List of Yahoo!-owned sites and services explained

Yahoo!, once one of the most popular web sites in the United States, is as of September 2021 a content sub-division of the namesake company Yahoo Inc., owned by Apollo Global Management (90%) and Verizon Communications (10%). It has offered a wide range of online sites and services since its inception in 1994, a majority of which are now defunct.

Current Yahoo! services

Yahoo offers a multi-lingual interface available in over 20 languages: Yahoo International. Yahoo! Japan is a separate entity, controlled by SoftBank.[1] Yahoo!Xtra, launched in 2007 in New Zealand is owned by Yahoo!7, a joint venture between Yahoo! and the Seven Network.

Defunct Yahoo! services

Notes and References

  1. News: Yahoo Japan and Line are reportedly going to merge . Romain . Dillet . . November 13, 2019.
  2. News: Yahoo to close North American auction site . . . May 9, 2007.
  3. News: Yahoo Sets Date for Shutting Down 360 Social Network . Juan Carlos . Perez . . May 29, 2009.
  4. Web site: Yahoo! and Accessibility . Cooper . Chet . Angeles . Liz . February–March 2011 . Ability Magazine . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004100545/http://abilitymagazine.com/yahoo.html . October 4, 2012.
  5. Yahoo! to Acquire AdInterax . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224218/https://investor.yahoo.net/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=214938 . 2014-05-12 . live.
  6. News: Statt . Nick . Yahoo Answers will be shut down forever on May 4th . . April 5, 2021.
  7. Keane . Meghan . September 24, 2008 . Yahoo Announces New Digital Ad Platform . Wired . July 22, 2012 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121009041309/http://www.wired.com/business/2008/09/yahoo-announces/ . October 9, 2012.
  8. Yahoo! Plans to Offer Person-to-Person Payment Solution to Buyers and Sellers; Company Acquires Arthas.com, a Leading Person-to-Person Technology Platform . . March 23, 2000.
  9. News: Yahoo shutters to-do list app Astrid . Nancy . Blair . . August 5, 2013.
  10. News: Yahoo's Recently Acquired Task Tracking Service Astrid Will Go Dark On August 5 . . live . Velazko . Chris . July 6, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130712062853/http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/06/astrid-goes-dark-august-5-goodnight-sweet-squid/?ncid=tcdaily . July 12, 2013.
  11. News: Yahoo shuts down seven digital magazines . Tom . Kludt . . February 17, 2016.
  12. News: What Happened to Yahoo Avatars and Yahoo 360? . Elise . Moreau . . February 24, 2020.
  13. News: A web browser from Yahoo? 'Axis' makes surprise debut . Todd . Bishop . . May 23, 2012.
  14. Web site: Keeping our Focus on What's Next . Rossiter. Jay . . 28 June 2013.
  15. News: How Babel Fish Got Lost In Translation: A History Lesson . Brenda . Barron . Digital.com . December 22, 2020.
  16. News: Yahoo! Acquires Contest Site Bix . . November 16, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061120081349/http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/11/16/yahoo-acquires-contest-site-bix/ . 2006-11-20 . live .
  17. News: Yahoo Shuts Bix Down. Did Anyone Notice? . . August 4, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100203222452/http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/04/yahoo-shut-bix-down-did-anyone-notice-when . 2010-02-03 . live.
  18. News: Yahoo acquires blog directory . Renai . LeMay . . June 15, 2005.
  19. News: Yahoo Spins Off Blo.gs To Automattic . Tameka . Kee . . April 21, 2009.
  20. News: Blog company Automattic buys Blo.gs . Matt . Marshall . . April 22, 2009.
  21. News: Yahoo's Briefcase storage service to close March 30 . Stephen . Lawson . . January 31, 2009.
  22. News: Another One Bites The Dust: Yahoo To Kill Buzz On April 21 . . April 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730235319/https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/18/another-one-bites-the-dust-yahoo-to-shutter-buzz-on-april-21/ . 2017-07-30.
