Comments on: Where Does Yahoo Go From Here? http://technosailor.com/2007/06/19/where-does-yahoo-go-from-here/ Business and Technology with Common Sense Thu, 24 May 2012 21:21:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta4-20883 By: Aaron Brazell http://technosailor.com/2007/06/19/where-does-yahoo-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-42697 Aaron Brazell Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:21:39 +0000 http://technosailor.com/where-does-yahoo-go-from-here/#comment-42697 Haha... Now that would constitute a conflict of interest, wouldn't it?! ;-) I'd probably go to work for Google if they wanted me to (though I doubt they would!). Automattic is fascinating as a WordPress company, but I reckon I probably wouldn't have the chance their either. I don't know. Good question. Haven't really thought about it too much. Haha… Now that would constitute a conflict of interest, wouldn’t it?! ;-)

I’d probably go to work for Google if they wanted me to (though I doubt they would!). Automattic is fascinating as a WordPress company, but I reckon I probably wouldn’t have the chance their either. I don’t know. Good question. Haven’t really thought about it too much.

]]> By: Greg http://technosailor.com/2007/06/19/where-does-yahoo-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-42696 Greg Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:15:50 +0000 http://technosailor.com/where-does-yahoo-go-from-here/#comment-42696 Aaron, your post reminded me of the infamous <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116379821933826657-0mbjXoHnQwDMFH_PVeb_jqe3Chk_20061125.html">Peanut Butter memo by Brad Garlinghouse</a>. He basically says Yahoo is spread too thin (like peanut butter) and why in the world do they have business units competing with each other!? (I'm paraphrasing, badly.) I agree with your next post too... Yahoo had/has many pieces for ruling the social networking realm, but they never seemed to be able to integrate all those pieces. del,icio.us and flickr are still totally separate entities! Google, on the other hand, seems to acquire and integrate quickly -- I'm specifically thinking of writely becoming google docs here. I have a question for you -- if Yahoo is no longer your drop-everything-to-work-for company, who fills that role now? b5 excluded of course! Aaron, your post reminded me of the infamous Peanut Butter memo by Brad Garlinghouse. He basically says Yahoo is spread too thin (like peanut butter) and why in the world do they have business units competing with each other!? (I’m paraphrasing, badly.)

I agree with your next post too… Yahoo had/has many pieces for ruling the social networking realm, but they never seemed to be able to integrate all those pieces. del,icio.us and flickr are still totally separate entities! Google, on the other hand, seems to acquire and integrate quickly — I’m specifically thinking of writely becoming google docs here.

I have a question for you — if Yahoo is no longer your drop-everything-to-work-for company, who fills that role now? b5 excluded of course!

]]> By: Bob Jacobson http://technosailor.com/2007/06/19/where-does-yahoo-go-from-here/comment-page-1/#comment-42695 Bob Jacobson Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:49:01 +0000 http://technosailor.com/where-does-yahoo-go-from-here/#comment-42695 Yahoo! was a collection of stuff. Collections of stuff don't make for useful online experiences, unless you're an antiquarian or an eBay store. When Yahoo! can describe in one sentence what it does to make the lives of its users better (and not just provide access to more videos, pics, or profiles), it will be on the road to recovery. The problem is, it's been a mimic for so long -- can it break the habit and break away? Yahoo! was a collection of stuff. Collections of stuff don’t make for useful online experiences, unless you’re an antiquarian or an eBay store. When Yahoo! can describe in one sentence what it does to make the lives of its users better (and not just provide access to more videos, pics, or profiles), it will be on the road to recovery. The problem is, it’s been a mimic for so long — can it break the habit and break away?

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