Comments on: Mission as strategy – connecting the dots at Yahoo! http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: B. C. Schmerker http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-218105 B. C. Schmerker Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:11:01 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-218105 I found this Entry a nice cursory view of the often tricky process of streamlining available services. A lot of features from both Y! Members and Y! 360 Beta eventually got a redesign for Y! Profiles, where they now reside. Likewise, flickr took features from both Y! Photos and to a lesser extent Bix (sadly, not all of Bix' capabilities have a new home as of this Comment). Pleasingly, I had little trouble formatting the profile data from Y! Answers, Y! 360 Beta and Bix for my page at Y! Profiles; not all the formats in the above were identical, so some amendment was expected. Pretty good so far, but plenty of room for improvement, too. I found this Entry a nice cursory view of the often tricky process of streamlining available services. A lot of features from both Y! Members and Y! 360 Beta eventually got a redesign for Y! Profiles, where they now reside. Likewise, flickr took features from both Y! Photos and to a lesser extent Bix (sadly, not all of Bix’ capabilities have a new home as of this Comment). Pleasingly, I had little trouble formatting the profile data from Y! Answers, Y! 360 Beta and Bix for my page at Y! Profiles; not all the formats in the above were identical, so some amendment was expected. Pretty good so far, but plenty of room for improvement, too.

]]> By: nathan http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-54751 nathan Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:59:09 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-54751 Look at "Unlimited Storage It's Coming Soon" posted on May 14 by Yahoo vice president of marketing. There are about 186 posts as I write this, and at least 150 of those are by people who are "furious" (and other adjectives that mean very angry) about the very large advertisements that appear on the YM Beta e-mail inbox. How does this fit into the mission? Look at “Unlimited Storage It’s Coming Soon” posted on May 14 by Yahoo vice president of marketing. There are about 186 posts as I write this, and at least 150 of those are by people who are “furious” (and other adjectives that mean very angry) about the very large advertisements that appear on the YM Beta e-mail inbox. How does this fit into the mission?

]]> By: Floyd http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-53578 Floyd Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:05:20 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-53578 And then you put ads in the AT&T yahoo mail experience, and fragged up the beta to no end. Yahoo has consistantly missed the mark with all their changes for many users this past year. Overwhelmingly, people are saying 'you 'fixed' what wasn't broken, and now it sucks'. You really need to do a better job on trying to understand user's needs before inflicting new products on them. I left as a AT&T Yahoo customer (phone and net both). Very sad to see Yahoo take such a nose-dive across the board. I hope someone can stop the madness soon. Before it's too late. And then you put ads in the AT&T yahoo mail experience, and fragged up the beta to no end.
Yahoo has consistantly missed the mark with all their changes for many users this past year. Overwhelmingly, people are saying ‘you ‘fixed’ what wasn’t broken, and now it sucks’. You really need to do a better job on trying to understand user’s needs before inflicting new products on them. I left as a AT&T Yahoo customer (phone and net both). Very sad to see Yahoo take such a nose-dive across the board. I hope someone can stop the madness soon. Before it’s too late.

]]> By: Robert Lambert http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-49254 Robert Lambert Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:09:17 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-49254 Ok here is a brain storm for you....for years I've been switching from yahoo as my home page and portal to use google to search....I finally realized why....I know you may have spent mega $$ on the home page design but there is one thing that you can do that would keep me and I imagine many people from doing that..... You need to move the search window down to the mid point on the page ......I find so awkward to use that I will jump to google to avoid using it...its not the functionality of your search but the location of the bar.....anyway thats my take on why Google is wiping up on search.....I believe that your results are similiar....but something that obvious is missed by many.... Ok here is a brain storm for you….for years I’ve been switching from yahoo as my home page and portal to use google to search….I finally realized why….I know you may have spent mega $$ on the home page design but there is one thing that you can do that would keep me and I imagine many people from doing that…..

You need to move the search window down to the mid point on the page ……I find so awkward to use that I will jump to google to avoid using it…its not the functionality of your search but the location of the bar…..anyway thats my take on why Google is wiping up on search…..I believe that your results are similiar….but something that obvious is missed by many….

