Yahoo! Podcasts Explained

Yahoo! Podcasts
Url:	podcasts.yahoo.com
Commercial:	Yes
Type:	Podcast directory
Registration:	Free
Owner:	Yahoo!
Author:	Yahoo!
Launch Date:	^[1]
Current Status:	Defunct (discontinued on October 31, 2007)

Yahoo! Podcasts was a podcasting directory service that let users download, stream online, subscribe (via RSS) and review podcasts.^{[2] [3]} It also allowed users to search for podcasts or browse from a podcast directory.^[4]

Yahoo! shut down the service on October 31, 2007.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 13, 2008. Company Timeline: Yahoo! Key Milestones. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080713214826/http://yhoo.client.shareholder.com/press/timeline.cfm. July 13, 2008. July 19, 2016. Yahoo! Press Room. Yahoo!. en-US.
2. Book: Pogue. David. The Internet: The Missing Manual. Biersdorfer. J. D.. O'Reilly Media. 2006. 978-0-596-52742-6. Sebastopol, CA. 207. en-US. Chapter 11: Music and Audio. 609840966.
3. Book: Ratcliffe. Mitch. Podcasting Bible. Mack. Steve. February 11, 2008. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-470-37759-8. Hoboken, NJ. 484. en-US. 437202706.
4. Web site: Busath. Meagan. Bessette. Amy Burke. October 10, 2005. Yahoo! Launches Podcasting: Yahoo! Podcasts, A New Beta Service, Lets Consumers Find and Listen to New Audio Programs. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20051030035325/http://docs.yahoo.com/docs/pr/release1266.html. October 30, 2005. April 2, 2007. Yahoo! Media Relations. Yahoo!. en-US.
5. Web site: Kirkpatrick. Marshall. September 26, 2007. Yahoo! to Close Its Podcasting Site. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071005053928/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_to_close_podcasting_site.php. October 5, 2007. July 17, 2021. Read / WriteWeb. Richard MacManus. en-US.
6. Web site: Ostrow. Adam. September 26, 2007. Yahoo to Close Podcast Directory. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011151504/http://mashable.com/2007/09/26/yahoo-podcasts/. October 11, 2007. January 26, 2008. Mashable. en-US.