Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) is closing yet another of its properties down. The company is shutting down Yahoo Tech, the consumer-focused tech site it launched four years ago. In a note posted on the site (via Business Insider), Yahoo says the site will be shut down on March 11. Visitors will instead be redirected to the Yahoo News tech site, which is basically straight tech news (almost all from the wire services), as opposed to Yahoo Tech’s mix of product reviews, blogs, and aggregated news content.
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