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Yahoo! rolls out first video ad in new marketing campaign... about You

Download Squad Sep 28 09

Filed under: Yahoo!, Web

Yahoo! is embarking on a new marketing campaign to convince users that the company's web services are all about "You." The mission is to reposition Yahoo! as a consumer-focused company. A few days ago, we mentioned that Yahoo!, for example, was unloading enterprise email service Zimbra and classifieds company HotJobs, which aren't really aligned with the new mission statement. That said, if you look at the company's first TV spot for the campaign, you'd be hard pressed to tell exactly what that mission was. For about 55 seconds, Yahoo! clearly wants you to hear the word "you" a lot. Full story...

Tagged: dynamic features, few days, first tv, Gadgets, heck, marketing campaign, messenger mail, mission statement,

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DLS @ SXSW - Patrick O'Keefe of iFroggy

Download Squad 8 hours ago

Filed under: sxsw

Patrick is the author of Managing Online Forums and is somewhat of an expert on managing online communities in general, having managed the iFroggy network for several years.

Happening iPhone app breathes new life into Yahoo!'s Upcoming

Download Squad 12 hours ago

Filed under: Utilities, Social Software, iPhone

Upcoming, the venerable social events calendar that was founded in 2003 and acquired by Yahoo! in 2005, has undoubtedly seen better days.

.xxx TLD delayed once more

Download Squad 14 hours ago

Filed under: Business

ICANN has, once again, delayed the decision to create a .xxx top-level domain for porn.

SXSW Interactive day one in pictures

Download Squad less than a day ago

Filed under: sxsw

The panels have only just begun at SXSW (you can find a list of day one interactive events here), but I took a quick stroll through the Austin Convention Center earlier today and grabbed some pics of how many people are here (spoiler alert: a ton) and some shots of the Seed booth.

ImmorTall is a haunting, disturbing, Flash "game"

Download Squad less than a day ago

Filed under: Games

Here's a Flash "game" which I'm not going to tag as a time-waster. Not because it's work-related, but because if this is what you do "for fun", your life is not a fun place.

Preview posted of Ubuntu 10.04 installer slideshow, leaves out Music Store

Download Squad less than a day ago

Filed under: OS Updates, Canonical

Among the other improvements, tweaks, and retoolings headed to Ubuntu 10.

Stock Tweet App makes tracking Twitter stock discussions easy

Download Squad less than a day ago

Filed under: Finance, Freeware, Social Software

Stock traders are among the many groups of people who have taken up Twitter as a way to discuss their interests.

Firefox Friday: the homogenization of browsers and the death of innovation

Download Squad less than a day ago

Filed under: web 2.0, Browsers

Whatever happened to being different? Once upon a time, difference was revered.

Google to strip unique client ID from future Google Chrome installs

Download Squad less than a day ago

Filed under: Google, Browsers

Whether you were aware of it or not, Google has always tagged Chrome installs with a unique identifier.

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