From AFP:
"US Internet firm Yahoo! is to roll out a redesigned homepage on Tuesday, featuring in-site access to web applications such as Twitter and Facebook.
The firm, which has been loosing ground to rival search engine Google, will launch the new-look site from Tuesday, months ahead of schedule, the Wall Street Journal online reported.
Quoting "people briefed on the plans," the newspaper said Yahoo! had planned an unveiling "as part of a broader rebranding in late September or October."
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jIiLIR1ql3CIYePkM8vnhSLr9MOA
From Telegraph:
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“This is probably the most fundamental revisiting of the Yahoo! home page since the beginning of Yahoo!,” said Tpan Bhat, the company’s senior vice president of integrated consumer experiences. “Yahoo! is a place where millions of people come, and we want to make sure this becomes the centre of their lives online.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/5877418/Yahoo-revamps-home-page-with-Twitter-and-Facebook-integration.html |
Yahoo's future plans are hosted by Google. Coincidence? :P |
Yahoo's new design can be seen here:
http://m.www.yahoo.com/
From CRN:
"The Yahoo home page update, which has been in the works for years, could be the company's reinvigorated effort to make a fresh start with investors, revive stagnant revenues and possibly attempt to gain marketshare surrendered to search-engine giant Google."
http://www.crn.com/software/218501613
Did Yahoo permanently change it's logo to Purple?
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It is like an AOL that is feeling Googley |
It's basically the same with a few colours. I'm willing to bet that most people won't notice it other than the new logo... |
Badass Google logo. They should do it as a doodle for Yahoo's birthday :D |
And the URL http://www.yahoo.com/r/ch
works too, redirecting to address ending /trynew |
But http://de.yahoo.com/
has more content that others have. |
