My suggestion is that you make whatever additions to the apps side you like but make sure that the email ones, like the access to google gmail and such are first on the list. I hate scrolling or searching through things to find what I want and I’m sure many others do, too. Also, you should not need to be signed into yahoo to access or use them properly.

Things like the horoscope section should be made to show links of all the signs rather than needing to sign in and pick your own, in my opinion. They should also be put on the main page rather than in the apps section, or else have two apps sections, one for important links like the other email services and then one for the other frequented but less important things like ebay and horoscopes. I like the fresh look about the page but the clutter of the app bar is what turns me off. Take what I’ve said into account here and maybe even us hard to please lazy clutter haters would be happier.

Some email links you should have would be gmail, hotmail, verizon, and yahoo. I am sure there are others but I don’t know them all. These are what I use. As for the ads tht peopl0e are complaining about on the page, if you placed them under the featured area they should still be visible but might blend in better with the page. Maybe concider a banner ad instead of the awkward square. I am a student of the Art Institutes taking up Digital Design so I do have experience with design. The banner under the featured section would break up the page nicely and then have the space under it for whatever page content you like. It would leave the featured area first though to speak with the viewers like it is now so that your page still comes across as fresh, new, and user friendly. Just some suggestions there.

The page does need more content. The feature area and the shopping leave the page dull. Maybe put a cooking spot there, too. The new site is looking good so far. Asthetically it is an improvement over your old site. However I also recomend you make users more aware they getting a trial. I’m not even sure how or when I agreed to try it. I actually was suprised and confused thinking I had reached some fake yahoo phishing site. I still don’t know what the m in http://m.www.yahoo.com stands for. You gave me a bit of a scare there for a while.

Anyway, keep up the good work and I look forward to using your new homepage in the future.

It’d be nice if you gave me a reason to use Yahoo search instead of Google’s.

and how about Purple phones..Motorola has one on Verizon Wireless.

Purple was Donny Osmonds favorite color on the Donny and Marie show

Purple Rain

Next year is the 2009 Gathering of all the clans from around the world to Scotland….I can start training on the purple bike now to raise awareness in the press while speaking to towns across the US…while sharing thru youtube our purple violin’s journey…
Lisa and I have matching purple violins.

also check out Lisa’s purple hair…

http://www.myspace.com/leftandrighthandshow

http://www.robroychallenge.com
http://www.myspace.com/unitetheclans2009
http://www.myspace.com/purpleviolinproject

http://www.myspace.com/robroymcgregor
http://www.myspace.com/sober013

~ RobRoy and Lisa

As for “though we often say that the Yahoo! brand is too important to be left in the hands of brand marketers” ..absolutely bang on…the brand is much too loved to be tampered with :)

Cheers .. or should i yodel! ;)