Comments on: Yahoo should invest in products, not advertising http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:05:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: SloMo http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-5794 SloMo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:57:58 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-5794 Yahoo mail is killing Gmail. Gmail is a distant #3.<br><br>"in February, Yahoo! held 56.46% market share of US visits among Email Services websites. MSN's Windows Live Mail was #2 with 19.14% and Gmail was #3 with 10.82%"<br><br><a href="http://weblogs.hitwise.com/us-heather-hopkins/2009/03/yahoo_mail_more_than_one_third.html" rel="nofollow">http://weblogs.hitwise.com/us-heather-hopkins/2...</a> Yahoo mail is killing Gmail. Gmail is a distant #3.

“in February, Yahoo! held 56.46% market share of US visits among Email Services websites. MSN's Windows Live Mail was #2 with 19.14% and Gmail was #3 with 10.82%”

http://weblogs.hitwise.com/us-heather-hopkins/2...

]]> By: SlowMo http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-5793 SlowMo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:45:12 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-5793 You actually should have bought more shares, not sell them. A few month's back the share price was in the 14-15's and today it's at 17.35. You could have made more by selling them today! You actually should have bought more shares, not sell them. A few month's back the share price was in the 14-15's and today it's at 17.35. You could have made more by selling them today!

]]> By: SlowMo http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-5795 SlowMo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:30:19 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-5795 "What they need are new technologies, new revenue streams, and new products that people love."<br><br>Try researching....<br>New Yahoo! Homepage<br>Yahoo! Mobile<br>Yahoo! Web Analytics<br>Yahoo! Boss<br>Yahoo! Connected TV<br>Yahoo! Apt<br>Try the new apps in Yahoo! email<br>etc.<br><br>The new technologies are there. People just need to realize that Yahoo has these new technologies. Hence the need for lots of Yahoo advertising and marketing. :) “What they need are new technologies, new revenue streams, and new products that people love.”

Try researching….
New Yahoo! Homepage
Yahoo! Mobile
Yahoo! Web Analytics
Yahoo! Boss
Yahoo! Connected TV
Yahoo! Apt
Try the new apps in Yahoo! email
etc.

The new technologies are there. People just need to realize that Yahoo has these new technologies. Hence the need for lots of Yahoo advertising and marketing. :)

]]> By: timraleigh http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-5792 timraleigh Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:35:11 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-5792 I think that's like buying your new house before you sell your old house. However they have the means and their position (circumstances) as a public company etc. dictates that this a much more "palatable" strategy than cleaning house first. I am still not convinced that they have a clear understanding of where they want to go and what they want to be and are moving forward on momentum rather than purpose. I think that's like buying your new house before you sell your old house. However they have the means and their position (circumstances) as a public company etc. dictates that this a much more “palatable” strategy than cleaning house first. I am still not convinced that they have a clear understanding of where they want to go and what they want to be and are moving forward on momentum rather than purpose.

]]> By: SloMo http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3314 SloMo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:57:58 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-3314 Yahoo mail is killing Gmail. Gmail is a distant #3.<br><br>"in February, Yahoo! held 56.46% market share of US visits among Email Services websites. MSN's Windows Live Mail was #2 with 19.14% and Gmail was #3 with 10.82%"<br><br><a href="http://weblogs.hitwise.com/us-heather-hopkins/2009/03/yahoo_mail_more_than_one_third.html" rel="nofollow">http://weblogs.hitwise.com/us-heather-hopkins/2...</a> Yahoo mail is killing Gmail. Gmail is a distant #3.

“in February, Yahoo! held 56.46% market share of US visits among Email Services websites. MSN's Windows Live Mail was #2 with 19.14% and Gmail was #3 with 10.82%”

http://weblogs.hitwise.com/us-heather-hopkins/2...

]]> By: SlowMo http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3311 SlowMo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:45:12 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-3311 You actually should have bought more shares, not sell them. A few month's back the share price was in the 14-15's and today it's at 17.35. You could have made more by selling them today! You actually should have bought more shares, not sell them. A few month's back the share price was in the 14-15's and today it's at 17.35. You could have made more by selling them today!

]]> By: Deep Twitter Thoughts—-How Would You Spend Twitter’s $100 million? « Social Leverage http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3306 Deep Twitter Thoughts—-How Would You Spend Twitter’s $100 million? « Social Leverage Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:37:47 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-3306 [...] Yahoo is spending $100 million on an ad campaign. It should spend the money on a documentary to teach brands how to piss money away and ignore your customers. [...] [...] Yahoo is spending $100 million on an ad campaign. It should spend the money on a documentary to teach brands how to piss money away and ignore your customers. [...]

]]> By: Deep Twitter Thoughts—-How Would You Spend Twitter’s $100 million? « Social Leverage http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3307 Deep Twitter Thoughts—-How Would You Spend Twitter’s $100 million? « Social Leverage Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:37:47 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-3307 [...] Yahoo is spending $100 million on an ad campaign. It should spend the money on a documentary to teach brands how to piss money away and ignore your customers. [...] [...] Yahoo is spending $100 million on an ad campaign. It should spend the money on a documentary to teach brands how to piss money away and ignore your customers. [...]

]]> By: SlowMo http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3312 SlowMo Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:30:19 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-3312 "What they need are new technologies, new revenue streams, and new products that people love."<br><br>Try researching....<br>New Yahoo! Homepage<br>Yahoo! Mobile<br>Yahoo! Web Analytics<br>Yahoo! Boss<br>Yahoo! Connected TV<br>Yahoo! Apt<br>Try the new apps in Yahoo! email<br>etc.<br><br>The new technologies are there. People just need to realize that Yahoo has these new technologies. Hence the need for lots of Yahoo advertising and marketing. :) “What they need are new technologies, new revenue streams, and new products that people love.”

Try researching….
New Yahoo! Homepage
Yahoo! Mobile
Yahoo! Web Analytics
Yahoo! Boss
Yahoo! Connected TV
Yahoo! Apt
Try the new apps in Yahoo! email
etc.

The new technologies are there. People just need to realize that Yahoo has these new technologies. Hence the need for lots of Yahoo advertising and marketing. :)

]]> By: timraleigh http://cdixon.org/2009/09/26/yahoo-should-invest-in-products-not-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-3300 timraleigh Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:35:11 +0000 http://www.cdixon.org/?p=1138#comment-3300 I think that's like buying your new house before you sell your old house. However they have the means and their position (circumstances) as a public company etc. dictates that this a much more "palatable" strategy than cleaning house first. I am still not convinced that they have a clear understanding of where they want to go and what they want to be and are moving forward on momentum rather than purpose. I think that's like buying your new house before you sell your old house. However they have the means and their position (circumstances) as a public company etc. dictates that this a much more “palatable” strategy than cleaning house first. I am still not convinced that they have a clear understanding of where they want to go and what they want to be and are moving forward on momentum rather than purpose.

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