Thanks to my desktop alerts from ABC7News, I just heard the big news that Carol Bartz of AutoDesk has been named as CEO at Yahoo, replacing Jerry Wang.    Any time a woman is named to a big role in Silicon Valley, I think it's a good thing...although, based on the 'Sarah Palin incident', it also must be a QUALIFIED woman (but I digress). There is lots of good news around this announcement, I'm sure, but a few things that occur to me: Ms. Bartz' qualifications and accomplishments … [Read more...]