Updates from down under
| Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 | --Sean |
Every now and then, a few interesting things come out of Australia, like the Alpha beta search engine and the first rollout of a new Yahoo! mail domain for Yahoo!7 users. And, you know, they export some cute pictures of koalas, too. They're at it again with their redesign of the Yahoo! Australia homepage, which definitely is flashier than the standard version (literally, the main module is done in Flash. You can disable it, don't worry) and features a few cool upgrades, like increased (or, at least, more visible) localization around weather, movies, food, and TV, and a few fun integrations with personalized services like Flickr, Answers, and Y! Video (when you mouse-over those logos). I personally prefer the standard version from an aesthetic standpoint, but the increased focus on Stuff About You is a welcome exploration.