254 million

    $

    291 million

    $

    768 million

    $

    1,048 million
    PC revenue 872 million 931 million 3,402 million 3,520 million
    Total traffic-driven revenue

    $

    1,126 million

    $

    1,222 million

    $

    4,170 million

    $

    4,568 million
    Non-traffic-driven revenue 127 million 51 million 448 million 400 million
    GAAP revenue

    $

    1,253 million

    $

    1,273 million

    $

    4,618 million

    $

    4,968 million

    Mobile revenue represented 23 percent and 18 percent of traffic-driven revenue in the fourth quarter and full year of 2014, respectively, and increased to 24 percent and 23 percent in the fourth quarter and full year of 2015, respectively.

    Gross mobile revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 and 2015 was $413 million and $449 million, respectively. Gross mobile revenue for the full year of 2014 and 2015 was $1,261 million and $1,679 million, respectively.

    Search Revenue:

    • Gross search revenue was $866 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, a decrease of 7 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014. Gross search revenue was $3,612 million for the full year of 2015, an increase of 7 percent compared to the prior year.
    • GAAP search revenue was $522 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of 12 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014. GAAP search revenue was $2,084 million for the full year of 2015, an increase of 16 percent compared to the prior year.
    • Cost of revenue – TAC paid to search partners was $141 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, which includes TAC from the Mozilla agreement, compared to $5 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. Cost of revenue – TAC paid to search partners was $465 million for the full year of 2015, which includes TAC from the Mozilla agreement, compared to $9 million in the prior year.
    • The number of Paid Clicks decreased 10 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014.
    • Price-per-Click increased 3 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014.

    Display Revenue:

    • GAAP display revenue was $601 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, a 13 percent increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2014. GAAP display revenue was $2,074 million for the full year of 2015, an 11 percent increase compared to the prior year.
    • Cost of revenue – TAC paid to display partners was $130 million for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to $68 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. Cost of revenue – TAC paid to display partners was $410 million for the full year of 2015 compared to $205 million in the prior year.
    • The number of Ads Sold increased 8 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014.
    • Price-per-Ad increased 6 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014.

    Goodwill Impairment:

    We recorded a $4,461 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge as a result of our annual goodwill impairment test conducted in the fourth quarter of 2015. We concluded that the carrying value of our U.S. & Canada, Europe, Latin America and Tumblr reporting units exceeded their respective estimated fair values. The goodwill impairment resulted from a combination of factors, including decreases in our market capitalization, projected operating results and estimated future cash flows.

    Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities:

    • Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were $6.8 billion as of December 31, 2015 compared to $10.2 billion as of December 31, 2014, a decrease of $3.4 billion. In the first quarter of 2015, the Company satisfied the $3.3 billion income tax liability related to the sale of Alibaba Group ADSs in September 2014.

    “We’re encouraged that our fourth quarter results exceeded expectations in all core metrics,” said Ken Goldman, CFO of Yahoo. “As we look forward to executing a more focused strategy for the Company, this is a solid baseline for the actions we’re taking to improve performance in 2016 and beyond.”

    Live Stream

    Yahoo will live stream a video broadcast of the Company’s fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial results at 2 p.m. Pacific Time/5 p.m. Eastern Time today. The live stream will be broadcast from Yahoo’s Sunnyvale studio and will be available exclusively on Yahoo Finance at finance.yahoo.com. The Company will provide its business outlook for the first quarter of 2016 during the presentation. Supplemental financial information can be accessed through the Company’s Investor Relations website at investor.yahoo.net. The video will be archived after the event at investor.yahoo.net and will be available for 90 days following the broadcast.

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    This press release and its attachments include the following financial measures defined as non-GAAP financial measures by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”): gross mobile revenue; gross search revenue; revenue ex-TAC; adjusted EBITDA; non-GAAP income from operations; non-GAAP net earnings; non-GAAP net earnings per share – diluted; and free cash flow.

    Gross mobile revenue is GAAP mobile revenue plus the related revenue share with third parties. Gross search revenue is GAAP search revenue plus the related revenue share with third parties. Revenue ex-TAC is GAAP revenue less cost of revenue – TAC. Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP net earnings, and non-GAAP net earnings per share – diluted, exclude from the most comparable GAAP financial measures certain gains, losses, and expenses that we do not believe are indicative of ongoing results, and exclude stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes taxes, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, other income (expense), net (which includes interest), earnings in equity interests, and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests. Free cash flow is GAAP net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (adjusted to include excess tax benefits from stock-based awards), less acquisition of property and equipment, net (i.e., acquisition of property and equipment less proceeds received from disposition of property and equipment) and dividends received from equity investees.

    These measures may be different than non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Explanations of the Company’s non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations of these financial measures to the GAAP financial measures the Company considers most comparable are included in the accompanying “Note to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements,” and “Supplemental Financial Data and GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations.”

    About Yahoo

    Yahoo is a guide focused on informing, connecting, and entertaining our users. By creating highly personalized experiences for our users, we keep people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the world. In turn, we create value for advertisers by connecting them with the audiences that build their businesses. Yahoo is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and has offices located throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific (APAC) and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.net) or the Company’s blog (yahoo.tumblr.com).

    “Ads Sold” consist of display ad impressions for paying advertisers on Yahoo Properties and Affiliate sites.

    “Affiliates” refers to the third-party entities that have integrated Yahoo’s advertising offerings into their websites or other offerings (those websites and other offerings, “Affiliate sites”).

    “Alibaba Group” means Alibaba Group Holding Limited. In September 2014, Alibaba Group completed its initial public offering of American Depositary Shares (“ADS”), in which Yahoo was a selling shareholder.

    “Gross mobile revenue” is GAAP mobile revenue plus the related revenue share with third parties.

    “Gross search revenue” is GAAP search revenue plus the related revenue share with third parties.

    “Mavens revenue” is revenue generated from, without duplication: (i) mobile (as defined below), (ii) video ads and video ad packages, (iii) native ads, and (iv) Tumblr ads and fees.

    “Mobile revenue” is revenue generated in connection with user activity on mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, regardless of whether the device is accessing a mobile-optimized service. Mobile revenue is generated primarily from search and display ads. Mobile revenue also includes leads, listings and fees revenue and ecommerce revenue allocated to user activity on mobile devices.

    “Net earnings” means net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc., and “net earnings per diluted share” means net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share – diluted.

    “Non-Mavens revenue” is revenue generated from search ads and traditional (i.e., non-native, non-video, non-Tumblr) display ads served on PCs and also includes leads, listings and fees revenue and ecommerce revenue allocated to user activity on PCs.

    “Non-traffic-driven revenue” is revenue not arising from user activity on Yahoo Properties or Affiliate sites, and includes royalty revenue, license fee revenue, amortization under the technology and intellectual property license agreement with Alibaba Group through the third quarter of 2015, and all other revenue that is not traffic-driven.

    “Paid Clicks” are clicks by end-users on sponsored search listings (excluding native ads) on Yahoo Properties and Affiliate sites.

    “PC” means a desktop computer, and “PC revenue” is revenue generated from search and display ads served on PCs and also includes leads, listings and fees revenue and ecommerce revenue allocated to user activity on PCs.

    “Price-per-Ad” is defined as display revenue divided by our total number of Ads Sold.

    “Price-per-Click” is defined as Search click-driven revenue divided by our total number of Paid Clicks.

    “Search Agreement” refers to the Search and Advertising Services and Sales Agreement between Yahoo and Microsoft Corporation, as amended.

