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1 Services and Programs
- 1.1 BOSS Related
2 Third-Party Extensions
3 News
- 3.1 Microsoft Merger
4 Tutorials

[edit] Services and Programs

Yahoo - The perpetual number two. Still popular (especially in Japan), but not necessarily financially sound.

Yahoo Live - Live video streaming.

Buzz - Yahoo’s Digg competitor. Buzz is considered to be the sister site of Yahoo News.

Yahoo oneSearch - Search Yahoo from your mobile phone.

Yahoo Web Analytics – A Google Analytics competitor based upon popular service IndexTools.

Zimbra - Offline email client from Yahoo.

Y! Backlink Counter - Check out the links coming into a given URL. Powered by Yahoo Site Explorer.

[edit] BOSS Related

Yahoo BOSS - Use Yahoo create your own search engine.

SearchCloud - Dictate the importance of your keywords.

BuildASearch - Simple search engine creation using BOSS.

Inquisitor - Add a powerful “predicting” search bar to the browser of your choice.

[edit] Third-Party Extensions

FlickrVision - See where in the world Flickr pictures are coming from.

Viewfinder - Flickr-ize Google Earth.

Fickr FS - Download and backup your photos on Flickr.

[edit] News

Yahoo To Become an OpenID Provider, Giving 248 Million Users Web-Wide Identities - Yahoo pledges its support for the OpenID system. Originally published in Wired, January 17th, 2008.

Yahoo Embraces The Semantic Web - Expect The Internet To Organize Itself In A Hurry - Yahoo now supports a variety of microformats. Originally published in TechCrunch, March 13th, 2008.

Yahoo! Buys Indextools: 80% of the Functionality of Omniture for FREE! - Yahoo purchases web analytic software maker IndexTools. Originally published in OX2 Web Analytics Blog, April 15th, 2008.

Yahoo Flags Malware Sites in Search Results - Yahoo labels malware as a threat in its search results. Originally published in TechCrunch, May 5th, 2008.

DRM Still Sucks: Yahoo Music Going Dark, Taking Keys With It - Yahoo closes down its music store. Originally published in Ars Technica, July 24th, 2008.

Yahoo!'s Social Network Aspirations Mashed - Yahoo closes its social networking test site, Mash. Originally published in WebProNews, August 29th, 2008.

Yahoo in Mobile Search Deal With AT&T - Yahoo oneSearch is now available on AT&T mobile phones. Originally published in WebProNews, September 8th, 2008.

Yahoo Tries Social Media From a New Angle - Yahoo gives its Profiles page a distinct “social” makeover. Originally published in WebProNews, October 16th, 2008.

Yahoo Opens Up Big Time - Yahoo unveils their new “Open Strategy” , which enable the free flow of information in to and out of the service. Originally published in TechCrunch, October 28th, 2008.

Stopping Our Broadcast… - Yahoo live video streaming service, Yahoo Live, shuts down. Originally published in the Y! Live Blog, November 3rd, 2008.

What Yahoo Should Do - Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’ advice to Yahoo: Buy smaller services like crazy. Originally published in Blog Maverick, December 14th, 2008.

Future Dim for Yahoo's Jumpcut, Kickstart - Yahoo abandons both the Kickstart and Jumpcut projects due to budgetary concerns. Originally published in WebProNews, December 17th, 2008.

[edit] Microsoft Merger

Yahoo Board Rejects Microsoft's $44.6 Billion Offer - Yahoo turns down Microsoft’s takeover bid. Originally published by Bloomberg, February 11th, 2008.