My Yahoo! Blog

Make your page load faster.

Hi everyone,

I am a content aggregator and LOVE adding new modules to my My Yahoo! page; however, sometimes this means my page loads a little bit slower than I’d like. If you keep all your modules, but want your page to still load quickly, you can try these two tricks.

Collapse modules for faster page loading
Simply click the arrow in the left hand corner of a module.

Before

After

If you want to read the collapsed content, just click the arrow again and the module will open. I find this very useful as I can collapse individual modules that I don’t look at often, but like to have handy (such as “Movie Showtimes”). Now, my page is loading faster, but I can still see what’s playing on a Friday night whenever I want!

Create separate pages to speed up My Yahoo!
You can always add an extra page by clicking the ‘Add Page’ button at the top of the page (each page loads separately, meaning that the page you’re on loads faster as there are fewer modules). Once you do that, you can drag modules from your original page to your new page.

I did this with all of my ‘work-related’ modules (like TechCrunch or Advertising Age). That way, I can review my personal stuff and work stuff separately. Or, if I want a quick read on what’s new in my industry, I can just click over to my second page and scan for news.

Both of these tricks will minimize the amount of information your page has to load when you first open your My Yahoo! page, helping you get to what you want faster.

Try it out!

Sarah Sikowitz – Yahoo! Marketing

Check out our new tips page!

Hello there in My Yahoo! land,

We recently added a “Tips” page to help you make yourself at home here in the new My Yahoo!. Here, you will find helpful ways to change the theme or color of your page, add modules, and organize the layout of your page.

Make sure you check it out. It’s listed under “Useful Links” on the right side of the Blog. Enjoy!

Adam
- My Yahoo! Marketing

Counting down to Sept 25th?

While you wait for for Halo® 3, bungie your way to our new Gamers page for the latest in gaming news.

Get outta town.

I’m an obsessive organizer, even when it comes to fun. When I find a handy blog about travel, I plop it into my Traveling page, where it can mingle with all the other travel blogs without any interference from cooking or news blogs.

This page inspires me and helps me plan. Photo feeds from National Parks and worldwide locales remind me of past adventures and get me daydreaming about new places to go. I’ve picked up some savvy tips about flight upgrades and security bulletins from travel blogs, and I use Yahoo! Travel’s FareChase to track prices on specific flights. I even have a custom news feed (more on how to do that in a future post) that keeps me up to date on my next destination.

Try adding the Traveling page to your My Yahoo!. You can make it your own with more travel feeds from the directory, or by doing a search. And for even more ideas, check out the Travel Smart page from our content partner, Concierge.

Do you use more than one My Yahoo! page? Tell us how in the comments.

Bon voyage,

Rebecca
My Yahoo! Editor

“What’s New” page now available.

If you’re looking for an easy way to find cool modules, you’re going to love this…

We’ve created page called “What’s New” and it’s populated with tons of great stuff. Take a look. If you see anything you like – go ahead and pilfer. Just drag the modules you like to your page. Or leave them and delete the ones you don’t want; you can rename the page if you’d like.

If you recently joined the beta, you’ll already have “What’s New” added as a secondary page. For you veterans, you can add it to your page.

Enjoy!