  23. News: Lee . Amy . February 24, 2011 . Yahoo to close MyBlogLog this May . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110304063836/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/24/yahoo-mybloglog-closing_n_827679.html . March 4, 2011.
  24. News: Yahoo ceases China news and community services . . September 2, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927075040/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23929002 . September 27, 2013.
  25. News: Yahoo China Shuts Down Its Web Portal . Catherine . Shu . . September 1, 2013.
  26. Efrati . Amir . October 17, 2010 . Yahoo to Offer Media Links . . live . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20150410024913/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304250404575558442735374452 . April 10, 2015.
  27. News: Yahoo Sells Delicious To YouTube Founders . . April 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730225918/https://techcrunch.com/2011/04/27/yahoo-sells-delicious-to-youtube-founders/ . 2017-07-30 . live .
  28. News: YouTube founders buy Delicious from Yahoo . . April 28, 2017.
  29. News: McCarthy . Caroline . Yahoo! slashing products like Delicious, MyBlogLog . . December 16, 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110929193510/http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20025920-36.html . September 29, 2011.
  30. News: Yahoo Directory Closes, Five Days Early . Danny . Sullivan . Search Engine Land . December 27, 2014 .
  31. News: Yahoo Games is shutting down in May . Mariella . Moon . . March 15, 2016.
  32. News: After nearly 20 years, Yahoo Games is shutting down . Alex . Wawro . . March 11, 2016.
  33. News: Yahoo! buys GeoCities . . January 28, 1999.
  34. News: Exploring the Most Popular Websites of the Last 20 Years . K. Thor . Jensen . . December 8, 2016.
  35. Internet Atrocity! GeoCities' Demise Erases Web History . Fletcher . Dan . . November 9, 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120709080549/http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1936645,00.html . July 9, 2012.
  36. News: GeoCities' time has expired, Yahoo closing the site today . Milian . Mark . . October 26, 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121221025310/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/10/geocities-closing.html . December 21, 2012.
  37. Web site: GeoCities Special Collection 2009: Saving a Historical Record of GeoCities . 2009 . Internet Archive.
  38. Web site: Geocities Archive Geocities Mirror / The 90s Archive . OOCities.org.
  39. News: Yahoo Groups to shut down for good on December 15, 2020 . Catalin . Cimpanu . . October 12, 2020.
  40. News: Saroha . Aditya . Yahoo Groups to shut down on December 15 . . October 13, 2020 .
  41. News: Monster Buys HotJobs from Yahoo for $225 Million . Erick . Schonfeld . . February 3, 2010.
  42. News: Yahoo Is Shutting Down IntoNow, Nearly Three Years After Acquisition . Ryan . Lawler . . January 28, 2014.
  43. News: Yahoo Shutting Down The Rest Of Jumpcut In June . Michael . Arrington . Michael Arrington . . April 15, 2009.
  44. News: Breaking: Yahoo Finally Sells Off Kelkoo . . November 21, 2008.
  45. News: Yahoo sells off European comparison shopping site Kelkoo to PE firm . Robert . Andrews . The Guardian. November 21, 2008.
  46. News: Yahoo to exit South Korea in first Asian pullout . Miyoung . Kim . . October 19, 2012.
  47. News: YAHOO EXITS SOUTH KOREA, AS PROMISED . . December 31, 2012.
  48. News: Yahoo confirms it will leave South Korea by the end of the year . Jon . Russell . . October 19, 2012.
  49. News: Grazella . Mariel . June 30, 2012 . Yahoo! drops Koprol in global overhaul . live . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120703081501/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/06/30/yahoo-drops-koprol-global-overhaul.html . July 3, 2012.
  50. News: Kevin . Joshua . June 29, 2012 . Yahoo is Shutting Down Koprol in Two Months . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120802051634/http://www.techinasia.com/yahoo-discontinues-koprol . August 2, 2012.
