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Re: Why Yahoo is bad (Was: Lego Maniac's Webring and Yahoo)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 19 Sep 2000 04:25:54 GMT
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I used to like yahoo when it was 2 guys and 'yahoo' meant 'you always have
other options'.
They are a company now, and somehow, I don't think that is as good as 2
guys.
Build On
John Matthews
Sproaticus <jsproat@io.com> wrote in message news:G13p4E.9o6@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.publish, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Um, what is the problem, exactly, with Yahoo? As I said before in my • reply to
> > your first note, I wanted to be sure that you weren't jettisoning just • because
> > of an irrational fear of Yahoo. I may have missed your answer to that.
>
> Speaking for myself, I find what Yahoo is trying to do a tad offensive. I
> can't quite pin down exactly what it is about Yahoo, but it has something • to
> do with how much leverage they are getting in the Web publishing market, • the
> aggressiveness of their ads, and them "getting their fingers into • everything".
>
> Let me break these down; perhaps I can better explain my feelings.
>
> a) Leverage in the Web publishing market: Yahoo has, upon several • occasions,
> felt it necessary to exercise editorial control in their chat rooms and • other
> places. However, the content they remove tends to do with business rather
> than, shall we say, community morals. While this is fine (it's their
> property, after all), it does little to engender warm fuzzy feelings from
> myself. They're getting more power, and (IMO) less ethical in using it.
>
> b) Aggressive advertising: It's everywhere. And I mean EVERYWHERE. • It's
> their #1 revenue generator. I find it mildly offensive, until they see • fit to
> start serving me banner ads for porn magazines. My complaints to them on • this
> issue have gone unheard -- this is why I decided to no longer use the • Yahoo
> search engine as my starting page, among other forms of protest.
>
> c) "Getting their fingers into everything": Kinda an extention of the • first
> item. They are out to acquire a leading service in every aspect of the
> Internet market, in a divide and conquor strategy. I smell a Microsoft in
> making.
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> > I have a Yahoo id, it's a very handy thing to have, so I don't see the • concern
> > with having one.
>
> Mine got me nothing but porn ads after a while. I have since deleted the
> cookie, and never log in with mine anymore.
>
> Cheers,
> - jsproat
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