    “Search click-driven revenue” is gross search revenue excluding the Microsoft RPS guarantee and search revenue from Yahoo Japan.

    “TAC” refers to traffic acquisition costs. TAC consists of payments to Affiliates and payments made to companies that direct consumer and business traffic to Yahoo Properties.

    “Yahoo,” “Company,” and “we” refer to Yahoo! Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

    “Yahoo Properties” refers to the online properties and services that Yahoo provides to users.

    We periodically review, refine and update our methodologies for monitoring, gathering, and counting number of Ads Sold and Paid Clicks, and for calculating Search click-driven revenue, Price-per-Ad, and Price-per-Click.

    Additional information about how “Ads Sold,” “Paid Clicks,” “Price-per-Ad,” “Price-per-Click,” and “Search click-driven revenue” are defined and calculated is included under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, which is on file with the SEC and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

    This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Yahoo’s expected financial performance and Yahoo’s strategic and operational plans (including, without limitation, the quotations from management). Risks and uncertainties may cause actual results to differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks related to acceptance by users of new products and services; risks related to Yahoo’s ability to compete with new or existing competitors; reduction in spending by, or loss of, advertising customers; risks related to Yahoo’s ability to continue to grow its mobile users and revenue; risks related to Yahoo’s ability to continue to grow Mavens revenue; risks related to Yahoo’s ability to provide innovative search experiences and other products and services that differentiate its services and generate significant traffic; risks associated with the Search Agreement with Microsoft Corporation; risks related to acquiring or developing compelling content; risks related to joint ventures and the integration of acquisitions; risks related to possible impairment of goodwill or other assets; risks related to Yahoo’s ability to manage its operating expenses effectively; risks related to Yahoo’s ability to protect its intellectual property and the value of its brands; adverse results in litigation; security breaches; interruptions or delays in the provision of Yahoo’s services; risks related to Yahoo’s regulatory environment; risks related to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; risks related to Yahoo’s international operations; risks related to Yahoo’s ability to recruit and retain key personnel; dependence on third parties for technology, services, content, and distribution; risks related to the calculation of our key operational metrics; and general economic conditions. All information set forth in this press release and its attachments is as of February 2, 2016. Yahoo does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update this information to reflect subsequent events or circumstances. More information about potential factors that could affect the Company’s business and financial results is included under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as amended, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, which are on file with the SEC and available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information will also be set forth in those sections in Yahoo’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, which will be filed with the SEC in the first quarter of 2016.

    Yahoo!, the Yahoo family of marks, Flickr, Xobni, and the associated logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. Tumblr is a registered trademark of Tumblr, Inc. Other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

    Yahoo! Inc.
    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
    (in thousands)

    December 31,

    December 31,

    2014

    2015
    ASSETS
    Current assets:
    Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,664,098 $ 1,631,911
    Short-term marketable securities 5,327,412 4,225,112
    Accounts receivable, net 1,032,704 1,047,504
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets 420,207 602,792
    Total current assets 9,444,421 7,507,319
    Long-term marketable securities 2,230,892 975,961
    Property and equipment, net 1,487,684 1,547,323
    Goodwill 5,152,570 808,114
    Intangible assets, net 470,842 347,269
    Other long-term assets and investments 563,560 342,390
    Investments in Alibaba Group 39,867,789 31,172,361
    Investments in equity interests 2,489,578 2,503,229
    Total assets $ 61,707,336 $ 45,203,966
    LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
    Accounts payable $ 238,018 $ 208,691
    Income taxes payable related to sale of Alibaba Group ADSs 3,282,293 –
    Other accrued expenses and current liabilities 657,709 934,658
    Deferred revenue 336,963 134,031
    Total current liabilities 4,514,983 1,277,380
    Convertible notes 1,170,423 1,233,485
    Long-term deferred revenue 20,774 27,801
    Other long-term liabilities 143,095 118,689
    Deferred tax liabilities related to investment in Alibaba Group 16,154,906 12,611,867
    Deferred and other long-term tax liabilities 917,563 855,324
    Total liabilities 22,921,744 16,124,546
    Total Yahoo! Inc. stockholders’ equity 38,741,837 29,043,537
    Noncontrolling interests 43,755 35,883
    Total equity 38,785,592 29,079,420
    Total liabilities and equity $ 61,707,336 $ 45,203,966
    Yahoo! Inc.
    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
    (in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Three Months Ended

    Year Ended

    December 31,

    December 31,

    2014

    2015

    2014

    2015
    Revenue $ 1,253,072 $ 1,273,393 $ 4,618,133 $ 4,968,301
    Operating expenses:
    Cost of revenue – traffic acquisition costs 73,616 270,916 217,531 877,514
    Cost of revenue – other 287,808 316,193 1,169,844 1,200,234

    Sales and marketing

    		 261,040 256,728 1,084,438 1,080,718
    Product development 304,287 272,463 1,156,386 1,177,923
    General and administrative 190,051 181,733 686,272 687,804
    Amortization of intangibles 17,924 19,365 66,750 79,042
    Gain on sale of patents (35,094 ) – (97,894 ) (11,100 )
    Asset impairment charge – 2,682 – 44,381
    Goodwill impairment charge 88,414 4,460,837 88,414 4,460,837
    Intangibles impairment charge – 15,423 – 15,423
    Restructuring charges, net 32,872 7,087 103,450 104,019
    Total operating expenses

    1,220,918

    		 5,803,427 4,475,191 9,716,795
    Income (loss) from operations 32,154 (4,530,034 ) 142,942 (4,748,494 )
    Other income (expense), net 87,550 (9,023 ) 10,369,439 (75,782 )
    Income (loss) before income taxes and earnings in equity interests 119,704 (4,539,057 ) 10,512,381 (4,824,276 )
    (Provision) benefit for income taxes (52,340 ) 13,985 (4,038,102 ) 89,598
    Earnings in equity interests 101,917 92,845 1,057,863 383,571
    Net income (loss) 169,281 (4,432,227 ) 7,532,142 (4,351,107 )
    Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2,937 ) (2,760 ) (10,411 ) (7,975 )
    Net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. $ 166,344 $ (4,434,987 ) $ 7,521,731 $ (4,359,082 )
    Net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share – diluted (1) $ 0.17 $ (4.70 ) $ 7.45 $ (4.64 )
    Shares used in per share calculation – diluted 962,626 943,425 1,004,108 939,141
    Stock-based compensation expense by function:
    Cost of revenue – other $ 6,331 $ 9,053 $ 42,155 $ 32,010
    Sales and marketing 32,209 30,002 145,777 141,418
    Product development 44,839 45,010 139,056 190,454
    General and administrative 19,373 21,836 93,186 93,271
    Restructuring charges, net – – – 2,705

    Supplemental Financial Data:
    Revenue ex-TAC $ 1,179,456 $ 1,002,477 $ 4,400,602 $ 4,090,787
    Adjusted EBITDA $ 409,222 $ 214,687 $ 1,361,548 $ 951,740
    Free cash flow(2) $ 74,525 $ 31,502 $ 586,632 $ (3,010,172 )
    (1) The impact of outstanding stock awards of entities in which the Company holds equity interests that are accounted for using the equity method reduced the Company’s diluted earnings per share by $0.04 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
    (2) During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company satisfied the $3.3 billion income tax liability related to the sale of Alibaba Group ADSs in September 2014.
    Yahoo! Inc.
    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    (in thousands)
    Three Months Ended Year Ended
    December 31, December 31,
    2014 2015 2014 2015
    CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net income (loss) $ 169,281 $ (4,432,227 ) $ 7,532,142 $ (4,351,107 )

