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Literally the only thing Yahoo should buy is Twitter. That's fucking it. Yahoo done fucked up good. They can't make a walled garden, but they could own the pub
by batgaijin 13y ago
Literally the only thing Yahoo should buy is Twitter. That's fucking it.
Yahoo done fucked up good. They can't make a walled garden, but they could own the public ecosystem. And they could push it beyond Google+ if they did it right.
People use Google for finding things and email. People use Facebook for friends. People use Yahoo out of habit.
- AznHisoka 13y agoI still use Yahoo for games. They're one of the few places where I can play a quick game of Spades or Poker for fun.
- icebraining 13y agoPipes is nice too, though it has no business model whatsoever.
- jfornear 13y agohttp://jfornear.co/why-marissa-mayer-should-acquire-ifttt-and-go-all-in-on-yahoo-pipes/ http://jfornear.co/why-marissa-mayer-should-acquire-ifttt-an...
- icebraining 13y agoThe problem is that IFTTT doesn't have a clear business model either. Like with Pipes, you go in, setup a few recipes and then log out, possibly for months. There's nowhere to show ads on, and it doesn't seem compelling enough to get individuals to pay for it.
- rokhayakebe 13y agoI've been working out of coffee shops lately. I always look at open screens (yes, it's wrong), and I can't believe how many people have Yahoo open, and some kind of flash game.