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Yahoo! Homepage Soon To Wear Purple
September 20, 2008 · Comments
Yahoo! recently launched a “Start Wearing Purple” campaign which is basically a celebration of all things purple, about recognizing that unique, charmingly eccentric side of all of us. It invites everyone to wear purple and paint the town purple. Of course, all this points to what it means to be a Yahoo! as purple has long been the color of the company (why you may ask, click here to find out). Apparently, this campaign seems to have extended to the Yahoo! homepage as a new homepage is soon to be launched – and it’s very purple. Check out this screenshot now:
Tapan Bhat, Yahoo! SVP for Front Doors, Communities and Network Services explains in the Yodel Anecdotal that the new homepage will “help you get more out of the Internet, make more of your precious time, and make sense of all the things going on in your world.” How exactly wil this happen? Here are his two points:
1. One easy check-in point. With this new homepage, you can now add your fave services (both Yahoo! and non-Yahoo!) making it almost like a My Yahoo! central place for you to check your emails, social networks, news, blogs and other services and applications that interests you online.
2. Helping you stay informed. The new design will make it easier to push fresh, new and relevant content to users (most likely from Buzz) aside from the traditional information you get with the current version. Through an open strategy, developers and publishers will be able to submit their own applications that can be featured in the Yahoo! homepage. This will easily allow users to receive information from their connections across Yahoo! and the Web in general.
It’s still in beta and just a handful of users will be able to view it but it’s definitely a welcome change and something to look forward to.
Filed under Internet · Tags: homepage, yahooThe Yahoo 404 Ad
August 31, 2008 · Comments
Geekzkrieg.com reports this crazy ad recently seen at the Giants stadium
Yahoo execs and the blogosphere chuckled when they saw this yahoo ad at a baseball stadium.
Apparently, the ad was placed besides the “404 feet” marker which stands for the length of that area from the home plate. Reports show that this happened at the Giants’ stadium
Sigh. It’s a Yahoo boboo once again.
Via Geekzkrieg.com – the Ultimate Web Magazine for Geeks and Dorks.
Filed under Internet · Tags: geek, geekzkrieg, tech, yahooThe Y!Philippines Developers’ Night Recap and an invite to Y!HQ in Sunnyvale
August 21, 2008 · Comments
The Yahoo! Philippines Developers’ Night was held last Wednesday, August 14, in TGI Friday’s in Glorietta 3, where Yahoo! gave an overview of the Yahoo! Developer Network and discussed the future of the web development scene in the Philippines with the developers who attended the networking session. There was food, drinks, swag, and a healthy flow of techie conversations.
As the one giving the YDN overview, I was worried about possible low turnout due to the heavy rains prior and during the early part of the event–but in the end, the place was packed! I met many local developers, shared Yahoo! details and trivia, and learned from them as well. Jojo Anonuevo, our General Manager for Yahoo! Philippines, also gave an overview and is inviting Pinoy developers to apply for a chance to go to the Yahoo! HQ in Sunnyvale, California and represent the community. Give it a shot–applications are due 5:00PM on August 22.
Congratulations to Christine Amarra who won the lucky draw and took home the purple (but of course!) iPod, and thank you to all those who came to our event, and extra thanks go to those who blogged about it–Joe “phpcurious” Siao, Bob Reyes, PHP.ph and the people over at PinoyWebStartup.
Sa uulitin! :)
Filed under Events · Tags: web development, yahoo, yahoo developer networkA Developer’s Evening with Yahoo! Philippines
August 8, 2008 · Comments
Yahoo! Philippines is inviting Philippine-based web developers to a Networking Event where you can meet fellow developers. The company will also share details about future web developer activities in the country and the Yahoo! Developer Network, which offers Web Services and APIs that make it easy for developers to build applications and mashups that integrate data sources in new ways, making the web a more useful and fun place for everyone.
Yahoo! Philippines first held a developer meeting in October 2007 in conjunction with the University of Philippines-Yahoo! Hack Day. At the event, UP students demonstrated how simple it was to use Yahoo!’s open APIs to create web utilities that are relevant to their internet experience.
The event details are:
Venue: TGI Fridays (3F Glorietta 3, Ayala Center, Makati City)
Date: 14 August 2008
Time: 6-9 pm
Expect food, drinks and a steady flow of Yahoo! goodies. The raffle of an ipod and other Yahoo! schwags will be announced at 8.45pm.
The event is free, but please RSVP your attendance to sea-ydn@yahoo-inc.com with your details and subject header “YDN PH Event”. Closing date for RSVPs is 12 August 2008.
Disclaimer: I work for Yahoo! Southeast Asia, and I’m posting the invite on behalf of Yahoo!, but I wholeheartedly invite you to come join us on Thursday night! It will be a great time to meet others and talk shop. :) ‘Hope to see you there!
Filed under Announcements, Internet · Tags: Events, web developers, yahoo, yahoo developer network“Yahoo! Philippines” Need You
July 17, 2008 · Comments
If you are qualified for the following positions, they really need you :)
- Partner Account Manager
- Yahoo! Messenger – Product Support Specialist
Here’s a list of qualifications that they are looking for the “Partner Account Manager” position:
- 3 or more years total individual sales experience; advertising sales experience preferred.