    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
    Depreciation 118,454 117,354 475,031 472,894
    Amortization of intangible assets 34,576 34,629 131,537 136,719
    Accretion of convertible notes discount 15,255 16,077 59,838 63,061
    Stock-based compensation expense 102,752 105,901 420,174 459,858
    Non-cash asset impairment charge – 2,682 – 44,381
    Non-cash goodwill impairment charge 88,414 4,460,837 88,414 4,460,837
    Non-cash intangibles impairment charge – 15,423 – 15,423
    Non-cash restructuring (credits) charges 3,637 3,181 (3,394 ) 3,150
    Non-cash accretion (amortization) on marketable securities 5,763 8,890 30,878 47,218
    Foreign exchange (gain) loss 3,271 (5,961 ) 15,978 4,376
    (Gain) loss on sale of assets and other (1,411 ) 180 (11,383 ) (2,878 )
    Gain on sale of Alibaba Group ADSs – – (10,319,437 ) –
    Gain on sale of patents (35,094 ) – (97,894 ) (11,100 )
    (Gain) loss on Hortonworks warrants (98,062 ) (42 ) (98,062 ) 19,199
    Earnings in equity interests (101,917 ) (92,845 ) (1,057,863 ) (383,571 )
    Tax benefits from stock-based awards 34,649 18,739 145,711 41,729
    Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards (35,190 ) (24,923 ) (149,582 ) (58,282 )
    Deferred income taxes 68,458 10,264 465,873 (42,341 )
    Dividends received from equity investees – – 83,685 142,045
    Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
    Accounts receivable (113,370 ) (73,368 ) 29,278 (39,065 )
    Prepaid expenses and other assets (103,477 ) 85,954 (82,419 ) 21,842
    Accounts payable 14,475 (30,323 ) 14,165 (59,965 )
    Accrued expenses and other liabilities 12,821 (84,793 ) 132,839 133,244
    Income taxes payable related to sale of Alibaba Group ADSs – – 3,282,293 (3,282,293 )
    Deferred revenue (76,070 ) (3,339 ) (194,920 ) (195,328 )
    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 107,215 132,290 892,882 (2,359,954 )
    CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
    Acquisition of property and equipment (70,276 ) (125,818 ) (389,551 ) (577,631 )
    Proceeds from sales of property and equipment 2,396 107 17,404 11,176
    Purchases of marketable securities (6,327,504 ) (1,733,658 ) (7,890,092 ) (5,206,245 )
    Proceeds from sales of marketable securities 587,924 256,676 2,269,659 822,997
    Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities 76,740 1,802,208 945,696 6,691,645
    Proceeds from sale of Alibaba Group ADSs, net of underwriting discounts, commissions, and fees – – 9,404,974 –
    Purchases of intangible assets (178 ) (78 ) (2,658 ) (4,811 )
    Proceeds from sales of patents 23,500 – 86,300 29,100
    Proceeds from the settlement of derivative hedge contracts 68,417 26,497 254,496 147,179
    Payments for the settlement of derivative hedge contracts (236 ) (2,223 ) (5,454 ) (8,817 )
    Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (545,199 ) (1,063 ) (859,036 ) (175,693 )
    Payments for equity investments in privately held companies (14,000 ) – (74,399 ) –
    Other investing activities, net 3,391 (53 ) 4,630 (256 )
    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (6,195,025 ) 222,595 3,761,969 1,728,644
    CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Proceeds from issuance of common stock 60,461 6,833 308,029 59,130
    Repurchases of common stock (1,612,995 ) – (4,163,227 ) (203,771 )
    Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards 35,190 24,923 149,582 58,282
    Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock units (54,454 ) (41,670 ) (280,879 ) (257,731 )
    Distributions to noncontrolling interests – – (22,344 ) (15,847 )
    Other financing activities, net (4,387 ) (3,767 ) (13,627 ) (17,321 )
    Net cash used in financing activities (1,576,185 ) (13,681 ) (4,022,466 ) (377,258 )
    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (17,192 ) 9,547 (45,877 ) (23,619 )
    Net change in cash and cash equivalents (7,681,187 ) 350,751 586,508 (1,032,187 )
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 10,345,285 1,281,160 2,077,590 2,664,098
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 2,664,098 $ 1,631,911 $ 2,664,098 $ 1,631,911

    Yahoo! Inc.
    Note to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

    This press release and its attachments include the non-GAAP financial measures of revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs (“revenue ex-TAC”); gross mobile revenue; gross search revenue; adjusted EBITDA; non-GAAP income from operations; non-GAAP net earnings; non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share; and free cash flow, which are reconciled to revenue (in the case of revenue ex-TAC, gross mobile revenue, and gross search revenue); net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. (in the case of adjusted EBITDA and non-GAAP net earnings); income (loss) from operations; net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share – diluted; and net cash provided by (used in) operating activities, which we believe are the most comparable GAAP measures. Yahoo! Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Yahoo,” the “Company,” or “we”) uses these non-GAAP financial measures for internal managerial purposes and to facilitate period-to-period comparisons. We describe limitations specific to each non-GAAP financial measure below. Management generally compensates for limitations in the use of non-GAAP financial measures by relying on comparable GAAP financial measures and providing investors with a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure or measures. Further, management uses non-GAAP financial measures only in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect additional ways of viewing aspects of our operations that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. These non-GAAP measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, revenue, net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc., income (loss) from operations, net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share – diluted, and net cash provided by (used in) operating activities calculated in accordance with GAAP.

    Revenue ex-TAC is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as GAAP revenue less TAC that has been recorded as a cost of revenue. TAC consists of payments made to Affiliates, and payments made to companies that direct consumer and business traffic to Yahoo Properties. TAC is recorded either as a reduction of revenue or as cost of revenue. We present revenue ex-TAC to provide investors a metric used by the Company for evaluation and decision-making purposes and to provide investors with comparable revenue numbers when comparing to our historical reported financial information. A limitation of revenue ex-TAC is that it is a measure we defined for internal and investor purposes that may be unique to the Company, and therefore it may not enhance the comparability of our results to those of other companies in our industry who have similar business arrangements but address the impact of TAC differently. Management compensates for these limitations by also relying on the comparable GAAP financial measures of revenue and cost of revenue—TAC.

    Each of gross mobile revenue and gross search revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure. Gross mobile revenue is defined as GAAP mobile revenue plus the related revenue share with third parties. Gross search revenue is defined as GAAP search revenue plus the related revenue share with third parties. We present these amounts to provide investors with additional metrics used by the Company for evaluation and decision-making purposes and as an indicator of the size of our presence in the relevant business. To this end, gross mobile revenue and gross search revenue report the total receipts generated on Yahoo Properties and Affiliate sites by the specified relevant Yahoo business (i.e., mobile or search), before any TAC or other revenue share is paid to the Affiliates and before any revenue share is allocated to Microsoft or other parties. A limitation of these non-GAAP measures is that they include revenue that is recognized by one or more third parties and not by Yahoo; furthermore, they are measures we defined for internal and investor purposes that may be unique to us, and therefore may not enhance the comparability of our results to those of other companies in our industry who have similar business arrangements but address the impact of TAC and revenue sharing differently. Management compensates for these limitations by also relying on the comparable financial measure GAAP revenue.

    Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. before taxes, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, other income, net (which includes interest), earnings in equity interests, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and other gains, losses, and expenses that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing results. We present adjusted EBITDA because the exclusion of certain gains, losses, and expenses facilitates comparisons of the operating performance of the Company on a period to period basis. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results reported under GAAP. These limitations include: adjusted EBITDA does not reflect tax payments and such payments reflect a reduction in cash available to us; adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the periodic costs of certain capitalized tangible and intangible assets used in generating revenues in our businesses; adjusted EBITDA does not include stock-based compensation expense related to the Company’s workforce; adjusted EBITDA also excludes other income, net (which includes interest), earnings in equity interests, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and other gains, losses, and expenses that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing results, and these items may represent a reduction or increase in cash available to us; and adjusted EBITDA is a measure that may be unique to the Company, and therefore it may not enhance the comparability of our results to other companies in our industry. Management compensates for these limitations by also relying on the comparable GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc., which includes taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, other income, net (which includes interest), earnings in equity interests, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and the other gains, losses and expenses that are excluded from adjusted EBITDA.

    Non-GAAP income from operations is defined as income (loss) from operations excluding certain gains, losses, and expenses that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing operating results and further adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense. Because of the variety of equity awards used by companies, the varying methodologies for determining stock-based compensation expense, and the subjective assumptions involved in those determinations, we believe excluding stock-based compensation expense enhances the ability of management and investors to understand the impact of stock-based compensation expense on income (loss) from operations. We consider non-GAAP income from operations to be a profitability measure which facilitates the forecasting of our operating results for future periods and allows for the comparison of our results to historical periods. A limitation of non-GAAP income from operations is that it does not include all items that impact our income from operations for the period. Management compensates for this limitation by also relying on the comparable GAAP financial measure of income (loss) from operations which includes the gains, losses, and expenses that are excluded from non-GAAP income from operations.

    Non-GAAP net earnings is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. (which we sometimes refer to as net earnings) excluding certain gains, losses, expenses, and their related tax effects that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing results and further adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense and its related tax effects. Because of the variety of equity awards used by companies, the varying methodologies for determining stock-based compensation expense, and the subjective assumptions involved in those determinations, we believe excluding stock-based compensation expense enhances the ability of management and investors to understand the impact of stock-based compensation expense on net income and net income per share. We consider non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share to be profitability measures which facilitate the forecasting of our results for future periods and allow for the comparison of our results to historical periods. A limitation of non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share is that they do not include all items that impact our net income and net income per diluted share for the period. Management compensates for this limitation by also relying on the comparable GAAP financial measures of net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. and net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share – diluted, both of which include the gains, losses, expenses and related tax effects that are excluded from non-GAAP net earnings and non-GAAP net earnings per diluted share.

    Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure defined as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (adjusted to include excess tax benefits from stock-based awards), less acquisition of property and equipment, net (i.e., acquisition of property and equipment less proceeds received from disposition of property and equipment) and dividends received from equity investees. We consider free cash flow to be a liquidity measure which provides useful information to management and investors about the amount of cash generated by business operations, after deducting our net payments for acquisitions and dispositions of property and equipment, which cash can then be used for strategic opportunities or other business purposes including, among others, investing in the Company’s business, making strategic acquisitions, strengthening the balance sheet, and repurchasing stock. A limitation of free cash flow is that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period. Management compensates for this limitation by also relying on the net change in cash and cash equivalents as presented in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows prepared in accordance with GAAP which incorporates all cash movements during the period.

    Yahoo! Inc.
    Supplemental Financial Data and GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations
    (in thousands)
    Three Months Ended Year Ended
    December 31, December 31,
    2014 2015 2014 2015
    Revenue for groups of similar services:
    Search $ 467,321 $ 521,869 $ 1,792,861 $ 2,084,139
    Display 531,778 601,435 1,868,035 2,074,161
    Other 253,973 150,089 957,237 810,001
    Total revenue $ 1,253,072 $ 1,273,393 $ 4,618,133 $ 4,968,301
    Revenue excluding traffic acquisition costs recorded as cost of revenue (“revenue ex-TAC”) for groups of similar services:
    GAAP search revenue $ 467,321 $ 521,869 $ 1,792,861 $ 2,084,139
    TAC associated with search revenue (5,096 ) (140,596 ) (9,279 ) (465,484 )
    Search revenue ex-TAC $ 462,225 $ 381,273 $ 1,783,582 $ 1,618,655
    GAAP display revenue $ 531,778 $ 601,435 $ 1,868,035 $ 2,074,161
    TAC associated with display revenue (67,772 ) (129,756 ) (204,928 ) (409,590 )
    Display revenue ex-TAC $ 464,006 $ 471,679 $ 1,663,107 $ 1,664,571
    Other GAAP revenue $ 253,973 $ 150,089 $ 957,237 $ 810,001
    TAC associated with other GAAP revenue (748 ) (564 ) (3,324 ) (2,440 )
    Other revenue ex-TAC $ 253,225 $ 149,525 $ 953,913 $ 807,561
    Revenue ex-TAC:
    GAAP revenue $ 1,253,072 $ 1,273,393 $ 4,618,133 $ 4,968,301
    TAC (73,616 ) (270,916 ) (217,531 ) (877,514 )
    Revenue ex-TAC $ 1,179,456 $ 1,002,477 $ 4,400,602 $ 4,090,787
    Revenue ex-TAC by segment:
    Americas:
    GAAP revenue $ 972,092 $ 1,012,465 $ 3,517,861 $ 3,976,770
    TAC (59,548 ) (239,393 ) (166,545 ) (788,725 )
    Revenue ex-TAC $ 912,544 $ 773,072 $ 3,351,316 $ 3,188,045
    EMEA:
    GAAP revenue $ 96,358 $ 97,116 $ 374,833 $ 343,646
    TAC (9,482 ) (19,885 ) (36,867 ) (57,284 )
    Revenue ex-TAC $ 86,876 $ 77,231 $ 337,966 $ 286,362
    Asia Pacific:
    GAAP revenue $ 184,622 $ 163,812 $ 725,439 $ 647,885
    TAC (4,586 ) (11,638 ) (14,119 ) (31,505 )
    Revenue ex-TAC $ 180,036 $ 152,174 $ 711,320 $ 616,380
    Total revenue ex-TAC $ 1,179,456 $ 1,002,477 $ 4,400,602 $ 4,090,787
    Direct costs by segment (3):
    Americas $ 70,594 $ 79,338 $ 283,594 $ 319,744
    EMEA 20,985 31,842 87,490 95,789
    Asia Pacific 49,989 46,290 198,910 196,054
    Global operating costs (4) 663,760 631,128 2,566,954 2,547,368
    Gain on sale of patents (35,094 ) – (97,894 ) (11,100 )
    Asset impairment charge – 2,682 – 44,381
    Goodwill impairment charge 88,414 4,460,837 88,414 4,460,837

