Yahoo, yes (that Yahoo) made some significant changes to their main web site. While this angered some, to those I say this: Yahoo is not Google, and I’m glad it’s not. If you’re expecting Y! to be another Google clone, it isn’t. And it shouldn’t be.
The first thing I do on Yahoo is switch over to the compact view and change the color to blue (just my preference). This is located at the far right:
From there, Y! is slim and trim, the way I like it:
For those using 1024×768 displays, yes, Y! is still very friendly to that resolution (even in Y’s "full" mode).
Above: Adding in (or removing) favorites is easy. And yes you can add in non-Yahoo sites.
You will notice that at least in compact mode, Yahoo.com does not scroll-scroll-scroll down like it did before. It’s been cleaned up considerably and yes it is easier to use.
My only immediate complaints are these:
No links are underlined
I’m a fervent believer in having as many links underlined as possible to there’s no guessing whatsoever, especially for the color blind who cannot distinguish black text from blue.
Should have more my.yahoo.com features
My.yahoo.com has things like tabs and moveable boxes. The main Y! site should have this also.
If you’re going to have a logo color change, it should be universal
Pick a color and stick with it, Yahoo. Yahoo.com has a purple logo now. My.yahoo.com has a red logo. Mail.yahoo.com and several other Y! services still have the red logo.
If you’re going to commit to the purple, then, well.. commit.
Are you a Yahoo?
Many of you out there use Yahoo.com as your home page. Are the changes welcome or should Y! have stayed with the old format?
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