My Yahoo! Blog

Finding a new place.

As James said a while back, the folks on our team spend a lot of time using our product. For example, a few months ago I decided to look for a new apartment in San Francisco. It’s no easy task to find a good, cheap apartment in the city; places rent quickly so you have to move fast.

Like any respectable geek I turned to craigslist, which lets you search by size, price and neighborhood. Here’s a search for one bedroom apartments under $2,000 a month in the “Noe Valley” neighborhood. Simple, right?

But the real magic is that you can add your search to your My Yahoo! page. That way, you’ll get an up-to-the-minute list of the new apartment listings (or whatever else you’re searching for). Here’s how:

1. Run a search on craigslist for the type of apartment you’re looking for.
2. Find the RSS icon at the bottom of the page and copy the link.
3. Head back to My Yahoo!, click “Personalize this Page,” “Add RSS Feed,” and paste in the URL from step 2. Click “Add.”

Once the hamsters finish running you’ll see a new module on your page containing the results of your search. When you finally find your new dream home, simply delete away.

Enjoy!

-Joseph
My Yahoo! Product Manager