  51. News: Another One Bites The Dust: Yahoo Shutters Kickstart . . December 17, 2008.
  52. News: Protalinski . Emil . Yahoo cuts the deadwood with closures . . April 19, 2013 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20130515151051/http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/04/19/yahoo-cuts-the-deadwood-with-closures-of-upcoming-yahoo-deals-sms-alerts-and-kids-products-on-april-30/ . May 15, 2013.
  53. News: Confirmed: Yahoo Acquires Arab Internet Portal Maktoob . Jason . Kincaid . August 25, 2009 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905043044/http://techcrunch.com/2009/08/25/confirmed-yahoo-acquires-arab-internet-portal-maktoob/ . September 5, 2012.
  54. News: Yahoo to shut down its Maps site . Richard . Nieva . . June 4, 2015.
  55. News: Yahoo moves in a new direction and shuts down maps . . June 4, 2015 . subscription.
  56. News: Yahoo Mobile shuts down, users must switch to Visible . May 4, 2022.
  57. News: Yahoo Will Drop 'omg!' Brand from Celebrity News Site . Todd . Spangler . . January 3, 2014.
  58. News: Yahoo! Personals Alternatives to Try After the Shut Down . TORI . GLAUDE . . January 21, 2019.
  59. News: Yahoo to shut down Yahoo Photos service, push Flickr . Eric . Auchard . . May 4, 2007.
  60. News: Yahoo to shut down small-publisher ad network . Juan Carlos . Perez . . March 31, 2010.
  61. News: Rocketmail Returns as Yahoo! Offers Two New Email Domains . Scott . Blitstein . . June 19, 2008.
  62. News: Wallenstein . Andrew . Yahoo Screen Shuttered: Video Service Hosted 'Community'; NFL Telecast . . January 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160104215616/http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/yahoo-shutters-video-service-yahoo-screen-exclusive-1201671374/ . 2016-01-04 . live.
  63. News: Schonfeld . Erick . August 4, 2008 . Yahoo Boss Is So Open, It Runs on Google's App Engine . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20121220234239/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/04/AR2008080400733.html . December 20, 2012.
  64. News: . New Yahoo app to challenge Apple FaceTime on iPhone . October 7, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110711202019/http://blogs.reuters.com/mediafile/2010/10/07/new-yahoo-app-to-challenge-apple-facetime-on-iphone . July 11, 2011.
  65. Web site: Top 10 Semantic Web Products of 2008, ReadWriteWeb award . 2 December 2008 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090329043631/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/top_10_semantic_web_products_2008.php . March 29, 2009.
  66. News: Jesdanun . Anick . New Yahoo site to 'Shine' on women . . March 31, 2008.
  67. News: Lights out for Yahoo's Shine site, Xobni email apps, other products . Zach . Miners . . July 2, 2014.
  68. News: Yahoo Site Explorer Shutting Down . Rob D. . Young . . July 12, 2011.
  69. News: Yahoo Small Business Announces Rebrand to Verizon Small Business Essentials . May 6, 2022.
  70. News: Web developers left scrambling after Yahoo kills smush.it image optimization service . BLAIR HANLEY . FRANK . . April 7, 2015.
  71. News: Yahoo shutting down multiple digital news sites . Sahil Mohan . Gupta . . February 18, 2016.
  72. Type in Tamil at Yahoo Transliteration . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/YYtrmxyZtlY . 2021-12-21 . live. . October 4, 2013.
  73. News: Yahoo Travel Shuttered as Part of Company-Wide Reorganization . Jason . Clampet . . February 17, 2016.
  74. News: Upcoming.org founder relaunches site 4 years after Yahoo shut it down . Ken . Yeung . . March 30, 2017.
  75. News: What Will Happen to Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Maps, and Yahoo Mail? An Exhaustive List. . CATHERINE . PINER . . July 25, 2016.
  76. News: Yahoo Enters The Analytics Business By Acquiring IndexTools . . April 9, 2008.
  77. News: Yahoo-owned Taiwanese blogging platform Wretch.cc is shutting down on December 26 . Kaylene . Hong . . August 30, 2013.
  78. News: Yahoo Voices Shuts Down by the End of July: What Yahoo Meant to Me . Corey . Sipe . . July 14, 2014.