    Intangibles impairment charge

    –

    15,423

    –

    15,423
    Restructuring charges, net 32,872 7,087 103,450 104,019
    Depreciation and amortization 153,030 151,983 606,568 609,613
    Stock-based compensation expense 102,752 105,901 420,174 457,153
    Income (loss) from operations $ 32,154 $ (4,530,034 ) $ 142,942 $ (4,748,494 )
    (3) Direct costs for each segment include costs associated with the local sales teams and other cost of revenue.
    (4) Global operating costs include product development, marketing, real estate workplace, general and administrative, and other corporate expenses that are managed on a global basis and that are not directly attributable to any particular segment.
    Yahoo! Inc.
    Supplemental Financial Data and GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)
    (in thousands)
    Three Months Ended Year Ended
    December 31, December 31,
    2014 2015 2014 2015
    Reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. to adjusted EBITDA:
    Net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. $ 166,344 $ (4,434,987 ) $ 7,521,731 $ (4,359,082 )
    Advisory fees – 808 – 8,808
    Depreciation and amortization 153,030 151,983 606,568 609,613
    Stock-based compensation expense 102,752 105,901 420,174 457,153
    Asset impairment charge – 2,682 – 44,381
    Goodwill impairment charge 88,414 4,460,837 88,414 4,460,837
    Intangibles impairment charge – 15,423 – 15,423
    Restructuring charges, net 32,872 7,087 103,450 104,019
    Other (expense) income, net (87,550 ) 9,023 (10,369,439 ) 75,782
    (Provision) benefit for income taxes 52,340 (13,985 ) 4,038,102 (89,598 )
    Earnings in equity interests (101,917 ) (92,845 ) (1,057,863 ) (383,571 )
    Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 2,937 2,760 10,411 7,975
    Adjusted EBITDA $ 409,222 $ 214,687 $ 1,361,548 $ 951,740
    Reconciliation of net cash provided by (used in) operating activities to free cash flow:
    Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $ 107,215 $ 132,290 $ 892,882 $ (2,359,954 )
    Acquisition of property and equipment, net (67,880 ) (125,711 ) (372,147 ) (566,455 )
    Dividends received from equity investees – – (83,685 ) (142,045 )
    Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards 35,190 24,923 149,582 58,282
    Free cash flow(2) $ 74,525 $ 31,502 $ 586,632 $ (3,010,172 )
    Three Months Ended Year Ended
    December 31, December 31,
    2014 2015 2014 2015
    Reconciliation of GAAP mobile revenue to gross mobile revenue:
    GAAP mobile revenue $ 253,755 $ 290,756 $ 767,998 $ 1,047,539
    Revenue share with third parties 158,840 158,338 492,919 631,744
    Gross mobile revenue $ 412,595 $ 449,094 $ 1,260,917 $ 1,679,283
    Reconciliation of GAAP search revenue to gross search revenue:
    GAAP search revenue $ 467,321 $ 521,869 $ 1,792,861 $ 2,084,139
    Revenue share with third parties 464,758 344,345 1,588,754 1,527,624
    Gross search revenue $ 932,079 $ 866,214 $ 3,381,615 $ 3,611,763
    (2) During the year ended December 31, 2015, the Company satisfied the $3.3 billion income tax liability related to the sale of Alibaba Group ADSs in September 2014.
    Yahoo! Inc.
    GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliations (continued)
    (in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Three Months Ended
    December 31,
    2014 2015
    GAAP income (loss) from operations $ 32,154 $ (4,530,034 )
    (a) Restructuring charges, net 32,872 7,087
    (b) Stock-based compensation expense 102,752 105,901
    (c) Asset impairment charge – 2,682
    (d) Goodwill impairment charge 88,414 4,460,837
    (e) Intangibles impairment charge – 15,423
    (f) Advisory fees – 808
    Non-GAAP income from operations $ 256,192 $ 62,704
    GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. $ 166,344 $ (4,434,987 )
    (a) Restructuring charges, net 32,872 7,087
    (b) Stock-based compensation expense 102,752 105,901
    (c) Gain on Hortonworks warrants (98,062 ) (42 )
    (d) Asset impairment charge – 2,682
    (e) Goodwill impairment charge 88,414 4,460,837
    (f) Intangibles impairment charge – 15,423
    (g) Advisory fees – 808
    (h) To adjust the provision for income taxes to reflect an effective tax rate of 35% for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and to exclude the tax impact of items (a) through (g) above for the three months ended December 31, 2014 1,124 (32,759 )
    Non-GAAP net earnings $ 293,444 $ 124,950
    GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share – diluted $ 0.17 $ (4.70 )
    Non-GAAP net earnings per share – diluted $ 0.30 $ 0.13
    Shares used in non-GAAP per share calculation – diluted 962,626 949,758
    Year Ended
    December 31,
    2014 2015
    GAAP income (loss) from operations $ 142,942 $ (4,748,494 )
    (a) Restructuring charges, net 103,450 104,019
    (b) Stock-based compensation 420,174 457,153
    (c) Advisory fees – 8,808
    (d) Asset impairment charge – 44,381
    (e) Goodwill impairment charge 88,414 4,460,837
    (f) Intangibles impairment charge – 15,423
    Non-GAAP income from operations $ 754,980 $ 342,127
    GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. $ 7,521,731 $ (4,359,082 )
    (a) Restructuring charges, net 103,450 104,019
    (b) Stock-based compensation 420,174 457,153
    (c) Advisory fees – 8,808
    (d) (Gain) loss on Hortonworks warrants (98,062 ) 19,199
    (e) Asset impairment charge – 44,381
    (f) Goodwill impairment charge 88,414 4,460,837
    (g) Intangibles impairment charge – 15,423
    (h) Gain related to sale of Alibaba Group ADSs (10,319,437 ) –
    (i) To adjust the provision for income taxes to reflect an effective tax rate of 35% in the year ended December 31, 2015 and to exclude the tax impact of items (a) through (h) above for the year ended December 31, 2014 3,903,951 (189,538 )
    Non-GAAP net earnings $ 1,620,221 $ 561,200
    GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share – diluted (1) $ 7.45 $ (4.64 )
    Non-GAAP net earnings per share – diluted (5) $ 1.57 $ 0.59
    Shares used in non-GAAP per share calculation – diluted 1,004,108 948,111
    (1) The impact of outstanding stock awards of entities in which the Company holds equity interests that are accounted for using the equity method reduced the Company’s diluted earnings per share by $0.04 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
    (5) The impact of outstanding stock awards of entities in which the Company holds equity interests that are accounted for using the equity method reduced the Company’s non-GAAP diluted earnings per share by $0.04 for the year ended December 31, 2014.


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  • Amber Rose Gets In On The Wiz-Kanye Twitter Feud

    Amber Rose is officially part of the Twitter feud between her ex-partners Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa, and she seems to have stolen the show.

    The 32-year-old actress and model got involved in a social media fight between the two rappers when West misinterpreted Khalifa’s tweet as a diss towards his wife, Kim Kardashian-West.

    The tweet that started it all was actually a dig at West for changing the title of his new album from Swish to Waves.

    The “kk” refers to a marijuana strain, but West mistakenly thought that Khalifa was insulting his wife, Kim. As a result, he started an epic Twitter rant that involved Amber Rose and her two-year-old son with Khalifa.

    The tweets, which have all been deleted since, said, “You let a stripper trap you,” “I know you mad every time you look at your child that this girl got you for 18 years,” and ““You wouldn’t have a child if it wasn’t for me.”

    Not one to stand down when she’s being disparaged, Amber Rose clapped back by tweeting, “Awww @kanyewest are u mad I’m not around to play in ur asshole anymore? #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch☝”

    Since their bitter split, the former lovers have exchanged barbs over the years, and West’s insults almost always focused on Rose’s past as a stripper.

    The day after West’s Twitter tirade, Amber Rose penned a rather eloquent op-ed for Time, in which she talked about the way she faces people who slut-shame her for her job history and failed relationships with West and Khalifa.

    Entitled Amber Rose: How I Learned to Stop Caring What People Think, the article details Rose’s slut-shaming experiences that date as far as high school.

    “Ever since high school, I’ve been called a slut,” said Rose. “”All the boys were attracted to me — that wasn’t my fault! Then, when I started getting famous, the shaming got even worse.”

