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> And I am gobsmacked Yahoo has not at least made an attempt at a real social network. 3: Yahoo 360, Yahoo Kickstart and Yahoo Buzz.
by 1024core 11y ago
> And I am gobsmacked Yahoo has not at least made an attempt at a real social network.
3: Yahoo 360, Yahoo Kickstart and Yahoo Buzz.
- smegel 11y agoI mean since Mayer took over. > Yahoo 360 This sounds like it could have been something worthwhile, although it seems to have a focus on personal/website blogging rather than true social networking (focus on friend updates and sharing). And while it was apparently launched in 2005, it looks like it might have been developed in 1995 and put on hold for a decade.
- 1024core 11y agoBy 2012 (since she took over), Facebook had won the social war. And Yahoo had nothing of note to pull in the next generation (for whom FB bought IG).