Comments on: Yahoo Opens Up Its Mobile Platform To Third Parties

By: Yahoo’s oneConnect: One Mobile App to Rule Them All

Yahoo’s oneConnect: One Mobile App to Rule Them All — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:56:06 +0000

[...] called oneConnect that will be available in the second quarter as part of the upcoming release of Yahoo Go 3.0. I have not seen a demo of this myself, but it sounds like a much-needed integration of messaging [...]

By: Shai Berger

Shai Berger — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:39:25 +0000

Although this seems watered-down compared to Google’s Android, but it may a smarter move because it allows a broader range of developers to develop apps for a broader range of devices, and starting right now.

Plus they’re allowing developers to include display ads and sponsored search in their widgets so that they can earn money.

So this is a platform that allows for rapid iterations of mobile apps along two critical axes: features and ad model, with low barrier to entry and compatibility with a large installed base. Yahoo knows that the next Twitter is more likely to come from an unknown developer than inside a corporate R&D group.

More: http://www.shai...erger.com/?p=51

By: rose

rose — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:36:47 +0000

http://www.bywifi.com is another mobile website. It provides searching, saving and realtime transcoding 3GP video services for mobile phones. It also optimizes Web pages for mobile phones, providing a richer browsing experience.

It is the first in the world to launch the 3gp realtime transcoding service for internet video websites, such as youtube.com. bywifi.com is different with other competitors in that we provide realtime transcoding for both video and web pages.

By: isedb.com

isedb.com — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:22:28 +0000

Yahoo Opens Up Its Mobile Platform To Third Parties…

For the first time third parties will be able to add their own software to Yahoo mobile platform already installed on your mobile phone. The Yahoo Mobile home page is also being relaunched tomorrow….

By: LouN

LouN — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:37:58 +0000

Do they use SyncML? If so will they let SyncML compatible devices sync with yahoo now? Or is that already possible and I missed it?

By: JimC

JimC — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:57:11 +0000

Y! keeps re-launching!

How many times?

By: Greg Harris

Greg Harris — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:12:17 +0000

Installing apps on the phone will never be the answer. Those of us who have tried realized very quickly the difficulties in dealing with all the handsets, and operating systems.

The mobile web will be where the apps will live. It’s happening on the Internet, and we will take that lesson to the mobile world.

As new browsers like the iPhone and others begin to show up, there will be no reason to write phone specific apps unless they need deep interaction with the OS for bluetooth, LBS, or other functions.

Rather than building a framework for Yahoo, Plusmo, Google or someone else, why not build a browser with that framework?

Maintaining downloadable software is a nightmare. Let’s see what Yahoo has come up with.

By: Proximity Match

Proximity Match — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:52:13 +0000

I agree with Ken. I too have tried Yahoo Go and have found it limiting. The move is in line with what my company, Proximity Match has built and will launch in beta soon. Knowing Yahoo’s track record they will limit it to only benefit them and the content they think you should see.

By: Ken Berger

Ken Berger — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:08:48 +0000

i’ve found Go to be lackluster so far, but this move is GENIUS.

By: micfo.com

micfo.com — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:45:54 +0000

So it would be one of the competitor for google mobile!

By: Jeff Tupholme

Jeff Tupholme — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:36:13 +0000

When you say “There are two ways for services to get themselves onto mobile devices” you’re ignoring the messaging angle. Granted it also suffers from limited functionality, but it’s more standardised across carriers and indeed around the world than even the mobile Web. There are several startups in the US and Europe who are taking the messaging line, aware that it’s the most familiar of all data services for the vast majority of users.

By: Technicle

Technicle — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:50:09 +0000

Opening up is certainly the continuing trend in 2008… good that Yahoo is still keeping up — while catching up.

By: plop33

plop33 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:17:36 +0000

yea but does it even give them a link back? all these companies open their systems up waiting for us app devs to build apps for them (because they cant be arsed to pay for them) then they wont even link to your app once you’ve made it.

Nice 1 way street that!

By: Sunil Jagadish

Sunil Jagadish — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:07:03 +0000

“Go application” – broken link folks!
Right one is – http://mobile.yahoo.com/go