Product Pulse – October 27, 2006
Posted October 27th, 2006 at 1:10 pm by Julie Han
Filed in: Product News
Wannabes, pack rats and chatterers – we’ve got something for everyone in this week’s product roundup.
- Born to be a web-celeb?: We’ve already announced the Yahoo! Talent Show open call, but here’s a reminder for you die-hard thespians and Mariah Carey wannabes. Jig, yodel, rant, strum or hum, if you’ve got talent, we want to see it.
- Hunt and peck no more. A one-stop publisher shop: We have gathered all our little Yahoo! publisher gee-gaws (badges for Flickr, Yahoo! Answers, Yahoo! Finance, Upcoming, and del.icio.us; action buttons for your blog; Yahoo! Search Builder search functionality; podcast tutorials; and more) into one convenient place for your publishing needs. It's all part of the revamp of the Yahoo! Publisher Network home page self-serve. Ain’t it great? Read more here.
- Attention pack rats and chronic organizers: Saving, sharing and organizing your favorites has never been this easy with the new Yahoo! Toolbar and Yahoo! Bookmarks. Thumbnails make it easy to find, drag and drop saved bookmarks, and share your favorite web sites via IM or email. Into the nitty-gritty? Read more here.
- Cut the fat. Shedding unwanted IM seconds: Yahoo! Messenger version 8.1 plays nice with IE7 and makes photo sharing, PC-to-PC phone calls, and personalized avatars a quicker click away. Faster load times mean more time to chit and chat.
- Have we got a deal for you: Yahoo! Travel just got a bit more personal, offering deal recommendations that read like your personal vacation wish list. It's based on where you live and what you check out on Yahoo!. Better start packing.
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