Comments on: Bix joins Yahoo!’s social media mix

By: RS

RS — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 05:38:37 +0000

VP of product strategy eh? Perhaps you could explain the fiasco over at Yahoo groups presently? What strategy was it to roll out an incomplete feature with no warning, no user input, and worst, no opt-out option?

What the blazes are you thinking over there, folks?

http://www.ygroupsblog.com/blog/2008/03/13/coming-soon-group-recommendations/

(see comments section, over 400 negative responses in 5 days, several people ready to take user groups elsewhere)

We’ve endured a lot of abuse at Yahoo’s hands in our groups. This one is almost a deal breaker for a lot of folks. The basic notion of surfacing content is fine, but this was just unbelievable to many users. I think you should take a little trip down there and ask them what they were thinking. I can’t believe this is any sort of strategy.

Before you go jumping in and ordering this “synergy” with Bix and YG unless your users get a good look at it first and advise YOU best on how to work it in. We’re sick of Yahoo wrecking Groups under the delusion its somehow being improved. Old song, new chorus: Quit fixing what isn’t broken. These products all have value, but unless you bring them to us the way we want it, you’ll kill your own golden goose. “Groups is NOT MySpace”, to quote one user. Don’t try to make it one.

Yahoo feels like its getting carried away with new properties and all the development activities going on. “Jack of all trades, master of none” is starting to apply. Groups is just one example of a product line that continues, year after year, to miss the mark when it adds features users don’t want or ask for, and removes ones they rely on.

We’ve said all we can say, I think. Will you listen?

By: favour

favour — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 15:28:45 +0000

i, will like to join you people thanks

By: mika

mika — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:26:46 +0000

Very good idea, mass-media has made that correctly, I support!

By: Qais

Qais — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:59:19 +0000

Definitely, these acquisitions have a purpose since this will increase yahoo! network traffic also spreading Yahoo! sponsored links through UGC sites. With high-traffic you can generate big cash because this means high exposure for brands.

By: Bharathi

Bharathi — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:04:55 +0000

I really can’t understand how Yahoo makes money by buying sites like Bix, Delicious, etc., Ok, these sites get huge amount of traffic. So does Yahoo. I am a shareholder of Yahoo. I personally feel that Yahoo is just throwing money into these acquisitions which doesn’t really generate any revenue for Yahoo.

By: Balakumar Muthu

Balakumar Muthu — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:17:28 +0000

Flickr, Del.icio.us… now Bix. I think Flickr and del.icio.us can be very well integrated with Bix Social media to network wide array of users.