Google and Yahoo compete directly for Internet search and advertising traffic, but there seems to be an “indirect” (which in reality is direct I guess) competition between the two for online service offerings. Of course the ones people are probably most familiar with are Gmail and Yahoo Mail.

If email is the only one you are familiar with, this isn’t even the tip of the iceberg. There are literally dozens of free services both Yahoo and Google make available. Take a look and see if there is something for you:

• Google Services
• Yahoo Services