Confirming being fired from an iPad is so 2011, and it's actually a trend I don't mind seeing. Using Twitter, iPads, Skype, whatever - the tech is there so why not use it.
Getting fired over the phone, however, is a disgraceful move by the Yahoo board. She's the Chief Executive Officer. It's not a move that you make over the phone and without a plan about the response.
I've never really looked at Reddit as a company that wanted to grow under Conde Naste. They were able to demonstrate their value through influence. Now that they are a separated from Conde and under new expectations one level above from Advance, we can see what it is they're made of and if they're really going to be able to be profitable.
I have never tried them, but they seem pricey, and I get the feeling that when you try to get technical support in this very big providers you deal with some intern or temporary worker who has been there for 6 months, not the people who set up the datacenter from the ground up.
Also small companies know their only chance is to never loose a customer.
Getting fired over the phone, however, is a disgraceful move by the Yahoo board. She's the Chief Executive Officer. It's not a move that you make over the phone and without a plan about the response.