Comments on: The Only 7 Things Yahoo Does Better than Google https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/ Practical Tips for Productive Living Fri, 19 Jun 2015 01:17:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Michael Dickens https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-12688483 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 01:17:44 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-12688483 I have to disagree, I used to be a Yahoo user until I slowly migrated to Google/gmail, now for the way Yahoo is going, I’m glad I did

Yahoo mail isn’t horrible, but I do think charging for POP mail forwarding was a bad idea, and Yahoo’s webmail tends to be inundated with banner ads (something gmail doesn’t do, the ads in gmail’s webmail are unobtrusive and allow you to focus on what is most important, checking email), also, for the longest time (and I am not sure if it is like this anymore), Yahoo’s webmail page was so bloated and filled with crap that it wouldn’t load properly on Safari, as a matter of fact, it wouldn’t load at all, I ended up having to download Firefox JUST to check my email, how stupid is that? On the other hand, I have NEVER had an issue with gmail, with anything

Yahoo Answers is a complete joke, they tend to be very ban happy, and sometimes go as far as banning an account (completely, from email and all), for no real reason, and most answers are not only incorrect, but sometimes dangerously so, most people there have no idea what they are talking about, and a lot of times their “answers” can lead to damage, or sometimes even worse, death

I was banned from Yahoo Answers for a post where I was legitimately helping someone trying to reinstall an operating system, yet there is a guy on there to this very day who claims to be a “Certified Computer Technician”, yet he knows absolutely NOTHING about computers, so Yahoo lets this idiot stay on Answers, yet decides to ban me for no reason, sometimes I just go to Yahoo Answers for a good laugh, I would never trust anything on there

Yahoo News also has issues, there are even reports on Snopes where “news” stories from satirical news sites (like the onion for example) would end up on Yahoo News fooling readers (being that Yahoo staff were fooled themselves), so I wouldn’t trust Yahoo News as a proper news source

I personally don’t go to personal finance sites very often so I don’t really use Yahoo Finance or Google Finance

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By: michael milstead https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-3179446 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 17:13:58 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-3179446 although Google has a great search engine and I use many google products. Google as NO merchant services like Yahoo who is still King and getting better all the time, without Yahoo I would have never gotten into ecommerce in 2003. Yahoo does websites so much better than anyone else I ever come across plus its so affordable unlike anyone else.

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By: Nathan https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-1326692 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:40:54 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-1326692 Google is so much nicer and cleaner looking than Yahoo (well, maybe not when this article was published, but at the time of this comment being written it is)! Their design standards are awesome. I love the new Gmail and Google+. Their new UI is amazing. As a web developer and designer, I am inspired by Google’s designs and color schemes. Google is clean and Gmail is waaayyy better than Yahoo Mail. Google is very awesome. Even if Yahoo Mail is more popular (and I don’t even know if that’s the case anymore) Gmail is still a lot better. Yahoo Mail is nice too, but Gmail ftw!

But, I agree with Yahoo Answers and stuff. I use that all the time. Yahoo Answers comes up in Google search results a lot.

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By: KKRichter https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-585379 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:58:19 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-585379 Who was it who said that Google is boring? He is so right! Flat screen designs and a total lack of imagination (or caring) about the intricacy of the individual user. Google must stop salivating over their banner ads income and focus on complex content integrated into visually-stunning delivery or it will be nothing but a forgotten fad in five years.

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By: B https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-378563 Mon, 10 May 2010 18:49:43 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-378563 yahoo and google have been obviously been compared on different notes. When ppl think about google, the first and the most obvious thing is search and it does a good job on that no doubt. Yahoo has not been a “pure” search company. IMO, yahoo search was one of the several offerings that Yahoo provided to it’s customers. Having said that, yahoo search is still not second to google. I personally use both the search engines and found the results equally good. I dislike google for many of their half-baked efforts that they make and never complete. They also seem to be venturing on to every market which is both good and bad. For one, the main revenue source for google is advertising and that’s what makes google enter in to different areas of the web and the mobile industry. So its obvious that their stints in to various segments are precieved with higher visibility (leave alone the quality of the service offered by google):

IMO, heres a list of services I can think from google which is no match to what yahoo offers:

1) gtalk -> very simple interface, but no fun like YM
2) google finance -> not as good as yahoo finance
3) google’s social networking attempts have been a pure failure . Orkut and BUZZ – no joy
4) flickr is much better than picassa
5) yahoo local search is way better than google local
6) ymail is better and more used than gmail

Google’s flop shows:

1) orkut
2) buzz
3) google wave
4) google movies — like the plain interface ??? it sucks big time !!
5) android – where is it heading to ?
6) chrome browser
7) chrome OS ????

Read more: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/5292/#ixzz0nYP7uYrb

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By: Lysi https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-376538 Sat, 01 May 2010 13:26:07 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-376538 YAHOO is waaaaaaaaaay better than GOOGLE! Yahoo RULES!!!!!!!!

