My Yahoo! Blog

Adding content just got easier!

My, oh my…

I hope you are as excited as we are about all of the improvements we’re making to My Yahoo!. We’ve now made discovering content a snap with the new My Yahoo! Content Gallery. Simply click “Add Content” in the navigation bar and the page will display interesting and useful nuggets of content that can be added to your page in one click. It’s so simple!

We’ve also improved the search results to help you find more quickly the stuff that interests you. Looking for daily recipe ideas? Try searching for “dinner recipe” and add Dinner Tonight Recipes, Yahoo! Recipe Search, and the Epicurious Healthy Dinner Tonight modules. Want to keep track of all the news for your favorite local sports teams in one place? Do a search and save only the results you want.

For example, try searching for “Cleveland sports” and add the Cavs, Browns, and Indians news and schedules. Searching for and adding content you care about will keep you in the know and ultimately save you time.

So go ahead and click “Add Content” to get the most out of My Yahoo!.

Michael
- My Yahoo! Product Manager

Bookmarks not quite right?

If your Bookmarks in the new My Yahoo! seem askew, help is here. This happens if you edited your Bookmarks in the original My Yahoo! and then tried the new My Yahoo!. Your edits may not have transferred from the original version to the new version.

While we can’t recover the edits you made automatically, we have put together instructions for getting your old bookmarks back. This is a simple 2 step process. And we’ve made these instructions readily accessible by putting it in your Bookmarks module.

Note, if you did not edit your bookmarks in the original My Yahoo!, this does not affect you.

Thanks for your patience!

It’s official! We’re out of Beta.

Hi everyone,

Every day, we try to create the best possible My Yahoo! experience for you. Throughout the course of the “beta” phase for the new My Yahoo!, we read your constructive feedback on how to improve the product. Much of your feedback has been related to your ability to control your page. As a result, we are changing and evolving our approach to advertising on My Yahoo!.

Less Intrusive Advertising
If you use the new version, the current advertising unit that you are accustomed to seeing on your page has been removed. We feel that this will enable you to better control the layout of content on your page. As we continue to improve the product, we will be examining alternative ways to find the right balance between advertising and the best possible My Yahoo! user experience.

Retiring the Original My Yahoo!
In addition, we want to let you know that on July 14th we will be retiring the original My Yahoo! and moving everyone into the new version. At that point, access to the original My Yahoo! will no longer be enabled. The new version of My Yahoo! was built for you and similar to our recent advertising change, we will remain committed to improving the product based on your feedback.

If you haven’t had time to explore the new My Yahoo! yet, we invite you to check out these tips we created to help get you started and make this transition as easy as possible for people who are accustomed to the original My Yahoo!.

Enjoy the new space!

Adam
- My Yahoo! Marketing

July 4th Grilling Tips

Hi everyone,

I am a graduate student spending my summer working with the My Yahoo! team, and I could not resist writing a post about something near and dear to my heart: grilling. And what better day to make this post than on the biggest grilling day of the year, July 4th.

From masters of the mesquite to beginners of the barbecue, My Yahoo! has everything you need to get started. My two favorite modules are the RecipeFeed.com’s Barbecue Feed and a blog aptly named Grill Maestro.

For those of you watching your waistline, I recently spotted this About.com Low Fat Cooking post on Fourth of July recipes that will keep you healthy.

Unfortunately for me, I will be without my most important grilling weapon, my brand new Char-Broil grill, which is back home in Boston, Mass. I guess I’ll have to see if one of my new colleagues at Yahoo! has a burger or two to spare at their July 4th party!

For even more great 4th of July information including historical dates, modern day recipe ideas, and local fireworks shows, check out the Yahoo! July 4th Events Page.

Best,
Mike
-My Yahoo

What’s all the buzz about?

Since I started interning at Yahoo! last month, I’ve become a bit of a news junkie. When Maria Sharapova appeared at Wimbledon in a scandalous tuxedo, I was the first of my friends to know. Ditto for “American Idol” Ruben Studdard’s marriage and Morgan Tsvangirai’s withdrawal from the Zimbabwe elections.

I fear this addiction is going to get worse now that I have the Yahoo! Buzz module on my My Yahoo! page…

Buzz pulls together the Web’s hottest stories, determined by people like you (and me). Stories are ranked based on the number of votes they receive, among other things. The new Buzz module gives you these stories right on your My Yahoo! page. Add the Yahoo! Buzz module now!

Disagree with the current list of top stories? No worries, just head over to Yahoo! Buzz and start voting. Love stories about the upcoming Olympics? Buzz ‘em up. Hate stories about Britney? Buzz ‘em down.

If you want to add a more human element to your collection of news articles, consider adding a module or two. There are several different Buzz modules you can add to your My Yahoo! page, each with their own topic. Here are some of my favorites:

• Entertainment
• Science/Technology
• Politics

Edwin
- Yahoo! Buzz Intern