My Yahoo! Blog

Improved: Weather

The enhancements to Weather you asked for are ready. What did we improve? So glad you asked:

• Choose from three modes (full, classic or compact) so you can control your view.
• We made the high and low temps more readable.
• Enjoy a three-day forecast at a glance (we added a graphical view).
• When you mouse over the city or forecast, you’ll see forecast details.
• Current conditions are now displayed within and for all locations.
• Severe weather alerts now included.

Plus you can search for additional locations right within the module. Enjoy the improvements!

Want meaty new modules? You got it.

Given that the word “My” plays fairly prominently in the “My Yahoo!” logo we stick all over the place, we figure it made sense to work hard on actually making it yours. And one thing we keep hearing again and again (from My Yahoo! users everywhere) is that you like your modules. Especially useful modules.

The bottom line is, if we expect you to make My Yahoo! your home on the Web, then we need to deliver the content that’s important to your life. Hence we’re working around the clock to add more and more relevant modules to choose from. The list keeps growing, but to whet your appetite here are a handful of new modules that are ready and waiting (available only in the new My Yahoo! beta):

• Your Mail: Preview messages from other email accounts (including Gmail), right on your page.
  
• Scoreboard: Stay up-to-date on the latest scores and news. Now with more game details right on your page.
• Weather: We’ve made it even easier to stay in-the-know. Now you can see current conditions and a 3 day forecast at a glance.
  
• Netflix: If you have a Netflix account, you’re gonna love this. See which movies are in your queue (and add to it!), what’s at home, and what new movies are available — all from one tidy module.
  

We’ve been burning the midnight oil, working on these modules too: Calendar and Address Book. Oh, and we’re not quite done with the new Bookmarks, but we think you’ll love the new options (like the ability to use it as a stand-alone module).

When more modules become available, we’ll let you know. And feel free to make suggestions about modules or anything you want to see in the new My Yahoo!.

The My Yahoo! Team