4 ms·
I hope Yahoo! succeeds. My $0.02 on how to fix it: - fix the navigation across all Yahoo! properties. Google does a solid job of this. It's clear what is goo
by grandalf 11y ago
I hope Yahoo! succeeds. My $0.02 on how to fix it:
- fix the navigation across all Yahoo! properties. Google does a solid job of this. It's clear what is google, what is gmail, what is google analytics, app-engine, etc. Yahoo has no such clarity.
- apply SEO to the Yahoo! site. If I search for "yahoo domains management", Google (or Yahoo) should take me to the correct landing page.
- Yahoo for "business" services are very opaque and it's not clear where to go to see a unified list of things one has access to, particularly domains. Google also does a solid job of this (though worse over time, oddly).
- When I see the Yahoo logo I sort of cringe. Make it smaller and less obtrusive. Purple means "visited link" on the internet.
- Don't let scammers use your affiliate program. The BitTorrent installer installs malware that makes Yahoo the default search in all browsers on the user's computer. This is a horrible representation of your brand.
- The smart TV developer portal has been down for a few days (at least). I wanted to make an app for my new TV but can't read the documentation.
- People inside the company probably know all these things. If they are not incentivized or rewarded for doing something about them, that is probably the root of whatever cultural problems exist there. Everyone should feel some pride and ownership, and want to fix obvious glaring issues. Someone should probably have presented you with plans to fix all these things. Promote that person.
- jpadkins 11y agothose are all tiny product details that won't fix the company. I am not saying you are wrong, I am saying there is a bigger reason why all those product defects exist. It's the culture. It's the talent.
- deleted 11y ago[deleted]
- grandalf 11y agoWell there are probably other issues but for a "portal" I think navigation and SEO are foundational.
- rezashirazian 11y agoI don't know, I think what he is saying are small steps toward the overall goal of fixing the company. There isn't a magic bullet with Yahoo. They gradually lost their dominance and succumbed to irrelevance. The fix will also be gradual and with small steps
- swagv 11y agoYahoo is FuckedCompany.com in slow motion