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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:30:39 -0400</pubDate>
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<p>Just last week, new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and her husband, Zack Bogue, welcomed a bouncing baby boy into the world. A tweet from Mr. Bogue followed, but don't hold your breath for the pretty printed birth announcements just yet. As <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer-welcomes-new-baby-boy/">was reported</a> last week by the <em>New York Times</em>, the littlest Yahoo will likely be named based partially on input from a large circle of friends and family. “Name TBD — suggestions welcome!” wrote Ms. Mayer in an email obtained by the <em>Times</em>.</p>
<p>Now, via a tipster, we have what looks like it <em>might </em>be the hub for where they are crowdsourcing Baby Bogue's name. The source said that the parents have sent out another group email, this one pointing to a poll on a startup site called <a href="http://babynames.net/bellyballots/5072083d3c8ac827bb009742">“Belly Ballot,”</a> asking everyone to choose among six names, ranging from Zachary (presumably after his dad) to the more avant garde Neval.<!--more--></p>
<p>However, the page's authenticity has yet to be confirmed. We are still waiting for a response from Yahoo that the high-profile couple has opted to use this very public format and that this is even their list. (Belly Ballot refused to comment either way, citing a strict privacy policy. That said, last week the company was <a href="http://babynames.net/press/marissa-mayer-creates-parenting-trend-crowdsourcing-your-baby-name">making hay</a> of the notion that Ms. Mayer is creating some hot new parenting trend by soliciting input.) It’s entirely possible we’re being faked out by a prankster with an unexplained interested in upvoting Jackson. It seems suspect, for instance, that no one has voted yet. And, unlike <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffjarvis/status/252797744433999872">the previous missive soliciting names</a>, none of Ms. Mayer's friends has tweeted out the news.</p>
<p>All this talk of “having it all” is almost enough to make us forget motherhood sounds like an easier job than reviving a company many have written off. For instance, we're going to go vote for Manning, after our favorite tribe of football stars, rather than <a href="https://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&amp;q=NASDAQ:YHOO">watch Yahoo's stock drop</a>.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_65571" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 409px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-08-at-4-05-36-pm.png"><img class="wp-image-65571 " title="Screen Shot 2012-10-08 at 4.05.36 PM" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-08-at-4-05-36-pm.png?w=300" alt="" width="399" height="358" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The way we __ now. (Photo: screencap)</p></div></p>
<p>Just last week, new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer and her husband, Zack Bogue, welcomed a bouncing baby boy into the world. A tweet from Mr. Bogue followed, but don't hold your breath for the pretty printed birth announcements just yet. As <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/01/yahoo-ceo-marissa-mayer-welcomes-new-baby-boy/">was reported</a> last week by the <em>New York Times</em>, the littlest Yahoo will likely be named based partially on input from a large circle of friends and family. “Name TBD — suggestions welcome!” wrote Ms. Mayer in an email obtained by the <em>Times</em>.</p>
<p>Now, via a tipster, we have what looks like it <em>might </em>be the hub for where they are crowdsourcing Baby Bogue's name. The source said that the parents have sent out another group email, this one pointing to a poll on a startup site called <a href="http://babynames.net/bellyballots/5072083d3c8ac827bb009742">“Belly Ballot,”</a> asking everyone to choose among six names, ranging from Zachary (presumably after his dad) to the more avant garde Neval.<!--more--></p>
<p>However, the page's authenticity has yet to be confirmed. We are still waiting for a response from Yahoo that the high-profile couple has opted to use this very public format and that this is even their list. (Belly Ballot refused to comment either way, citing a strict privacy policy. That said, last week the company was <a href="http://babynames.net/press/marissa-mayer-creates-parenting-trend-crowdsourcing-your-baby-name">making hay</a> of the notion that Ms. Mayer is creating some hot new parenting trend by soliciting input.) It’s entirely possible we’re being faked out by a prankster with an unexplained interested in upvoting Jackson. It seems suspect, for instance, that no one has voted yet. And, unlike <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffjarvis/status/252797744433999872">the previous missive soliciting names</a>, none of Ms. Mayer's friends has tweeted out the news.</p>
<p>All this talk of “having it all” is almost enough to make us forget motherhood sounds like an easier job than reviving a company many have written off. For instance, we're going to go vote for Manning, after our favorite tribe of football stars, rather than <a href="https://www.google.com/finance?client=ob&amp;q=NASDAQ:YHOO">watch Yahoo's stock drop</a>.</p>
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