Technology has greatly advanced since it was first created. Technology started from humans making the first tools from stone, wood antlers, and bones to now having supercomputers, 3-dimensional television, the hyperloop, and the IPad. Also the new creation of websites and social media like Myspace, Snapchat, Google, Yahoo, VSCO, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Yahoo was first founder in 1995 by Jerry Yang and David Filo. Marissa Mayer, the CEO, president, and director of yahoo, had many accomplishments starting at college, getting into the business of Yahoo, and how she’s going to advance Yahoo. Marissa Mayer was born on May 30, 1975 in Wausau Wisconsin. She was the daughter of an engineer and an art teacher, so early in life she developed an affinity for …show more content…
With her ‘eye for design’ she made the look and feel of Google’s homepage. She also created Zagat and local search for desktop and mobile. Marissa spent more than a decade at Google. Accumulating accolades for her unique work ethic and eye for detail.and vision. The editors of Bio.com states that Marissa said “I helped biuld Google, but I don't like to rest on [my] laurels. I think the most interesting thing is what happens next." What she did next captured interest in Silicon Valley and the World. Marissa was appointed President and CEO of Yahoo. She become the fifth CEO at Yahoo. After her work at google she went on to work her way to the top at Yahoo. Recently she serves on board of directors with Walmart and Jawbone. Obviously she is on the board of directors at Yahoo, which is said she will be stepping down from. Shes also on the board of various nonprofits. One nonprofit she serves as a board member on is The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and The San Francisco Ballet. In 2015 Nicholas Carlson wrote a book about her fight to save Yahoo, which is called Marissa Mayer and the fight to save