Tag: Geocities

Like quite a few people, I got a chance to start playing with Yahoo 360° today (thanks Jeremy for the invitation). Here’s a quick look at the service. Solid Integration The first thing that is apparent is that this is more than just a blogging package or social network one. From the name to the way one’s web page is integrated with other parts of Yahoo!, it is clear that this is a longer term play with attempts at integration. While some integration points are pretty solid (Yahoo! messenger, Yahoo! Launch, Yahoo! local, and the Yahoo! photo service seem well integrated), others are major misses. For example, why is it that this service has a different mailbox than my already existing Yahoo! mailbox? (and does that mean I now need to check mail in two accounts?) Going further, why are services like Yahoo profile and Geocities not integrated in this? It seems they would be natural integration point and yet they are nowhere to be seen. Last but not least is the main question about integration of my.yahoo and “My page” on this service. There should be another natural point of integration there, shouldn’t there be? Basic blogging The blogging…