yahoo.com
Yahoo is a well-known website that is often used by people. It is known for helping people navigate the internet and for being a reliable search engine in the past. While it may not be the most popular website today, it is still very popular.
Most people no longer use Yahoo as a search engine, since most people now use Google (which has been made even easier thanks to the fact that they now have their own web browser, Google Chrome). Nevertheless, that does not mean that Yahoo is simply fading into obscurity; it still has some functions that people may find useful.
Although Yahoo's search function is no longer its primary purpose, it is still useful. Lots of people use Yahoo for reliable, up-to-date information on movies and TV shows, as well as hot off the press info on upcoming films, seasons, and series.
History
Little known fact: Yahoo is actually an acronym - a word that is intentionally formed to create a specific word. Yahoo?s creators actually had two backronyms in mind when they named Yahoo. They are pretty similar to one another, but ?Yahoo? is meant to stand for either ?Yet Another Hierarchically Organized Oracle? or Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.? They chose the word ?Yahoo? because they enjoyed the meaning (which was taken from the famous work of fiction, Gulliver's Travels): an unsophisticated, rural southerner; uncouth.
Regardless of which backronym you like, it is clear that the founders of Yahoo have always had a somewhat ironic sense of humor. This type of thing makes the algorithms and AI we use every day more humanized.
Speaking of Yahoo's founders, the company was founded by two Stanford students in January 1994. In fact, the prototype of Yahoo was dryly titled, "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web." The site served simply as a directory of other sites that were organized hierarchically, hence the final name, instead of a searchable index of websites. It wasn't until 1995 that the key component to what made Yahoo the digital powerhouse it became, the search function, was added.
Yahoo quickly expanded, offering email and news services. On May 12th, 1998, they announced what was then simply called Upcoming Movies. This is one of the Yahoo cornerstones that has continued to remain relatively emboldened over the years in the face of fierce dot-com competition. And it continued to expand. In 2005, Yahoo Movies began offering its users personalized movie recommendations - something that, to this day, other movie review and news sites have struggled to figure out.
Yahoo Movies became known for its entertainment news, including announcements of upcoming movies, personalized recommendations, and insider information. They also provided exclusive content, such as red carpet photos at awards shows, recaps of the big nights? winners, snubs, photos, videos, and polls. The site continued to grow in popularity, adding on film critics to their staff and box office information.
Yahoo Movies is up there with the best of them when it comes to entertainment news, reviews, and intel. If you're looking for a gold mine of everything happening in the entertainment industry, well, you may have just found your new home page. Perhaps it's time to invite Yahoo back into our lives? Let's dive in and find out.
Design
Well, I'm not the biggest fan of Yahoo Movies. I think it feels a little overshadowed next to all of the other stuff on the site. But that could just be my personal preference.
I think it would have been nice if Yahoo Movies existed as its own entity, separate from Yahoo News's more generalized design.
The design of the site is not all that great. It is extremely sparse and lacks distinction. This may not be a problem - I'm a huge fan of minimalistic site design. The problem, however, lies in the fact that, in its sparseness, it doesn't look particularly stylized. It truly does look just like an index of news articles related to a particular topic. But, hey, I suppose design never has been Yahoo's strong suit.
The good news is that Yahoo Movies makes good use of Yahoo's search function to simplify browsing for a particular actress or filmmaker. That's a nice touch, the ability to search within a given section specifically. And their search engine is pretty powerful, as far as entertainment and news sites are concerned especially.
I really enjoy Yahoo Movies' use of an infinite scroll. It's a nice touch that you don't have to click through page after page to find what you are looking for.
Content
Some of the articles that appear on Yahoo Movies are from writers who work for Yahoo Movies. These original articles appear right alongside popular media sources like Variety, Entertainment Weekly, People, and Insider (to name a few). It is basically a hybrid of original content, search engine, and online news crawler. This is I think where Yahoo Movies becomes its most effective - in the way it deploys such a broad range of content, original content included.
Yahoo Movies has an impressive number of articles to choose from. This makes it one of the best entertainment news sources around, with plenty of information on different topics. Plus, because Yahoo is such a powerful search engine, finding what you're looking for is always easy.
There will be a variety of content to keep you entertained, including news, trailers, reviews, awards show coverage and movie recommendations.
Desktop and Mobile Experience
Maybe you will find yourself enjoying the more spartan and sterile design of Yahoo Movies. Type A personalities might fall in love with it. I am, however, aggressively type B, and so, I want everything to be artistic and experiential. But if you are merely here for the information, the desktop experience might be right up your alley.
There isn't an app that solely focuses on Yahoo Movies, unfortunately. Instead, you'll likely be best off downloading the Yahoo all-in-one app. This will give you access to Yahoo mail, news, and sports. Sure, it won't be quite as streamlined as if there was a specific place dedicated to just the movies (or even just the entertainment section) on Yahoo, but it will get you there with a bit of clicking around.
Pricing and Plans
Yahoo Movies, like all other Yahoo services, is free. There are no membership prices or monthly fees to worry about. The only price you will have to pay comes in the form of stomachaches from ads. Which thankfully, are not quite as invasive or commonplace as some other sites (I'm looking at you, YouTube).
Suggestions that I have for Yahoo Movies
I think it's about time Yahoo reinvented themselves a bit, don't you? This would be one way to do it.
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