My Yahoo! Blog

Since I was a little kid I have loved the March Madness tournament. My older brother and I always used to go against the odds and pick the biggest upsets. I’ve grown up, a little, since those days, but I still love the thrill and excitement of buzzer beaters, miracle underdogs, and the Final Four!

Needless to say I’m excited that March Madness takes off this weekend on Selection Sunday (March 16th). You can be sure I’ll have streaming bracket information and updates from the site which hosts the games, CBS Sportsline, on my My Yahoo! page.

I find that some of the best commentary on the selections and the ongoing drama comes from a Yahoo! Sports module. I get tips for my Fantasy game along with full team analysis all in one place. Can’t beat that!

Here’s my March Madness secret for you. If you’re looking for more of a witty and fast take on the “Ides of March,” try Fanhouse.. This feed will make you feel like you’re in that team huddle with 5 seconds to go on the clock.

Good luck with your picks!

Adam
- My Yahoo! Marketing

That’s the kind of exchange you’re likely to find on one of my favorite feeds, Newsarama. It’s silly, and a little bit of a guilty pleasure, but that’s part of what being a geek is about!

And My Yahoo! is a great way to collect all of your Lord of the Rings-loving feeds in one place; build your very own Batcave, Deathstar, or Rivendell of nerdy knowledge.

When I want a mega-dose of guilty-goofiness, I’ll look at Boing Boing. It’s like a bag of tricks; you never what will be there, but it will almost always make you laugh or go “wow.”

Sometimes it seems like the Web was exclusively created for people to express their passion for science fiction – it’s certainly a great way to waste time online. There is no shortage of people fascinated with Star Trek, Tesla coils, Dungeons and Dragons; the new blog i09 collects the best of the best.

If you want a slightly saner take on geeky diversions, Lev Grossman’s Nerd World blog discusses the loves of the geek world with the calm of someone who isn’t quite so absorbed by it all. And sometimes, in this busy world, we need someone to help us cut through articles about Jar Jar Binks.

Enjoy!

Jay
- My Yahoo! Editorial Guru

What better way to bring a little luck to your page than with our new St. Patrick’s day theme? Complete with shamrocks, blue skies, and a sneaky rainbow behind your search box, this might be just the pot of gold your page is searching for.

If you’re looking for an even more authentic St. Patrick’s Day, check out Bibliocook, an Irish recipe blog. You’ll get some great ideas for a party menu that would impress any true Irishman!

Wondering where the big party is this year? Yahoo! Local will help you find parades and pubs in your area.

You can try on this new theme here:
“Personalize this Page” > “Change Color” > “Seasonal.”

Add the St. Patrick’s Day theme today!

Well here’s your fix. Brought to you by The Wall Street Journal, the All Things Digital module will bring the world of tech to your My Yahoo! page.

This module is much more than just a news update. In this one module, you’ll get inside commentary and analysis from:

– Walt Mossberg and the “Mossberg Solution”
– Kara Swisher’s “Boom Town”
– John Paczkowski’s “Digital Daily”

You’ll get the best tips for maximizing your personal tech pursuits, analysis of major movements in the market, interviews, and satirical exposes about the industry and the people driving it.

If you’re ready for it, the assortment of voices and analysis in this module will surely keep you coming back for more and more. After adding this module, your tech addiction will be taken to new levels!

Add this module today!

Hi everyone,

We’ve been making some changes here on the Blog, specifically to better organize old posts with the “Archives.” We have 77 posts since dating back to when we created the My Yahoo! Blog in April of 2007. We think the Blog features great tips for getting the most out of your page, and we want to make finding them as simple and easy as possible. That’s where you come in…

We need your ideas to help us make the “Archives” easier to search through so you can find posts from the past!

If you could be the designer for the My Yahoo! Blog, what would the “Archives” section look like? How would people find older posts? Should it be categorized by date or by the type of post (new modules, features, themes)? Post your ideas as comments to this blog post.

We recently added an expanding feature to the “Archives” section. When you click on a particular month, the posts from that month will drop down so you can navigate back instead of flipping through multiple pages. But we want to make it even better, show us what you’ve got!

Adam
- My Yahoo! Marketing