    She also mentioned falling victim to a double standard when she started dating after her split with Khalifa.

    In an interview with the podcast Allegedly, Amber Rose pointed out West’s choice to involve her child in his argument with Khalifa.

    “I would never talk about kids in an argument,” said Amber Rose. “It just shows the type of person he is.”

  • Heather McDonald: Chelsea Handler Counters Comedian’s Claim That She ‘Lived in Fear’ Working With Handler

    Heather McDonald heard a few choice words from Chelsea Handler after she said she “100 percent lived in fear” during her years working on Handler’s late-night E! talk show Chelsea Lately.

    During an appearance on the Allegedly podcast Tuesday, McDonald, 45, said that even though Handler is a “good person,” she doesn’t approve of “how she treats relationships in her life.”

    “I lived in fear, 100 percent lived in fear,” she said. “I enjoyed my time there, I was happy, but I mean something would happen and my heart would be beating and I would be like, ‘Is this it?’ – you know? And then somehow I just managed to keep surviving.”

    Handler fired back during an interview with Howard Stern on his SiriusXM radio show Tuesday, saying she cut McDonald out of her life years ago when she realized McDonald was selling stories about her to a celebrity gossip magazine in exchange for her photograph appearing in print.

    “I could have fired her. I did not fire her. She had a job for four more years. I never hung out with her personally again. So I hope she was living in fear,” said Handler. “It’s not an internment camp. If you’re living in that much fear, go get another job.”

    Handler said she continued to employ McDonald even after the alleged betrayal came to light. She noted that McDonald was good at her job as a writer on the show. However, from the moment she learned what McDonald was reportedly up to, she stopped having a personal relationship with the comedian.

    “I just thought it was a betrayal … I wasn’t paranoid, I just withdrew from that whole social scene – I withdrew from her,” Chelsea Handler said. “I wouldn’t hang out with her, I wouldn’t be alone with her. You know, she’s somebody who would love to hear about Jennifer Aniston’s house on the weekend. I could never, ever share my personal life with her again.”

  • You can finally disable the iPhone’s default apps

    You can finally disable the iPhone’s default apps

    The newest versions of Apple’s iOS 9 allows you to delete more than 30 stock apps included on the iPhone

    It started with Stocks, then Apple added iBooks, Maps, Watch, Health, Tips and more. There are now 32 apps on the iPhone that users are unable to get rid of.

    Many of these are essential, like Settings, Phone and App Store. But others, such as Find Friends and Podcasts, are rarely used by many users.

    For years people have been calling for a way to delete some of the phone’s default apps. Others squirrel them away in a folder, hoping to ignore them as much as possible.

    With today’s announcement, SpaceIL is the first of the 16 Lunar X Prize teams to book a ride off the planet. If the mission succeeds, it will be the first Israeli mission — as well as the first private spaceflight mission — to soft-land a vehicle on the lunar surface. Eran Privman, CEO of SpaceIL, claimed the group isn’t focused on the competition, but they are confident they can win. “I promise you once we land on the Moon, we’ll look around and see we are the first,” he said.

    Only three nations have ever landed a spacecraft intact on the Moon: the United States, Russia, and China. Many countries have slammed lunar orbiters or probes into the Moon to study its environment, but gently landing a spacecraft is trickier. The Moon is big enough to have a gravitational pull, but it doesn’t have an atmosphere to slow incoming objects. Spacecraft in lunar orbit must fire retro-rockets, very precisely, in the opposite direction of the Moon. That way they can slowly descend without slamming into the rock. It’s a delicate procedure that usually requires a lot of time and money, which is why only government agencies have been able to do it up until now.

    A trait carried over from their debut, luckily for us listeners

    Egyptian chest, and was moreover intensified by his delirium, that his mates were forced to lace him fast, even there, as he sailed, raving in his hammock. In a strait-jacket, he swung to the mad rockings of the gales. And, when running into more sufferable latitudes, the ship, with mild stun’sails spread, floated across the tranquil tropics, and, to all appearances.

    SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket during launch. (SpaceX)
    SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket during launch. (SpaceX)

    That it was only then, on the homeward voyage, after the encounter, that the final monomania seized him, seems all but certain from the fact that, at intervals during the passage, he was a raving lunatic; and, though unlimbed of a leg, yet such vital strength yet lurked in his Egyptian chest, and was moreover intensified by his delirium, that his mates were forced to lace him fast, even there, as he sailed, raving in his hammock. In a strait-jacket, he swung to the mad rockings of the gales. And, when running into more sufferable latitudes, the ship, with mild stun’sails spread, floated across the tranquil tropics, and, to all appearances, the old man’s delirium seemed left behind him with the Cape Horn swells.

    Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form. Ahab’s full lunacy subsided not, but deepeningly contracted; like the unabated Hudson, when that noble Northman flows narrowly, but unfathomably through the Highland gorge.

    Lauren Mayberry’s lyrics touches on elements of heartbreak

    God the direful madness was now gone; even then, Ahab, in his hidden self, raved on. Human madness is oftentimes a cunning and most feline thing. When you think it fled, it may have but become transfigured into some still subtler form. Ahab’s full lunacy subsided not, but deepeningly contracted; like the unabated Hudson, when that noble Northman flows narrowly, but unfathomably through the Highland gorge.

    jh123But, as in his narrow-flowing monomania, not one jot of Ahab’s broad madness had been left behind; so in that broad madness, not one jot of his great natural intellect had perished. That before living agent, now became the living instrument. If such a furious trope may stand, his special lunacy stormed his general sanity, and carried it, and turned all its concentred cannon upon its own mad mark. I knew the Indians would soon discover that they were on the wrong trail and that the search for me would be renewed in the right direction as soon as they located my tracks. I had gone but a short distance further when what seemed to be an excellent trail opened up around the face of a high cliff. The trail was level and quite broad and led upward and in the general direction I wished to go. The cliff arose for several hundred feet on my right, and on my left was an equal and nearly perpendicular drop to the bottom of a rocky ravine.

  • Shopify Launches POS for Android

    Shopify Launches POS for Android

    Shopify launched Shopify POS for iOS all the way back in 2013. Now, the system is available for Android, which has a much larger share of the mobile operating system market.

    Shopify POS allows merchants to accept payments with their smartphone or tablet, making it easier to sell at markets, popups, trade shows, in-store, etc. Shopify says in a blog post:

    Still spending your free time copying data from another point of sale system to Shopify? With Shopify POS, your products, sales, and customers automatically sync with Shopify, keeping everything together in one place.

    When you need an overview of your entire business, just sign into Shopify. From there, easily compare stats from all of your sales channels, explore detailed reports, and discover which products are most popular, which locations are booming, and which staff members are really giving it their all.

    Merchants in the U.S. and Canada can get a free credit card reader to accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. This can be ordered after installing the POS app. Rates are as follows:

    In other Shopify news, the company just launched a new ecommerce marketing podcast.

    Images via Shopify

  • Shopify Just Launched an Ecommerce Marketing Podcast

    Shopify Just Launched an Ecommerce Marketing Podcast

    Shopify announced the launch of a new ecommerce marketing podcast called Shopfiy Masters. The show features interviews from successful ecommerce entrepreneurs, discussing things they’ve done to build their businesses.

    The show runs twice a week, hosted by Shopify’s Felix Thea. There are already seven episodes live (via Soundcloud) available to listen to. They generally run between 40 and 60 minutes each.

