Comments on: Exhibition Over: Yahoo Gallery Closing

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:43:50 +0000

That would make sense if Gallery were a big, expensive site. But it costs virtually nothing to run. So that can only mean two things: 1) Yahoo is turning away from their commitment to openness established under previous CEOs; 2) They are planning something like Gallery but different (like an App Store).

Cost wasn’t the reason why this site was shut down, though. (And I say this as the guy who led the team that built this site.)

By: Spread Eagle

Spread Eagle — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:38:50 +0000

I was using Yahoo’s email for nearly 9yrs and one day I just snapped from all of the spam I was getting. So I moved to gmail and the difference night and day. I wished I moved to gmail sooner. Yahoo mail is garbage. As much as I want them to succeed, they need to do something to get back on their feet.

By: SHuelin

SHuelin — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:12:16 +0000

Yahoo is ice cold, even their commercials earlier this year were bad

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:44:16 +0000

“One thing Yahoo has been very good at over the past year is closing down services.”

LOL

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:26:37 +0000

Yahoo! are clearly doing the right thing and are streamlining their operation to focus on the products that are number 1. After don’t Yahoo! still have the number 1 email, photo, news and financial sites on the internet right now?

Yahoo! is far from fat and far from irrelevant. Bing is nice test for Microsoft which I’m sure has both Google and Yahoo! concerned, but the market share impacted the most by Bing is clearly Google’s traffic not Yahoo!s. Yahoo! is clearly getting ready for / in the process of a major change in focus.

By: Balita:Yahoo, isasara ang Yahoo Gallery | Helping Pinoys TECHnically

Balita:Yahoo, isasara ang Yahoo Gallery | Helping Pinoys TECHnically — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:07:53 +0000

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By: Boby Dylan

Boby Dylan — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:29:37 +0000

Even if it flies at top of staff, who cares? Yahoo! Gallery was just Yahoo’s exhibition showcase. They wanted to showoff to the world their apps and now they have nothing to do but shutdown.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:51:00 +0000

What is this bizarre verb “shutter” that you keep using? I’ve seen services closed, or shut, but the only thing I know about shutter is that its a noun and generally applies to cameras or windows (real physical ones)

I’m surprised you didn’t manage to sneak in “Going forward” and other pieces of bureacraptic buzzspeak as well.

By: Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap « Programming and more

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:05:58 +0000

[...] sooner do we finish writing up Yahoo deadpooling yet another project, Gallery, do we get a tip that Yahoo apparently has another money saving/making plan: Selling off domains it [...]

By: Yahoo! Gallery follows Geocities and Yahoo! 360, shutting down on July 14 | Startup Meme - Technology Startup and Latest Tech News

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:45:42 +0000

[...] is pulling the shutters down on another one of its service; Yahoo Gallery. This follows the shutting down of Geocities and Yahoo [...]

By: Geek Land | Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:32:50 +0000

[...] sooner do we finish writing up Yahoo deadpooling yet another project, Gallery, do we get a tip that Yahoo apparently has another money saving/making plan: Selling off domains it [...]

By: Qi Zhang

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:34:15 +0000

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By: Qi Zhang

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:32:08 +0000

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By: Ivan Lazarte

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:31:38 +0000

Leaner and meaner. Yahoo has a lot of brain power. Keep cutting the dead limbs and come back stronger Bartz!

By: whoopie

whoopie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:16:37 +0000

while bartz was busy oiling her chainsaw, yahoo continued its journey into irrelevance as balmer flipped the final F-YOU by rolling out bing instead of buying ysearch. in six months yahoo will be number three in a two horse race

my guess is that the biggest cuts at y! are still on deck…this company is headed for 5k headcount. with facebook holding the #4 position in traffic with one sixth the employees, one wonders how long this whale can stay so fat

By: led panel

led panel — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:14:14 +0000

doubt

By: Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap | Cellphone Ultra

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:43:56 +0000

[...] 17, 2009 ·Filed Under Technology News No sooner do we finish writing up Yahoo deadpooling yep another project, Gallery, do we get a tip that Yahoo apparently has another money saving/making plan: Selling off domains it [...]

By: Gebadia Smith

Gebadia Smith — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:38:00 +0000

I don’t pretend to know a lot about this stuff.. but what is the strategy behind this? Why would you sell assets when the market is the lowest? From what I have read Yahoo is still a profitable company.. wouldn’t it make sense to simple make it through the tough times and then sell when things get better?

By: Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap | GeekStream

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:37:54 +0000

[...] sooner do we finish writing up Yahoo deadpooling yep another project, Gallery, do we get a tip that Yahoo apparently has another money saving/making plan: Selling off domains it [...]

By: Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap | Spin Valley Post

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:27:48 +0000

[...] sooner do we finish writing up Yahoo deadpooling yep another project, Gallery, do we get a tip that Yahoo apparently has another money saving/making plan: Selling off domains it [...]

By: john

john — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:04:58 +0000

wow

By: Techeroid » Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:49:13 +0000

[...] Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap June 17th, 2009 No sooner do we finish writing up Yahoo deadpooling yep another project, Gallery, do we get a tip that Yahoo apparently has another money saving/making plan: Selling off domains it [...]

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:43:07 +0000

Funny you should mention them selling everything though: http://www.tech...s-on-the-cheap/

By: Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap

Yahoo Is Now Resorting To Selling Killer Domain Names On The Cheap — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:39:47 +0000

[...] sooner do we finish writing up Yahoo deadpooling yep another project, Gallery, do we get a tip that Yahoo apparently has another money saving/making plan: Selling off domains it [...]

By: courtney benson

courtney benson — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:37:27 +0000

CEOs gotta do what a CEOs gotta do. Was a good idea when it could be supported financially. Under the circumstances not possible.