Yahoo! is definitely not as busy this week so far compared to last week, however, there are some notable moving and shaking going on. Let’s start with the big news for Yahoo and make our way down.
News from and about Yahoo!:
- Yahoo in 15-Nation Deal for Search on Cellphones (New York Times)
- Under the deal, Yahoo will feature its search engine on mobile portals run by Telefónica of Spain in 15 countries in Europe and Latin America.
- You know, for the kids (Yodel Anecdotal)
- “Starting Monday, more than 100 bloggers will challenge their readers to fund classroom projects this month. The likes of Engadget, TechCrunch, AllThingsD’s Kara Swisher, and Anil Dash are rumored to be participating. And Yahoo! is joining Google, SixApart, and Federated Media by upping the ante with awards. The blogger who motivates the most readers to participate in the Blogger Challenge will get lunch with Chief Yahoo Jerry Yang. And we won’t even make them shave their head. Unless, of course, they want to.”
- Product Pulse - September 28, 2007 (Yodel Anecdotal)
- “Carpal thumbs?: Well, give them a rest by downloading the latest Yahoo! Messenger for the Web. Not only can you access Yahoo! Messenger now from any Internet browser, you can send text messages (SMS) to your pals on their mobile phones (just US, India and Canada for now) for free.”
- “Geeks get rewarded: Got all the (best) answers to questions about consumer electronics, computers and the Internet? Yahoo! Answers may have an iPhone for you as part of their Best Answer Sweeps. Give it your best shot here before October 12th. “
- “Doh! Another 4-year-old: Happy belated to Upcoming. At least we can rely on you to keep good time! Cheers to another event-filled calendar year. “
- Advertise On Whole Network Of Sites With YSM (Web Pro News)
- “Yahoo! Search Marketing includes a new range of sites. This news came into the limelight through a blog posted by Yahoo! Now Yahoo! Search Marketing’s advertising will not be restricted to just Yahoo! Search and other Yahoo! Sites… This is really cool as Yahoo.com is one of the world’s most visited website. The ads also appears on other sites in Yhaoo’s ad network, like MTV.com, iVillage.com and eBay.com, as well as on other popular content and information sites.”
New Yahoo! Applications:
- Air Mail - “Air Mail is a desktop mail application that can access your Yahoo! Mail account. It requires downloading and installing the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR).
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