    “The only people who truly understand entrepreneurship are entrepreneurs,” writes Thea in a blog post announcing the podcast. “Until you’ve taken the leap yourself, it can be difficult to appreciate the challenge that awaits. Entrepreneurs know that building a business can be a lonely journey—because they’ve been through it. Entrepreneurs understand the focus and determination needed to create a company from the ground up.”

    “But entrepreneurs also know the incomparable joy that comes from watching an idea grow into a flourishing business, knowing that they created their own success,” he adds. “You might be the only one of your friends or family that owns a business. Each step along your journey presents obstacles and forks in the road which can be hard to navigate, especially if you feel like you don’t have anyone to ask for help. That’s why we’re bringing you Shopify Masters, the ecommerce marketing podcast that provides you with the knowledge and inspiration you need to build, launch, and grow a profitable online store.”

    One episode discusses how a shoe company captured over 600 emails using $90 worth of Facebook ads. One talks about how cold emailing helped a design company become a full-time business after starting as a side gig. These are just a couple of examples of the type of things you can expect to hear.

    You can find all of the available episodes here.

    Image via Shopify

  • Brandi Glanville Reveals The Thing About LeAnn Rimes That Drives Her to Drink

    Brandi Glanville has one thing that really gets her goat about LeAnn Rimes that leads her to dring — seeing pictures of the kids she had with Eddie Cibrian posted on social media during the holidays.

    Glanville, 43, and Rimes have been fighting ever since Cibrian left his ex six years ago for the 33-year-old country singer.

    “We still battle, don’t get me wrong,” the Real Housewives star said on the Nik Richie Podcast. “I have an issue with her posting pictures of my children on holidays. If my ex-husband, if their dad [Eddie Cibrian], isn’t posting pictures, why is she to the public?”

    Brandi Glanville even admitted that seeing the photos Rimes posted of her sons Mason, 12, and Jake, eight, drove her to hit the bottle.

    “Holidays are so hard for me, as it is, when I don’t have my kids,” she said. “Then to have the capacity to be able to go on the computer and look to see what they’re f–king doing. I get that vodka out, or whatever it is. I’ll break out three bottles of chardonnay, cry myself to sleep and look at what they’re doing on Christmas. It’s hell. It’s Christmas and that’s my family.”

    She also claims that Rimes does it on purpose to upset her, even though she has asked specifically that Rimes stop posting publicly.

    “She’s like, ‘It’s my family too, and I’m going to do whatever I want.’ It’s hard but I deal with it,” Glanville said.

  • Lea Michele Says Late Boyfriend and ‘Glee’ Costar Cory Monteith ‘Would Love’ Current Beau Matthew Paetz

    Lea Michele has moved on with her life following the tragic death of former boyfriend and Glee costar Cory Monteith to a drug overdose, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t still think of him and how he might feel about her life in 2016.

    While chatting on the Fempire podcast Tuesday, Michele, 29, said that she believes Monteith, who died in 2013 from a lethal combination of heroin and alcohol, would approve of current boyfriend Matthew Paetz.

    “He is very respectful for the person that I was with. And that again is something I love so much about him and I really know that Cory would love him too,” Michele said. “And that’s all that we really hold within our hearts, and so does everyone else in my life.”

    Michele and Monteith dated for two years before his tragic death that left the actress and singer devastated.

    Almost a year after Monteith’s demise, Lea met 30-year-old Paetz while shooting the music video for her single On My Way. As their romance grew, so did the backlash from fans, much to her dismay.

    “I love my fans. They’re incredible and they were really a part of my whole story and my whole journey with me, so I do come from a place of understanding, but it’s also really hard,” she said. “You know, every time I post a picture, then it’s just a landslide of comments that talk about my past and bring that up rather than projecting positivity.”

    Even though she has faced scrutiny and negativity because of her relationship with Paetz, Lea Michele says he has shown never-ending support for her.

    “It’s really, I have to say, that is honestly what I love so much about Matt. That’s honestly what is so incredible about him because at the end of the day, this industry is really tough and the only way to really get through is to create a solid unit. And that’s really what we have been since day one,” Michele continued. “We’ve stood by each other through anything that was thrown our way. He’s such a great man that he would never really let anything like that ever crack our lovely little core that we’ve created.”

  • “Supergirl” TV Series To Introduce New Characters

    Supergirl, the TV series, is set to resume on January 4th and it seems fans of the show have a lot to look forward to.

    Executive producer and series writer Andrew Kreisberg recently revealed on Kevin Smith’s “Fatman on Batman” podcast that the Supergirl TV series will be introducing a couple of new villains before the season is up.

    Henry Czerny will be playing the role of Winslow Schott, Sr., also known as Toyman, on the Supergirl TV series.

    Toyman traditionally makes toys into powerful weapons and likes to cause mass destruction with them.

    Also coming to the Supergirl TV series is a sort of evil counterpart for Supergirl.

    Known as a Bazarro character, the newcomer will likely be Bizarro-girl and will have all of the opposite powers that Supergirl has.

    During the podcast, Kreisberg casually dropped it, saying, “We’ve got the Toyman coming up, we got Bizarro.”

    What do you think about Bizarro (-Girl?) and Toyman coming up on the Supergirl TV series? Are you excited?

  • Facebook Instant Articles Finally Come to Android

    Facebook Instant Articles Finally Come to Android

    Facebook announced that Android users can finally now read its Instant Articles. In October, everyone using the iPhone app became able to read thousands of them from the News Feed on a daily basis, and now Android users can do the same.

    Beyond loading quickly, Instant Articles offer publishers some other interesting functionality such as autoplay videos that begin as readers scroll, the ability to zoom in on photos while tilting the phone, the ability to like and comment on individual photos and videos in a story, geo-tagged images, and swipable photo galleries.

    Instant Articles Launches for iPhone with Thousands of New Articles Published Daily from Facebook on Vimeo.

    Facebook has been beta testing Instant Articles for Android with with a small group for a few weeks. According to the company, people are already sharing Instant Articles more often than standard web articles.

    “More than 350 publications around the world have already joined the Instant Articles program to date, and more than 100 are already publishing daily — with more joining each day,” says Facebook. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with our partners in each of these regions, and we will continue to advance the product based on their feedback.”

    Here in the U.S., the following publications are currently utilizing Instant Articles: ABC News, Billboard, Billy Penn, Bleacher Report, Breitbart, Brit + Co, Business Insider, Bustle, BuzzFeed, CBS News, CBS Sports, Citylab, CNET, CNN, CNNMoney, ComicBook.Com, Complex, Conservative Tribune, Cosmopolitan, Country Living, Cracked, Daily Dot, E! News, Elite Daily, ELLE, Entertainment Weekly, Fish Wrapper, Fox Deportes, Fox News, Fox News Insider, Fox News Magazine, Fox Sports, FTW, Fusion, Gawker, Gawker Media, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, Hello Giggles, Hollywood Life, The Huffington Post, Independent Journal, In Touch, Life&Style, LittleThings.com, Mashable, Men’s Health, Mental Floss, Mic, mindbodygreen, MLB, Mother Jones, MoviePilot, MTV, National Geographic, NBA, NBC News, New York, NPR, New York Post, Opposing Views, Paper Magazine, Patch, Perez Hilton, PopSugar, Rare, Raw Story, Refinery29, Rolling Stone, Scary Mommy, Serial Podcast, Seventeen, Slate, SPIN, TechCrunch, Telemundo, The Atlantic, The Blaze, The Dodo, The Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times, The Onion, The Verge, The Washington Post, The Weather Channel, Time Inc., TMZ, Univision, UPROXX, Upworthy, Us Weekly, USA Today, Variety, VICE, Vox, Wall Street Journal, and 12Tomatoes.

