Get purple with My Yahoo!.

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October 6, 2008 on 5:33 pm | 39 Comments

Purple is big everywhere this season, but here at Yahoo! it’s always been a huge part of our culture. As lovers of Purple, we are excited to be embracing a movement this fall called Start Wearing Purple. Why do we love Purple? We love it because it’s the color of creativity and ingenuity. It represents the spirit of individuality, but also a sense of connectedness with others who are similar.

My Yahoo! is offering you new opportunities to make your My Yahoo! page purple. Get your Purple on by going to the Change Appearance menu and then clicking on “Passions” to pick out one of the new spirited purple backgrounds we have to offer. You can also add our Flickr: Bike Adventures module to stay on top of what our purple Flickr bikes are seeing on their daily rides. These solar-powered, GPS-enabled bikes take a photo every 60 seconds to chronicle life in real time. They’re very cool and very Purple.

We’re encouraging you to think Purple and live life with an exclamation point. This means doing things exactly the way you want to, following your passions, and making your dreams a reality. So come along for the ride, Start Wearing Purple with My Yahoo!.

Emily
Brand Marketing

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Comment by guillaumeb
2008-10-07 00:04:26

Hello,

this is a good initiative and as a Yahoo Fan I would really want to use a purple theme. However I find that the theme is not really usable on a long run. i use the yellow one because it does not have high contrast. Do you think you guys can make one that is mainly white with touches of purpples on the title bars for example?

And where on earth can I order this gorgeous Y! Bike !!!!!

 
Comment by Moet
2008-10-07 12:03:51

Love the color and the layout patterns fell free to and more like this

 
Comment by Latoya
2008-10-07 12:12:03

I agree purole seems to be very in season and it does represent individualality. Those who love purple seem to be very out going and have their own special personality and creativeness with purple. But I have to sick with my own very special color Orange.

Latoya

 
Comment by Marli Kathleen
2008-10-07 12:58:22

Hey this is soo awesome your right Emily!!!! go PURPLE EVERYONE!!!!!!!

 
Comment by Shanon
2008-10-08 11:30:05

This is very cool Purple has always been my favorite color because it’s passionate and helps me in my creativity. I remember being 6 and loving the color purple. It rocks

 
Comment by Viscountess Babbles On
2008-10-08 23:17:59

I have been passionate about purple my entire life. It’s nice to see that the rest of the world is catching on… ;-)

 
Comment by maria
2008-10-09 03:14:14

I just love it

 
Comment by Megan Valentine
2008-10-09 09:07:57

Purple is one of the BEST colors eva!!! I do have to say tho, green is beter… but, if u put them together, BAM!!! CABLUME!!! WHAM!!! PAZZA!!! WOW!!! Plus, i love,love,LOVE Yahoo! !

 
Comment by kylee
2008-10-09 15:30:29

purple is my favorite color!!!! it rocks!!!!!!

 
Comment by Shannon
2008-10-10 05:13:42

Received a “We’ve encountered a problem…” for several days from several computers trying to access myyahoo page.
Came to the MyYahoo blog to see if there was an outage.
Hope the new purple background is not causing the issue..

 
Comment by stephanie
2008-10-10 08:00:34

thanks

 
Comment by Callie
2008-10-10 22:48:56

It is absolutely beautiful! My hamster’s wheel is purple. He runs, and runs, and runs, and this color will make me think of him and smile.

 
Comment by Arianna
2008-10-11 20:08:09

omg i love purple it’s the bomb!!!!!!!!!!

 
Comment by wani_fz
2008-10-12 07:39:30

i really like purple colour..its good!

 
Comment by Garie
2008-10-12 09:56:16

With all the mind-mood altering colors, “PURPLE ROCKS!!!” Remember the, Purple People Eaters, Oh Yea!!!!!! Peed Elprup (Deep Purple, Backwards)

 
Comment by Charles Jiwin
2008-10-12 18:33:14

It’s wonderful! Purple is also a colour of royalty. Maybe you could make a purple theme also. It would be great!

