Product Pulse – November 23, 2007

Posted November 23rd, 2007 at 9:00 am by Julie Han, Blog Team

Number of Comments 4 Comments / Filed in: Product Pulse

Don’t break my heart, my achy breaky heart. Oops, wrong Cyrus. Happy 15th birthday, Miley. After you’ve done a little song and dance (Hannah Montana-style), check out the updates we’ve tuned up.

People, places, photos: We’ve mentioned Flickr’s vision to be “the eyes of the world” before. Now you can view that world through photos like never before. Our new “Places” page is now live, letting you browse photos by location. How do you contribute your photos? When you upload your photos to Flickr, add your photos to a map using Organizr (open the Map tab to find the place you took the photo and then drag/drop your photo). The more photos you stick on the map, the more interesting and fresher photos you’ll see. We’re also playing around with a new experimental map that displays breaking news through photos (think weddings, the latest geek fest, or something paparazzi-worthy).
Taking back your inbox: We’ve overhauled the Yahoo! Mail Security site with new tips and tricks to help you protect your inbox from malicious phishers, get the latest digital vaccine against bad attachments, and clean the clutter of pesky spam. Happy intruder-free emailing!
Outta beta: The new Yahoo! Music has ditched its beta stature. New editorial sections include a tally of our best picks of videos, music, photos and lyrics, and Music Blogs, where you’ll hear from both our in-house and industry bloggers. We’ve also juked up the backend technology to bring you the music you want on the homepage with videos, songs, albums and artists, all personalized just for you. Ditto that for the new music video page. And a new upcoming concerts module that’s hip to your local hood to help take your music offline. There’s so much more — read all about it on the team’s blog.
Gobble, gobble: Whether you’re still working off your tryptophan-induced food coma or breaking out the holiday decorations, deck your My Yahoo! with a Thanksgiving or winter-y theme. Talk about getting into the holiday spirit!