]]> By: Joe S http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-48433 Joe S Tue, 29 May 2007 14:29:48 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-48433 I believed in Yahoo enough to become a shareholder, but how can you say part of the mission is "to connect people" when a fundamental feature like memebr search is down so much of the time. Not only does it frequently go down, it takes days, often weeks to restore it. There has got to be a better way to respond. I believed in Yahoo enough to become a shareholder, but how can you say part of the mission is “to connect people” when a fundamental feature like memebr search is down so much of the time.

Not only does it frequently go down, it takes days, often weeks to restore it. There has got to be a better way to respond.

]]> By: Nicki Dugan http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45618 Nicki Dugan Fri, 18 May 2007 19:17:04 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45618 @Alyce - Bingo! Thanks for noting that our blog is not a press release site. Yodel Anecdotal has a very different mission -- it has no ambitions to cover "all news from Yahoo!". For that, we've always maintained our separate pressroom, which you can find at <a href="http://pressroom.yahoo.com" rel="nofollow">http://pressroom.yahoo.com</a>. That's where you can always find the straight scoop, but come back here to get additional insights, perspectives and behind-the-scenes commentary. @Alyce – Bingo! Thanks for noting that our blog is not a press release site. Yodel Anecdotal has a very different mission — it has no ambitions to cover “all news from Yahoo!”. For that, we’ve always maintained our separate pressroom, which you can find at http://pressroom.yahoo.com. That’s where you can always find the straight scoop, but come back here to get additional insights, perspectives and behind-the-scenes commentary.

]]> By: Alyce http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45578 Alyce Fri, 18 May 2007 15:48:16 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45578 Yahoo apparently is pursuing a course of releasing features in lieu of products and retiring real products that actually work. It is extemely depressing to watch the chaos. Beyond that, as a concerned albeit very very small shareholder, would the company please consider re-implementing a single press release site (not a "chatty" blog) that has all news from Yahoo, written coherently, in standard English. Yahoo apparently is pursuing a course of releasing features in lieu of products and retiring real products that actually work. It is extemely depressing to watch the chaos. Beyond that, as a concerned albeit very very small shareholder, would the company please consider re-implementing a single press release site (not a “chatty” blog) that has all news from Yahoo, written coherently, in standard English.

]]> By: Scott http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45380 Scott Thu, 17 May 2007 16:46:14 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45380 Quote: "Weiner- connecting our consumers to their most essential needs, connecting our advertisers and publishers to their most valuable consumers, and connecting the dots internally to create far greater efficiencies and fully leverage the company’s strengths. Speaking of connecting dots internally, our recent product announcements regarding closing Yahoo! Photos and Yahoo! Auctions in the U.S. and Canada represent a clear indication that we have begun to do so in earnest. And it’s not just about rationalizing existing product lines — it’s also about better leveraging and integrating the powerful assets we’ve got (e.g. Flickr integration into Yahoo! Search)." "My Reply, How in the world does removing Yahoo Auction! efficiency make for better connections? That statement itself does not make any sense! If people want to too connect they go to MySpace! Yahoo Inc is going in the wrong direction! They need to shake up the upper guru's there and come up with new idea's not something that has already been done!" Quote: “Weiner- connecting our consumers to their most essential needs, connecting our advertisers and publishers to their most valuable consumers, and connecting the dots internally to create far greater efficiencies and fully leverage the company’s strengths. Speaking of connecting dots internally, our recent product announcements regarding closing Yahoo! Photos and Yahoo! Auctions in the U.S. and Canada represent a clear indication that we have begun to do so in earnest. And it’s not just about rationalizing existing product lines — it’s also about better leveraging and integrating the powerful assets we’ve got (e.g. Flickr integration into Yahoo! Search).”

“My Reply,
How in the world does removing Yahoo Auction! efficiency make for better connections? That statement itself does not make any sense!

If people want to too connect they go to MySpace! Yahoo Inc is going in the wrong direction! They need to shake up the upper guru’s there and come up with new idea’s not something that has already been done!”