 
Comment by ladysonshyn
2008-10-12 19:44:52

I like the options for background choices, but have been missing my avatar on myyahoo page. It used to show up in the upper right hand corner, but after the yahoo mail update recently, it was gone on myyahoo as well. It seems a shame that yahoo offers a cool product like yahoo avatar, but doesn’t allow it to show up on all yahoo sites. I’ve used myyahoo for many years along with yahoo mail and recently started yahoo 360, all cool products that until lately all shared my avatar. I miss it!

 
Comment by aznir
2008-10-12 22:27:02

Yahoo!!It is the best..

 
Comment by Dajaa
2008-10-13 01:22:52

PUrple is My favorite color…TANX

 
Comment by Renee
2008-10-13 05:43:33

Ummm…… I can’t seem to have the purple color you mentioned. In fact, I only have colors and textures. Is this a BIG problem? ‘COs I was really looking forward to Purple……

 
Comment by Gabriel
2008-10-14 18:58:28

Purple is the best.This idea is awsome.

 
Comment by Kimberly
2008-10-15 05:34:29

PURPLE ROCKS!!!
Thank you; been waiting forever for more PURPLE!!
Not only is it my birthstone color (Amethyst), but it’s my favorite color & just about everything I own is PURPLE!! When I walk into a store…it just stands out & says “buy me”!! LOL
There are very few things I don’t have in PURPLE!!
♥ ♥ PURPLE ROCKS ♥ ♥

 
Comment by cawme
2008-10-15 09:44:11

hello I would like to use the apperance but will not respond

 
Comment by nicole
2008-10-15 16:33:22

i think purple is cool to because that’s my favorite color to

 
Comment by kate
2008-10-15 19:18:06

my aunt loooooooves purple, she has a purlpe purse and even purple glasses WITH purple lens, also a purle swimsuit!!!!!!!!!:)

 
Comment by tina
2008-10-18 13:08:56

the reason for the color purple,I thought was to support domestic violence month.Thats what I thought it was for. Ive been there and it needs some kind of support.Get out there and volunteer.

 
Comment by patkafera
2008-10-21 02:27:31

Hello

I love this beautiful colour

by patricia

 
Comment by Jessica
2008-10-21 07:34:01

Purple…its cute but is not my color. pink…would be GREAT!!! bjut still lyk the purple!!! = ]]]

 
Comment by Robin
2008-10-24 02:06:50

Purple…..look like black
My true color are black
Becouse purple look like black
So purple are good color too

 
Comment by saloni
2008-10-24 20:28:48

i m loving it

 
Comment by Lexi
2008-10-25 17:55:00

My main color is black because im gothis but purple reminds me of witches for some reason so I’m all for it. Whats dark and purple seems to be that and mysteryous so ill tale it.

 
Comment by e_da
2008-10-25 19:49:26

purple is beautiful..
this is my favourite colour

 
Comment by Gee
2008-10-30 23:28:17

PURPLE Like all of the colours their B.EA.UTIFUL. Purple to me Represents Power in it’s Purest form

 
Comment by angel
2008-11-03 05:20:31

purple is my type purple realy rock

 
Comment by kGb:)
2008-11-04 18:03:35

I LOVE PURPLE!!!!!!

I.L.L.G

 
Comment by brighteststarrsmom
2008-11-20 11:57:23

Oh yes i adore purple always have and love to see that this beautiful color is coming out more,thanks yahoo for bringing the brighteness to our pages! I know it brightens my day****

 
Comment by Pamela
2009-02-03 22:21:06

…Eversince I could first recognize and distinguish color,..PURPLE was the first color to attract me,..or so my Mother says,..I am an Artist and use PURPLE themes in subject matter quite the bit….Good to know that it has truly gotten its rightful place of NOBILITY,..which is what the color represents,…in the design world today…..I have alwaya a PURPLE person…..

 
Comment by Ms.Toyy
2009-02-06 16:59:03

My daugther love the color purple . Her bedroom is four different shades of purple.PLUS I THUNK IT IS A COMFORT COLOR!!!!!!!! LOVE IT

 
Comment by Aaron S.
2009-03-17 16:04:10

Looks pretty cool! I had a client recently redesign their entire restaurant to have a purple feel and, surprisingly, it looks amazing! Very warm and welcoming.

 
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