My Yahoo! Blog

Customize how your feeds look.

Many of you write in and request that we share more tips and tricks for using My Yahoo!. So I’ll start by sharing how I customize the appearance of my feeds to my liking. I do this by using the Options feature, which you can see by clicking the wheel icon . It’s smart enough to detect the kind of feed I have and shows as many as four display options.

For some of my feeds like this one from Zappos.com, an online store, I find an Image Only display to be the most useful.

If an item catches my eye, I hover over it with my mouse to read the summary. I’ve found Image Only displays to be a great way to conserve space on my page.

For other topics, I prefer to view the summary instantly, so I’ve set my preferences accordingly. An example is my Stock Markets News feed from Yahoo! News. With this view, I can quickly catch the headlines when I’m short on time.

Go ahead and play around with the feeds you already have on your page. We’d love to hear about the tricks you use to get the most out of your page. Comment on this blog post with your tips if you want to share a tip of your own.

Eve
Yahoo! Marketing

The Year of the Ox will bring you…

One of my guilty pleasures, I must confess, is occasionally checking in on my horoscope. For me, it’s the same experience as opening a fortune cookie and seeing what’s in store. Naturally I’m intrigued by Chinese New Year, and because I was born in the Year of the Ox, I’m taking a keen interest in this cosmic forecast!

Did you know you can get your yearly horoscope on your My Yahoo! page? With all the buzz about the new lunar year, how could you miss out on seeing how your sign affects you this year? Check out Chinese Astrology page on Shine (brought to you by Yahoo!). After selecting your astrological animal, you can add the RSS feed to your page.

When you want to add an RSS feed to your page:
1. Follow instructions on the site to locate the feed URL (RSS icon) and copy it
2. In My Yahoo!, go to Add Content and then click “Add RSS Feed”
3. Paste the URL and click Add

Once you have the feed, try dressing up your page with the Chinese New Year theme. Click Change Appearance, and then from Choose Theme select Seasonal, and you’ll find it. Enjoy!

Adam
- My Yahoo! Marketing

Auto-refresh your modules!

If you’re an avid follower of politics like me, you like to know the headlines when they happen. For the longest time, I would manually refresh each module on my page every time I came to My Yahoo! to make sure I didn’t miss anything. It took time, and frankly, was a bit of a pain…but there is a better way.

Did you know that you can actually alter the settings for your page so that the modules refresh more regularly? All you have to do is click the More Options button at the top of your page and select the Auto Refresh option. Here, you will find different settings that will refresh your tabs automatically so you get the latest information.

Check it out, it’s a great feature. Now, I know I’m getting the most up-to-date news, commentary, and insight on my My Yahoo! page.

Adam
- My Yahoo! Marketing