- Proven history of successfully attaining or exceeding aggressive goals.
- Ability to work towards common goals in a multi-country sales environment; experience in MNCs preferred.
- Professional demeanor.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
- A bachelor’s degree in business or a related field.
- Outstanding computer skills including solid knowledge of spreadsheets (Excel), PowerPoint, word processing (MS Word) and CRM systems.
- Basic statistical analysis.
- Able to handle multiple priorities and manage time effectively.
- Ability to work well within a team environment as well as individually.
- Able to reach out and build relationships with other teams across the organization.
- Extremely proactive. Problem identifier and solver.
- Passion for marketing and the Internet.
- Experience in off-line advertising/media, online advertising/media, channel marketing, strategic marketing and/or consulting is strongly preferred.
- Results driven, ambitious individual.
- Willingness to go above and beyond the job description and evolve over time.
- Intuitive/creative thinker. Comfortable operating in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to adapt to a changing environment quickly and easily.
And here’s what they need for the “Yahoo! Messenger – Product Support Specialist” position:
- Strong command of Javascript, CSS, HTML, Flash ActionScript, W3C DOM methods and properties.
- Well versed in code optimization and software design principles, and have a passion and demonstrated experience in UI design and development.
- Excellent collaborative interpersonal communication and team interaction skills.
- Proven expertise across a broad spectrum of Web 2.0 technologies: DHTML, Ajax/JavaScript, XML, JSON & web services API.
- Interest in latest trends and emerging technologies on the web.
- Familiarity with YUI.
Well, those are just the qualifications needed. Interested candidates might want to know more about the job descriptions and responsibilities for the above mentioned roles. It’s all specified here. If you’re open to such opportunities and if you think you have what it takes to take the challenge, why don’t you try and go for it. Good luck!
via YPA blog
Filed under InfoTech · Tags: job, yahooYahoo! debuts Search BOSS
July 13, 2008 · Comments
Last July 9, Yahoo! debuted the Search BOSS, which stands for Build Your Own Search Service. It builds on the existing Yahoo! Search API, giving you more flexibility with results returned from Yahoo!: no more result limits, no restrictions on presentation (you don’t even have to say you’re using BOSS), and you can manipulate results by reordering them or inserting your own results. A monetization platform will also come in the near future.
When I first heard about this internally, I was excited–the possibilities in my head were enormous: if you have a fabulous idea for presentation, and/or a great algorithm, but you couldn’t crawl the web extensively enough, you can harness Yahoo!’s search index and feed that into your current index. Instant win! I’m psyched I can finally talk about this now, although I probably wouldn’t be the best person to discuss its intricacies.
A few have already implemented Yahoo! Search BOSS, so if you’re looking for what’s out there, drop by hakia (a semantic search engine), Me.dium Search (crowd-powered social search), Daylife and Cluuz.
For more information, there’s Yodel Anecdotal’s launch post, Yahoo! Search Blog’s launch post, an insider’s view on Search BOSS, and of course one should check out Yahoo! Developer Network’s section on Yahoo! Search BOSS.
Filed under Announcements, InfoTech · Tags: api, search, search engines, yahoo, yahoo! search bossYahoo! Announces Global Availability of Two New E-mail Domains
June 20, 2008 · Comments
There’s a Yahoo! Press Release announcing the availability of two new email domains. According to Yahoo!, this is now the chance to let other users get the email they want.
The two new domains are YMail.com and the RocketMail.com.
According to Yahoo!
“Yahoo! Announces Global Availability of Two New E-mail Domains. World’s Largest E-mail Service Gives People the Chance to Get the E-mail Address They’ve Always Wanted With the Launch of ymail.com and rocketmail.com…”
I know a lot will just say, “Why will I bother getting another email account? I’m perfectly fine with my current one and Gmail is a lot better.”
You’re absolutely right! There’s no reason to switch email providers. However there are reasons why you would consider getting your nickname on these web services.
Two things:
- It’s your online identity, you should “really” get it
- It’s your brand, you should “secure” it or else your competitor will
It is seriously a good idea to get your nickname on all major email providers such as Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail and Live before someone else does. And this mindset should also be not limited to emails but major online services (whenever you can).
A real world example would be the experience of Loic Le Meur (founder of Seesmic) and Robert Scoble (Tech Geek Blogger) on the new Plurk service (a microblogging service, competitor of twitter).
Oh. You don’t know what I’m talking about do you? Here’s a conversation at FriendFeed about someone who squatted at Loic’s nickname at Plurk. And if Loic wasn’t well connected, he wouldn’t have gotten back his identity at Plurk. He’s lucky. Would you be?
Here are the screenshots of the conversation at FriendFeed.
Loic wrote on his blog that it’s a good idea of having a premium service just to get your nickname/username for new services. I honestly don’t know how you would offer it, be profitable and still catch on with the fast web though.
Going back to the new Yahoo! email domains. Having said all that, you should really think about it. Do you want other people sending spam, p0rn, or plainly misusing your nickname?
If your answer is yes, then nobody can probably help you. However, if you do care – you can start by jumping on the above links to signup for a new account at ymail and rocketmail now.
It’s always better to be safe than sorry.
Filed under Blogging, Internet, News, Security · Tags: mail, rocketmail, yahoo, ymail