My Yahoo!is astart pageorweb portalwhich combines personalizedYahoo!features, content feeds and information. The site was launched in 1996[2]and was one of the company's most popular creations.[3]
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 Screenshot of My Yahoo! on June 22, 2020. | |
| Developer(s) | Yahoo |
|---|---|
| Initial release | July 15, 1996[1] |
| Platform | Web browsers |
| Type | Web Gadgets |
| Website | my |
Applications of My Yahoo
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My Yahoo’s purpose is to have users personalize their pages.[4]
The appearance, layout and content of the main Yahoo homepage is standard, My Yahoo offers customization.[5]On it users can apply themes, add sites, add widgets, rearrange the layout, and add tabs to the page.[6]
A MyYahoo page allows access to almost everything needed on one page. Applications and programs that allow access to social networking, Lottery numbers, a mail aggregator, anews aggregator,gaming applications, etc...[7]The goal is to give people access to everything they're interested in on a single page.
Users are able to link toYahoo! Answers.[8]
Provides the option to linkYahoo Local.Enabling local search capabilities.[9]
In 2011, they created amobile app.[10]
RSS features
edit- Yahoo's personalized pages are less specialized than less popular sites. It is more stable[11]
- It is also one of the fastest RSS readers.[12]
- 52% of MyYahoo users are aware of RSS tools and 39% use RSS tools.[13]
- Many websites have a “Add to MyYahoo” button to make adding an RSS feed to MyYahoo simpler.[14]
Criticism
editMy Yahoo can't consolidate different feeds resulting in the need for multiple streams.
Since the September 2013 redesign users have complained of numerous issues:
- Font size is too large and cannot be changed
- Applications are less configurable
- Weather app uses auto-locate instead of remembering a specified place
- Column resizing is no longer allowed
- Forced inclusion of a large Yahoo search bar
On 24 August 2017, many users reported that allRSSfeeds stopped working.[15][16][17]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Yahoo! Inc. - Company Timeline".Wayback Machine.2008-07-13. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-07-13.Retrieved2016-07-19.
- ^"Yahoo! Inc. - Company Timeline".Wayback Machine.2008-07-13. Archived fromthe originalon 2008-07-13.Retrieved2016-07-19.
- ^Hansell, Saul (1999-10-31)."On My...yahoo; David Filo".The New York Times.
- ^Kanalley, Craig (2013-02-21)."Yahoo Homepage Goes Social With Facebook-Personalized Streams".Huffington Post.Retrieved2013-04-18.
- ^"Difference between Yahoo! homepage and My Yahoo!".Yahoo.Retrieved2014-04-13.
- ^"Overview of My Yahoo".Yahoo.Retrieved2014-04-13.
- ^"My Yahoo! Blog".My Yahoo. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-02.Retrieved2013-04-18.
- ^Marc (2007-07-07)."The Only 7 Things Yahoo Does Better than Google".Marc and Angel Hack Life.Retrieved2013-04-18.
- ^Marc (2007-07-07)."The Only 7 Things Yahoo Does Better than Google".Marc and Angel Hack Life.Retrieved2013-04-18.
- ^"My Yahoo! Blog".My Yahoo. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-02.Retrieved2013-04-18.
- ^Nations, Daniel."Using MyYahoo as an RSS Reader".About.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-11.Retrieved2013-04-18.
- ^Nations, Daniel."Using MyYahoo as an RSS Reader".About.com. Archived fromthe originalon 2013-05-11.Retrieved2013-04-18.
- ^Grossnickle, Joshua."RSS—Crossing into the Mainstream"(PDF).marketingsherpa.com.Retrieved2013-04-18.
- ^"QUICK TIPS: Quickly browse sites with MyYahoo!'s RSS parser (Mac OS X 10.1 and later)" (Document). PorQuest Computing.ProQuest191126992.
- ^"No RSS feeds loading".Yahoo! Help Coimmunity.Yahoo!.Retrieved24 August2017.
- ^"RSS feeds not working: Forbes and Wired".Yahoo! Help Community.Yahoo!.Retrieved24 August2017.
- ^"RSS Feeds".Yahoo! Help Community.Yahoo!.Retrieved24 August2017.