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You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (let's hope gmail is next?)
- lessallan 18y agoWhat? No way, Yahoo leads the way? What has the world come to?
- sarvesh 18y agoActually if you have been using Zimbra you will notice that this is the same as the Zimlets feature. I know Zimbra is owned by Yahoo but this is an open source project and people have been using it for a while.
- turbod 18y agoIt's probably true that Gmail has this on their roadmap. I would recommend those who aren't already building a product to create something on Yahoo and see which ones are "hits" and be ready to port to Gmail asap. Good luck, this is a great opportunity.
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- markessien 18y agoI believe Yahoo mail has more users than gmail.
- dotcoma 18y agotrue. but it has a lot more spam, too. why don't they fix it?
- fallentimes 18y agoThis is correct, but gmail is growing faster.
- markessien 18y agoThere are several "that's what SHE said" jokes I could do here, but I better not :)
- siong1987 18y agoYahoo is working hard to open their platform. But, why no developer actually appreciates them?
- Tichy 18y agoI suppose because it is still risky to depend on another company for one's own business model.
- alex_c 18y agoI agree, but that hasn't stopped Facebook or Iphone developers. With around 250 million people using Yahoo Mail, this could be extremely interesting. (source for that number: http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/metrics/email-statistics.htm http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/metrics/email-statist...)
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- lacker 18y agoDoesn't gmail already have this? I'm using TwitterGadget from within gmail already. http://www.twittergadget.com/ http://www.twittergadget.com/
- timtrueman 18y agoThat depends on whether or not anyone can build an app to be used in Gmail. Link?
- lacker 18y agoSure... it's not like twittergadget.com has a special deal with gmail. http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-in-labs-calendar-and-docs-gadgets.html http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-in-labs-calendar-a...
- kleneway 18y agoAny guesses on how many "To Do List" apps are going to be available within the first month? Note to to do devs: I've got the killer To Do List app framework - it's a spiral-bound noteback and a cheap Bic pen. Problem solved. Seriously though, kudos to Yahoo for this. I'm honestly very excited about the potential for creative new apps that can be built on this platform.
- zain 18y agoYahoo! Mail is currently in a limited beta version and only open to confirmed partners. How do you become a partner?