Yahoo’s Issues

Update: For more on Yahoo, Google and Windows Live visit Web Spaced.

The Current Homepage

 

Yahoo has some issues and everyone knows it. A while ago, there was talk of reorganizing Yahoo and getting rid of redundancies. They gave the axe to Yahoo Photos (sending users to Flickr) and merged most of their video content into their Video.Yahoo.com brand. They’ve recently shutdown Yahoo 360 and are working of beefed up versions of Messenger for the Mac and Windows Vista. Then, they launched the successful Yahoo Buzz. Even more recently, Yahoo has introduced a new, sleek version of Del.icio.us (re-dubbed Delicious.com).

When you go to the Yahoo front page, however, many things are missing. There is no link to the new Delicious. The link to Flickr doesn’t give you even a modicum of a hint as to what Flickr is. Also, video isn’t featured as prominently as it should be.

Current CEO, Jerry Yang

Speaking of Video, Yahoo has a content-sharing agreement with Hulu.com. Ok, so when you go to Yahoo Video and search for “Buffy,” you’ll be able to watch the first two seasons of the show right there, right? No You would have to go to Yahoo TV and then search for the show. Go to the show page and click on “Watch Full Episodes.” Wow, that’s a nice way to make Yahoo Video a destination for content. The only thing worth watching on Yaho Video right now, is “Condensed Soup.” This is an original, shorter version of “The Soup” made especially for Yahoo.com.

It’s as if Yahoo is developing brands like AOL and their Switched tech brand and their various other new non-AOL branded sites. This might be fine… except, Yahoo is keeping Yahoo in the name of these sites. They should thus work together! I want to log into Yahoo.com, My Yahoo, or Yahoo Mail and see new Delicious posts from my network next to new Flickr photos from my contacts and new Upcomming events in my area. Imagine all of that info next to a splattering of top video content from Yahoo and Hulu. Below tat are the popular headlines from Yahoo News and Yahoo Buzz.

That’s a site I could make my homepage.

Also, Yahoo should remove “Yahoo” from Yahoo Shine and Yahoo OMG. These two products are probably being brought down by the Yahoo brand.

That’s about all the rant I have in me for today. Expect more from me on Yahoo! as I’m on my annual Google fast.

Oh, Athens

Taken from the north campus parking deck.

I’m getting ready to embark on something exciting. It’s about to be my second year as a student at the University of Georgia.

This excitement that I’m feeling right now is far better than that of this time last year. About a year ago, I was afraid of meeting new people, etc. But, I know that I have a nice group of friends from last year along with a few cool people coming to UGA from my high school that I can hang out with.

On top of this, I have never been sure of my degree choice until the very end of last year. I was admitted to UGA in the University Studies program (read: lack-luster GPA + High SAT). Thus, I was viewed as a kind of provisional student–inferior to my peers in some way.

Well, about 1.5 months ago, I received the letter in the mail that told me I had been officially moved out of the University Studies program and into the Franklin College proper. I promptly emailed Mr. SPIA, Paul Welch, and asked him to please try and squeeze me into a POLS 2000. He pulled through and I am a Pre-PoliSci major in the gateway/weeding out class. Sure, the class is at 8 AM; but, I can totally do it. Though, I might try to buy this 8 pound bag of coffee to prepare.

All very exciting.

But wait–there’s more. I’m applying to various Work Study positions and I really hope I get one. That means money! To spend on things that aren’t food. (Oh yeah… still no meal plan this year )

Awesome Friends, Solid Major Plans, Possible Job… I’m in college and doing something to make my future life better.  So, why then do I still fee a bit put off by my surroundings?

Crazier Day

more about “Crazier Day - The Highly Unanticipate…“, posted with vodpod

Real life story’s: Sex with car

This young man ‘comes out’ telling the world about him being a ‘mechaphile’
He still hasn’t told his mum….

Despite never having kissed a girl before, virgin Jordan has become an experienced lover, covering his car with kisses and caresses before having penetrative sex with the exhaust pipe.

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Abortion Not Important This Time?

Prety Find on Flickr

Baby Got Back…

AYDS Put Me In Control

I Am A TWiT

by: Geoff Smith

Oh man, if you’re not checking out the first, live internet television network to actually produce 25 hours of content per week… you’re missing out.

P.S. Same guy behind this song.

Summer Reading

I plan to read, at the very least, three books this summer. These books are:

A Moveable Feast
By: Earnest Hemmingway

I’ve been meaning to read this for years. I was told by my 11th grade AP Language teacher to read this after I told her, “I hate Hemingway.” She knew that I had a penchant for The Great Gatsby; so, she pointed me in the direction of this book. A year later I bought the book. Two years later, I still haven’t read it. But, this summer all that ends as I embark on this journey to find out how much Hemingway hates Zelda. It’s apparently one of Hemingway’s most beloved works and It has a lot of hype to live up to.

Pattern Recognition
By: William Gibson

I’ve owned this book since I saw it being talked about on an old episode of The Screen Savers. I’m a fan of Sci-Fi and the premise seems really cool. I can’t wait to read about a woman who gets physically ill whenever in the presence of “trendy” things.

American Gods
By: Neil Gaiman

I mean, I don’t know why I haven’t read this yet. I’ve gotten 3 chapters in and usually around then something comes up like finals or a big paper that takes me away from the awesome piece of lit. But, I have an entire summer free and I’m going to takle this book.

On top of these books, I also plan to catch up on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 comic and, hopefully, I can get back into at least a couple of Marvel titles.