Product Pulse - January 19, 2007

Posted January 19th, 2007 at 2:54 pm by Julie Han, Blog Team

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Whether you’re looking for a creative fix or ways to plan your future, we’ve got it all this week.

• Debts, stocks, mortgages — ole!: Taking your financial or retirement planning by the horns just got easier with the newly launched Yahoo! Personal Finance. It’s like having your own personal advisor with news content from Consumer Reports and the Motley Fool, dozens of how-to guides for everything from mortgages to college savings, 66 (count ‘em!) special calculators that help manage your spending and your debts, and expert advice from the likes of Suze Orman and more. Who doesn’t want to save and make money?
• What’s your issue?: If you’re 16–25 years old, listen up. Have something to say? We invite you to voice it, remix it, and edit it — just get it into a 30–60 second online video clip and submit it starting February 1. Read more here. Whether it’s commentary on world peace or gas guzzlers on the highway, make it personal and make it good. It may just be your one shot to impress guest judges Terry Semel, Walter Cronkite, John Cusack, and more.
• Making dough: One for the oven and 1 million dollars for your pocket! All you have to do is submit an original recipe for the 43rd Pillsbury Bake-Off contest on Yahoo! Food by April 22. Read the rules here. Ready, set, raise that dough!
• Seeing stars?: Fans of Flickr’s “Interestingness” and del.icio.us’ “Hotlist” feature now have a new way to share their faves on Yahoo! Answers. Whether you’re handing out stars or checking out what others have deemed interesting, you can now connect with people who appreciate your interests. Simply star a question from the action bar or the question listing page and it will be considered for the new “Popular” section on the front page. Read more here.
• Sneak peek freak?: If you are, make sure to check out Yahoo! TV’s exclusive line up this week. Catch the never-before-seen full episode of “Everybody Hates Chris” one week prior to its network debut here. Or if you missed the much anticipated episode of “Smallville,” introducing the new heroic alliance, then check out the first act here and read up on all the new superheroes and villains this season. Tune in for more exclusive clips and news.
• Schools in your hood: Before you begin your round of school tours or move to get Junior to a better district, check out Yahoo! Real Estate’s newly enhanced school search. You’ll find local private, public, and charter schools plotted on a map and connect to Yahoo! Education for the lowdown on your school district, a list of top-rated schools in your neighborhood and parent reviews.

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Irene Bogue | January 23rd, 2007 at 3:05 am

Why doesn’t Yahoo! switch back to their previous format where it was easier to email web pages and news articles to others without having to first copy it into MS Excel??? It’s a huge inconvenience and my husband is so disgusted he has started using Hotmail. Also, I’m not interested in signing up with MSN just to use Outlook Express, but news articles seem to automatically require sending through Outlook in Yahoo Beta. I HATE that! PLEASE make this easier or people will be turning to other providers rather than be inconvenienced - and that includes me!!!

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