DISQUS

Mike Montague · 1 year ago

I only use Yahoo for email, other than that, it bores me.

Noni Kateus · 1 year ago

Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, 43 Things, etc., are all tools in my entertainment, education, and research virtual library. I use the internet a lot and have learned a lot that way. However, I have NO sentimental attachment to any of it. I do have preferences about which tool I use for any specific activity such as my free online advertising research project, but that is based only on their ease of use and effective end results. Period. Ah...well, I do like to find the occasional (newbie-level) game to play online but so far the only game links are to uptoten.com and some barbie thing for my grandchildren. I'd rather *play* with my German shepherd than the computer.
n.kateus http://www.ipowerdirect.net

Russ Higgins · 1 year ago

Good read, Alan. Taking sides on Yahoo or Google is ridiculous. What's next - are we going to have window stickers like Ford and Chevy with Calvin peeing on the Google logo. Hey, maybe we're on to something here....:)

James · 1 year ago

Would be very strange to play in a Microsoft Fantasy Football league in 2008...

Steve Rosenbaum · 1 year ago

Yahoo bores me to death, but like James, I use it for Fantasy Football. Good point.

Xianhong · 1 year ago

I like google, i have yahoo email account, but i like gmail.

Jeff O'Connor · 1 year ago

I have a "thing" for Yahoo!, and it's this: Yahoo! is a one-stop-shop for most of what I do online. Email, chat, my start page, news, recipes, tracking my weight, and social networking (for a while, anyway - they shouldn't have abandoned Y!360; I have made some pretty good Internet friends through it and Multiply.com proves that Y!360 had a viable audience/user-base) are all things that Yahoo! has delivered and delivered well over the years.

I can also honestly say that Yahoo! search suits my needs about 2/3 of the time. I'm big enough to admit that I use Google most of the rest of time, but 2/3 is 2/3; unless I am looking for something very specific, I rarely use Google because I don't need to; that I don't particularly care for Google is just gravy.

Now, is Yahoo! perfect? No.

HELL NO.

And no one is more critical of Yahoo! than the loyal opposition, of which I like to think of myself a member. But don't just take my word for it - check out my Yahoo!360 page.

Andrew Chugai · 1 year ago

I` d say that was absolutely right desicion I mean
M&A of Yahoo. The Google is to launch operation system ;) they say and there will be balance. Hope this is not a long way for standartization of communication, search and other. The internet and computer system will come to the point of dividing
information systematisation (Google offer the best and only problem is to finish content analyzer), shopping, pleasure, communication, research tools, and constructive devices.
Magic Donkey

Noni Kateus · 1 year ago

Ouuu...standardization? I sure hope not. The individual differences of the SOs and internet Giants works to the benefit of users in my opinion, as they each try to offer something newer/better, exclusive to their site, etc. Google may be "...the best and only problem is to finish..." but don't we have to say "at this time with the known technology" because there are arenas out there somewhere that we don't imagine at this date...e.g., how many of us imagined the internet in 1945. (Not me, I wasn't old enough..haha). n.kateus www.ipowerdirect.net

free xbox 360 · 1 year ago

i use yahoo mail and gmail, i prefer yahoo mail but prefer Google search and news etc.

great article thank you

Jayson · 1 year ago

They're all great companies and I use each one of them daily to read about news, surf the net, get email, chat online etc..

Yeah I don't think we need to be saved by anyone. IMO, Google is very fair in what they do. They really just don't like blatant and excessive attempts at gaming THEIR search engine. I don't hear too many stories about Google penalizing websites for doing things in moderation. They give webmasters plenty of tools and guidelines to follow and they make their employees accessible for questions, recommendations etc. what else can they do?

The only reason why I'd like to see a little more competition is because competition breeds innovation.

Tom Beaton · 1 year ago

They are all great companies, but they are also very big and competitive companies. This in theory should lead to them working hard for their market share and producing tools which benefit us. It just seems at this point in time that Google is getting away from the pack more and more as time goes on.