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The Unofficial Yahoo Weblog

The Unofficial Yahoo Weblog


Don't be a stranger...July 11 2006
As you may have read in Brad's post, Joe and I will be moving over to the Download Squad blog.

Don't worry, you'll still get to see the fanatical obsession of new Y! builds and services that you've come to know from us (in fact, I noticed today a new Y! Mail build...)

I'd like to thank everyone that's read my drivel here and taken the time to comment on the posts.

So, come on over to the new location -- we'll be sure to have cold one's in the fridge for you...
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Yahoo! coverage on Download Squad!July 11 2006
Wondering where your morning fix of Joe Beaulaurier and Chris Price has gone? We wanted to expose their obsessive and expert coverage of Yahoo! to a larger audience, and we asked them to join the Download Squad team. Download Squad is our blog about the user experience in all kinds of software and online services. Joe and Chris accepted our offer, so as of today you will find their posts on Download Squad.

You can roll your Download Squad experience in several different ways:

BOOKMARKS

Main blog:
http://www.downloadsquad.com

The Yahoo! category:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/yahoo/

All Joe Beaulaurier all the time:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/bloggers/joe-beaulaurier/

All Chris Price all the time:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/bloggers/chris-price/

RSS FEEDS

Main blog:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/rss.xml

The Yahoo! category feed:
http://www.downloadsquad.com/category/yahoo/rss.xml

The Unofficial Yahoo! Weblog will remain exactly where it is, with its tremendous archive of blog entries. Use it as a reference point, and point your browser/newsreader to Download Squad for the continuous Yahoo! updating you've come to expect. Thanks for reading!
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Yahoo! Local draws more traffic than MSN and Google combinedJuly 10 2006
Yahoo! Local has seen a lot of new features over the past year. According a recent JupiterKagen study people have taken note of its value:

I think there is a real possibility of being too little, too late if existing local media do not starting acting soon. I also think Yahoo! would be amiss if they didn't provide local media with the means to build branded local channels.


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Yahoo! and Google share in the ability to disappointJuly 4 2006
Think Yahoo is going the way of the dinosaur because of Google's recent roll outs which make it look more and more like Yahoo? Don't be too sure.

But it only helps to irritate the masses when Yahoo!s get excited about the kewl factor and forget that bright shiny apps sometimes lack usability. Such was the case with the Yahoo! Local 4th of July Mashup.

This nifty app was presented to visitors at www.yahoo.com as the front-center feature on July 4th (US Independence Day). Launch it and wow! it looks kewl. but move the map to your city (it's a safe assumption you don't live in one of the cities on the app's short list) and it looks more like poop.

This is apparently a demonstration of what can be done but it's not actually doing it. So why place it on the front page? The end result is to feed the angst of people trying to stick with Yahoo!.

Usability should be prioritized far above the kewl-factor when making these placement decisions - unless trying to impress fellow developers while disappointing users are the objectives.


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Y! Mobile Mail Beta availableJune 30 2006
Even though my actual cell phone isn't listed on Y! Mobile, I can still access the website just fine from the phone's browser.

Today, when I connected I came across a link to a Beta of the Y! Mobile Mail service. We all know it takes far less than that to convince me to activate \ download a beta application...

Instead of the Folder list of old, you are now presented with the Inbox messages at the top. You can still get to the rest of your Folders further down the page. As with the Y! Mail Beta, really Search is also prominent, making it easier to find the messages you want to read.

At first glance, I like it - I'm only really interested in new messages, so this new layout puts what I want up front and center.

Thanks to the Y! Mobile folks for continuing to modify the service for those that use it.
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