It is actually pretty weird for me to even think about, the idea of one of Yahoo’s founders stepping down. But to be completely honest, even before the changes in the economy, Yahoo’s financial performance has been pretty bad by anyone’s standards.

This blog posting today from Yang really must have been tough for him. Regardless of how we might have felt that he has handled things with the company, it is clear that he does love what he created. Will things be better now that he has moved on? Perhaps, it is still too early to say as he has technically not officially moved on until his replacement has been selected.

Who should Yahoo select? Clearly, fresh blood is in order as it seems that no one from within the company has managed to shout out any great ideas from the rooftops. Speaking for myself, I think Yahoo’s problems come down to identity. I mean, who is Yahoo these days? Clearly not a search engine as even MSN produces comparable results and neither are able to even begin to touch Google’s results. This and this alone, is where Yahoo needs to be focusing their attention. As to whether or not that will however, remains to be seen.