]]> By: Eric Jackson http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45342 Eric Jackson Thu, 17 May 2007 13:12:24 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45342 Jeff: I think you would agree that this 1300 word post isn't the definitive final word on how Yahoo will win in implementing its strategy/mission. However, this articulation has been absent these last 5.5 months since the reorg. Indeed, the voice for Audience has been silent. Thank you for taking this first step with this post (and with some of these first moves mentioned). Until an Audience head is named, it will continue to be critical for you to fill this void. Best of luck. Jeff:

I think you would agree that this 1300 word post isn’t the definitive final word on how Yahoo will win in implementing its strategy/mission. However, this articulation has been absent these last 5.5 months since the reorg. Indeed, the voice for Audience has been silent. Thank you for taking this first step with this post (and with some of these first moves mentioned). Until an Audience head is named, it will continue to be critical for you to fill this void.

Best of luck.

]]> By: Andrew http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45199 Andrew Thu, 17 May 2007 01:36:15 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45199 Jeff, I certainly do agree that "any strategy, no matter how good it sounds in theory, is only as valuable as its ability to be executed. " With that in mind, the the Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir incident is cause for great concern, indicating as it does that a lot of dot-connecting lies ahead. I posted about the contrast between the mission and that particular action at: http://changingway.org/2007/05/16/yahoo-people-flickr/ Jeff, I certainly do agree that “any strategy, no matter how good it sounds in theory, is only as valuable as its ability to be executed. ” With that in mind, the the Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir incident is cause for great concern, indicating as it does that a lot of dot-connecting lies ahead.
I posted about the contrast between the mission and that particular action at:
http://changingway.org/2007/05/16/yahoo-people-flickr/

]]> By: Ted Rheingold http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45135 Ted Rheingold Wed, 16 May 2007 19:26:36 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45135 At Dogster and Catster, we've always found that connecting people with common passions online has been extremely rewarding and successful. While Google and Microsoft battle to own the corporate software market and while incredibly powerful search inexorably becomes a commodity, Yahoo! will become a giant passion center that neither can ever hope to touch. Bow wow, meow! At Dogster and Catster, we’ve always found that connecting people with common passions online has been extremely rewarding and successful. While Google and Microsoft battle to own the corporate software market and while incredibly powerful search inexorably becomes a commodity, Yahoo! will become a giant passion center that neither can ever hope to touch.

Bow wow, meow!

]]> By: TheAnand http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45112 TheAnand Wed, 16 May 2007 16:27:02 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45112 thats a nice idea and definitly a good thing to do, to concentrate on assets....But I see a lot of services that do not fit into anywhere...mybloglog....how do you propose to bring it in connection with the existing products? thats a nice idea and definitly a good thing to do, to concentrate on assets….But I see a lot of services that do not fit into anywhere…mybloglog….how do you propose to bring it in connection with the existing products?

]]> By: Libran Lover http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45109 Libran Lover Wed, 16 May 2007 15:59:12 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45109 You want to be organized around the customers and help them get to what they need fast? Then let us get to our inboxes and see our mails, AS SOON AS we log into Yahoo Mail. Whoever made the decision to show us a useless intermediate page full of news and ads, with an 'Inbox' link, was not focussing on the customers! You want to be organized around the customers and help them get to what they need fast? Then let us get to our inboxes and see our mails, AS SOON AS we log into Yahoo Mail. Whoever made the decision to show us a useless intermediate page full of news and ads, with an ‘Inbox’ link, was not focussing on the customers!

]]> By: Debbie Payne http://ycorpblog.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/comment-page-1/#comment-45022 Debbie Payne Wed, 16 May 2007 08:01:38 +0000 http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/05/15/mission-as-strategy-%e2%80%93-connecting-the-dots-at-yahoo/#comment-45022 I have a comment WHAT happen to the yahoo yodel thats what made your site worth being on I love that yodel and I wish you would put it back on your site PLEASE. I have a comment WHAT happen to the yahoo yodel thats what made your site worth being on I love that yodel and I wish you would put it back on your site PLEASE.

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