We’re excited to introduce Yahoo! Buzz, a new way for you to tell us (and the world) what you think is cool, and in the process help make Yahoo.com, the favorite Internet starting point, even better. Yahoo! Buzz uncovers the most interesting and relevant content from websites across the Internet to bring more buzz-worthy stories to the homepage of Yahoo!.

How does this work? You cast your vote on the most interesting Web stories, images or videos about anything and everything – from a late-breaking political story on a major news site, to the coolest photo of the lunar eclipse, to a shocking celebrity gossip blog post that shouldn’t be missed. The best part is that the stories with the highest Buzz Scores – determined by combining your votes with organic search popularity rankings – may be featured on the Yahoo! homepage, giving you the power to influence what millions of people see on Yahoo!.

So whether its the latest Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul banter, the best dressed from the Oscar’s, or a new global report on climate change, tell us what you think is the best of the best on the Web. Make sure to look out for the “Buzz-Up” badges all over Yahoo! and across sites on the Web, or go to buzz.yahoo.com and browse through thousands of stories to vote for your favorites.

Don’t see the "Buzz Up” buttons on your favorite site? Down the road, you’ll be able to submit new things that you think deserve the Buzz, but for now we encourage you to contact the publishers about becoming part of the Buzz network.

And for the publishers reading this, hold tight, as we’ll be opening up Yahoo! Buzz with a new API and syndication and monetization tools just for you. In the meantime get your BUZZ on and start casting your votes!

Tapan Bhat
Vice President of Front Doors and Network Services