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Yahoo Gets More Social

Social Editors — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:42:45 +0000

PCWorld, By Daniel Ionescu — Yahoo may have thrown in the towel when it comes to search, but the company is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to its Yahoo Mail, Messenger, and a growing number of social networking features.

And Yahoo isn’t content to rest on its laurels, as the company announced new features and deals this week designed to increase its social networking appeal.

On Tuesday, Yahoo announced it has agreed to acquire Maktoob.com, the Arab world’s largest online community. Emerging countries are the regions where Yahoo is experiencing the fastest growth, and the Maktoob acquisition would give the company a larger influence in the area. Yahoo is expected to launch new products for the Arab world next year.

Also this week, Yahoo unveiled a more social Web mail interface, with Facebook-like newsfeed integration.

The new Web mail interface lets users update their status by answering the question “What are you doing right now?” in the same way Facebook used to do it. The resemblance goes as far as the status entry bar filling in for you “YourUsername is …”.

Has Yahoo Got its Social Networking Mojo Back?

Ironically, Yahoo departed the social networking arena when it closed down the 360 service in July, which couldn’t compete with Facebook and MySpace over the last couple of years. So Yahoo is left only with Mail and Messenger.

The growing popularity of social networks such as Facebook and MySpace has put pressure on Yahoo to deliver on this front. In addition to photo-sharing enhancements and status updates in Mail, Yahoo also introduced full-screen high-quality video calling to Messenger.

Yahoo took the first steps towards a more social service last December, when it started rolling out its Open Strategy, aimed at opening all the company’s sites and services to third party developers and create social profiles. Then in June, Yahoo beefed up services with over a dozen third-party widgets from PayPal, eBay and YouTube.

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Yahoo! revamps site with Twitter and Facebook integration

the Editors — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:34:06 +0000

[Telegraph] – Yahoo! has redesigned its home page to make it easier for users to access their Twitter and Facebook profiles.

A test version of the new-look website has already launched in the United States, and will go live in the UK, France and India over the next few weeks. A final version will be released in the autumn.

The re-design is aimed at making it easier for internet users to access content and services from across the web. Yahoo! users will be able to pull in news headlines from a variety of sources, including the BBC and The Daily Telegraph.

They will also be able to update and share their status on sites such as eBay, Facebook and Twitter directly through the Yahoo! homepage using a new feature called My Favourites, which enables users to build personalised “boxes” linking through to social media sites…..

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Yahoo widgets for the social networker

the Editors — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:21:44 +0000

[CNET] – Yahoo widgets are designed to bridge the gap between the Web and your desktop. After you search through the company’s listing of widgets and find what you like, you can download them onto your desktop.

But what if you’re a social-networking fanatic? Certainly, being on the Web works fine for you, but Yahoo widgets might make it just a little easier to satisfy your desire to stay connected. Here are some Yahoo widgets that help you network with your friends right on your desktop…..

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