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By: kyundra https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-324255 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:33:32 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-324255 i think yahoo is eventually going 2 beat the hell out of google.

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By: Renato Sica https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-157831 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:01:54 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-157831 grande Yahoo!!!!!

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By: Mr. Stupid https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-102833 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:45:05 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-102833 hmm,

I found some stuff out about Yahoo! I didn’t know they had… as I don’t really use their core-branded stuff.

But to add, Yahoo! owns Flock (web browser) and while there is a Google-centric web browser (can’t recall the name) I don’t know whether Google has a stake in it.

Yahoo! also own the oft used Del.icio.us social bookmarking site and Google has the Google-sync service that I’m not too familiar with.

Seems like Yahoo! has bought itself a huge stake in the social side of the tubes-2.0 while Google is working more on core productivity services.

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By: Nithish https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-81617 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:38:06 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-81617 Google is better in providing contextual ads as it contains a huge number of advertisers. And also the YPN is limited to around UK and US.

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By: Dave Hall https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-53371 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:30:15 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-53371 Great article. But you left out my favorite Yahoo feature, and that’s My Yahoo. I can track my portfolio, local movies, sports, news, etc., all on one page. Does Google have anything like that?
And then at Yahoo they just seem like nicer people. Or is that just me? I don’t know–Google just acts like it’s the Hall Monitor of the Internet. But maybe that’s just my perception.
– Dave

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By: This Week In SEO - 7/13/07 - TheVanBlog https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-37486 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 03:34:52 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-37486 […] The Only 7 Things Yahoo Does Better than Google […]

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By: Marc https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-37414 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:57:57 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-37414 @Dan:
I actually like Flickr better. It’s just a matter of personal preference.

@Mukesh:
Indeed!! Yahoo’s Site Explorer for backlinks is a savior!

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By: Mukesh https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-36998 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:10:12 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-36998 Yahoo’s Site explorer rocks! It’s a lifeline for all SEOs and As the one and only engine in the industry tat offers the service, we got to thank yahoo for keeping the service alive and trying to make it better.

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By: Bashar https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-37001 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:20:15 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-37001 I agree with most of them. Listing them down by it self proves Google is superior overall. I think Yahoo Web Chat could be better than Google Talk in some ways. It’s much more colorful and friendly. However Google Talk is better in that it can be resized and runs transient of your Gmail browsing, it doesn’t have to take the full screen.

– Found via Search Engine Journal

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By: Dan https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-36692 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:10:48 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-36692 Maybe it’s just me, but I’ll take Picasa Web Albums (owned by Google) over Flickr any day.

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By: Marc https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-36690 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:00:54 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-36690 @MrT:
An absolute oversight on my behalf… I’ve heard of the Yahoo Mail disposable email addresses, but I’ve never actually used them. Thanks for reminding me about this.

@MegaRapid:
Yahoo’s Fantasy Sports site isn’t really my favorite free fantasy option. I’ve used it in the past, but now NFL.com has a free version that I prefer over Yahoo’s.

@Rodehod:
Google actually tried a Google Answers site. Believe it or not, it failed. See for yourself:
http://answers.google.com/answers/

@Loren Baker:
Although I don’t usually use it, Yahoo Travel is a great resource. It certainly crushes Google’s offerings in the travel advice department.

I didn’t realize that My Yahoo allowed users to integrate their Gmail accounts. That’s pretty darn cool! I’m a big fan of Gmail over Yahoo Mail, even though I have accounts at both ends. However, if I can get my Gmail in My Yahoo… I’ll have to give it a whirl. Thanks for the tip!

Also, thanks for the the article review at Search Engine Journal! 😉

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By: Everett https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-36623 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:59:52 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-36623 Darn, if only I could find the chicklet/shortcut button I’d give it a Digg…. great post!

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By: Loren Baker https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-36594 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:53:59 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-36594 As a whole, I feel that Yahoo Travel like Yahoo Local Search, is much more powerful than anything Google offers.

Yahoo also has a larger sense of social community, which is manifested in the success of Yahoo Answers.

Like some of the other readers, I also LOVE Yahoo News & Sports, and also feel that the Yahoo Network : MyYahoo, Yahoo Messenger .. .etc., is quite strong, even if MyYahoo now lets its users check GMail via a new Yahoo module :
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/my-yahoo-updates-with-gmail-integration-new-modules/5107/

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By: 7 Things Yahoo Does Better than Google https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/comment-page-1/#comment-36591 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:50:00 +0000 https://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/07/the-only-7-things-yahoo-does-better-than-google/#comment-36591 […] an opinion piece from the Marc and Angel Blog which compares Yahoo & Google and appears to be making it to the Digg homepage quite shortly. […]

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