    You can see publications in other countries here.

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  • Sarah Paulson And Holland Taylor Are Dating, Couple Confirms Relationship

    Actresses Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor have finally admitted that they are dating and that it has been going on for the past six months.

    Taylor, 72, opened up about her younger girlfriend, Paulson, 40, during the Broadway premiere of School of Rock the Musical on Sunday night.

    The lovely couple walked the red carpet separately, although they pretty much spent the entire evening together. At the event, the Two and a Half Men actress joked about the unexpected attention that their relationship has been getting. “People should be interested in their own lives,” Taylor said. In addition, Taylor also said that while the age gap between her and Sarah Paulson (32 years) is sure to surprise a lot of people, the May-December relationship has been “the most wonderful, extraordinary thing” that could happen in her life. The two were seen leaving the event at the Hard Rock Café holding each other’s hands and staring into each other’s eyes.

    Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor have been sharing a lot about their romance on Twitter, and it’s quite apparent that they are not hiding their relationship from anyone.

    The two stars have been expressly sweet and romantic to one another on the social media site. Sarah Paulson recently called her girlfriend a “genius” in a Twitter post, complete with the hashtag #favoriteactress.

    Still, Paulson seems surprised that everyone wants to know the status and details of the relationship.

    “I don’t know why anybody wants to know about it at all — what’s so fascinating about it?” Paulson said.

    Taylor recently revealed in an podcast interview that she is in a serious relationship with a much younger actress, although she did not give her name at the time.

    Rumors quickly arose that the mystery girl is Sarah Paulson, who will star in the series American Crime Story next year.

  • Anna Faris Makes A Skirtless Entrance On ‘The Ellen Show’

    Anna Faris may be playing the role of wife and mother nowadays, but on the Wednesday episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, she reminded everyone that she still wears the comedian hat pretty darn well.

    After being introduced by DeGeneres, Faris came out wearing a simple black long-sleeved top, black-and-white printed skirt, and matching heels. As she does the customary “dancing entrance” and waves to the audience, her skirt seems to have caught on to something and leaves her disrobed from the waist down.

    Anna Faris Pranks Ellen By Going “Skirtless” On Her Show

    Seemingly unaware of the mishap, Anna Faris continues to strut her stuff wearing a pair of “granny panties,” which also revealed her slender, toned legs and thighs. She then proceeds to hug DeGeneres, who was caught off guard and looked visibly stunned by the sudden turn of events.

    The clip ended with Anna Faris finally realizing that her skirt had vanished after commenting on how cold the studio is.

    Anna Faris herself confirmed that the wardrobe malfunction was indeed a prank after posting this message on Twitter: “Looking insane! Per usual! I had a great time on @TheEllenShow-thank you Ellen so much!”

    The Scary Movie actress returned to the couch – fully-clothed this time – in a gray turtleneck shift dress and talked about her new podcast called Anna Faris Unqualified, in which she and her friends provide “not-so-great relationship advice from completely unqualified Hollywood types.”

    She goes on to give a sample of her “unqualified” advice to an audience member who wanted to feel more confident about having phone sex to spice up her long-distance relationship.

    Anna Faris Dispenses “Unqualified” Relationship Advice On  ‘The Ellen Show’

    Probably drawing from her own experience being married to actor Chris Pratt who frequently travels to different filming locations, Anna Faris encourages the audience member to “keep practicing” and that “men really don’t care” about being too creative about the details.

    Anna Faris seems to be doing well for herself in her own relationship with Chris Pratt, with whom she has been married for six years. They live with their three-year-old son Jack in Hollywood Hills, California.

  • Anna Faris Dances in Granny Panties on “Ellen DeGeneres Show”

    Anna Faris “accidentally” lost her skirt during Wednesday’s visit to the Ellen DeGeneres Show, and wowed the audience as she danced in her granny panties.

    “It’s cold in here!” the Mom actress joked.

    Pairing her granny panties with platform heels and a black top, she hugged Ellen following her performance.

    Later in the show, Anna Faris put some clothes back on, donning a gray mini shift dress, as she chatted with Ellen about her podcast, Anna Faris Is Unqualified. She also offered Ellen’s audience some tidbits of advice on sex and dating.

    Anna Faris is married to the very handsome Chris Pratt. The two have an adorable little boy named Jack.

    It takes a specific mode of confidence to dance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show wearing granny panties. Anna Faris definitely has what it takes–and a whole lot more.

  • Holland Taylor On Relationship With Younger Woman Sarah Paulson: ‘Wonderful’ And ‘Extraordinary’

    The former Two and a Half Men star dropped by the podcast Death, Sex & Money on WNYC on Monday to talk about the contrast between her headstrong, self-assured female roles and the real status of her emotions toward life and relationships.

    She candidly shared her struggles with depression after ending her Broadway run playing Texas Governor Ann Richards, as well as the death of her mother several years ago.

    Among the many personal experiences she intimated on the show, Holland Taylor revealed that going through the loss of her mother opened her up to a deeper and more committed kind of relationship, which she hadn’t given much thought prior to that turning point in her life. She then admitted that she is currently in a serious relationship at the moment and that she is “lucky to have the opportunity” to experience that at her age of 72.

    “There is no question in my mind that it’s the most wonderful extraordinary thing that could have ever possibly happened in my life,” gushed Holland Taylor.

    After being asked about her opinion on marriage, Holland Taylor further revealed that her current relationship is with a woman and that the age gap between them is quite significant.

    “There’s a very big age difference between us which I’m sure shocks a lot of people, and it startles me,” she confessed to host Anna Sale.

    Although she did not mention the name of her girlfriend, a few sources close to Holland Taylor have claimed that the mystery woman is American Horror Story actress Sarah Paulson.

    The affection between the two lovebirds is quite apparent, judging by their flirty and sweet back-and-forth messages on social media.

    Holland Taylor recently posted of Paulson wearing a long evening gown with the caption: “When captions fail…”

    On the other hand, Paulson has also tweeted sweet nothings to Holland Taylor too.

    “I love your mind @HollandTaylor yup yup yup,” tweeted Paulson.

  • Holland Taylor Dishes on the Woman She Is Dating, ‘It’s the Most Wonderful, Extraordinary Thing’

    Holland Taylor of Two and a Half Men says she has found the love of her life at the age of 72.

    “It’s the most wonderful, extraordinary thing that could have ever possibly happened in my life,” the actress said on WNYC’s Death, Sex & Money podcast.

    Without naming the woman she is dating, Taylor said this is truly the first committed relationship of her life.

    Although Holland’s sexual orientation may come as a surprise to some, the actress said she has never been interested in making her sexuality her defining characteristic.

    “I haven’t come out because I am out,” she said, adding, “I live out.

    Although the actress refused to divulge the name of her partner, Taylor did reveal that she is a younger woman and that the pair are discussing marriage.

    “Given my generation it would not be something that would automatically occur to me,” Taylor said of talk of marrying her partner. “But as a symbol, as a pledge, as a plighting one’s troth, it would be a wonderful thing to do.”

    This new joy in her life comes in the wake of a major depression that descended on her soul following the death of her mother several years ago, which changed her outlook on relationships.

    “I just suddenly got the sense that I was living a very shallow life,” she says. “I had not had wonderful relationships. I had stayed very solo.” Holland says that feeling of loneliness, combined with an “aging spurt” at 70, sent her into a major depression.

    Good to hear that Holland Taylor has finally found love.