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27-08-2007, 07:29 AM
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Dreamweaver
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Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
August 26 2007
The new Yahoo Mail interface went into public beta in September 2006, although Yahoo was testing it long before that. Tonight Yahoo takes the “beta” label off of the product and makes it the default interface for all new Yahoo mail accounts.
Yahoo mail already has an integrated RSS reader and instant messaging. They also recently announced unlimited storage for all mail users.
They are also releasing a few new features.
Shortcuts: Mail now has a number of intelligent shortcuts. Things like addresses, places, dates, contact information, etc. are underlined with blue dots. Click on the link and see a mashup with maps (for addresses), travel guides (for places), calendar (for dates), etc. New services are being added regularly.
SMS/Text Messaging: Yahoo wants you to use their mail application whenever you contact your friends, however you contact them. In addition to emailing or instant messaging clients, you can now send them a text message from the mail interface. Their responses also come in directly to Yahoo Mail. It currently works for U.S., India, Philippines and Canadian mobile numbers.
Is Yahoo Mail a better webmail application than GMail? In our comparisons GMail always comes out on top, although the main reason is tagging of messages and the fact that GMail gives free forwarding and POP access to the account. Yahoo still charges $20/year for forwarding or POP access. For users who still like their desktop mail clients, POP access is an important feature. Yahoo says they are considering making it a free option, but they have a lot of paying mail customers. If they make too many features free, they jeopardize that revenue stream. Offering unlimited free storage really pushed the limits, so I don’t expect them to move more features from paid to free any time soon.
The new interface is the final realization of Yahoo’s 2004 acquisition of Ajax pioneer Oddpost. The new mail product is based largely on ideas first launched by Oddpost in 2002.
Startups aren’t just sitting around as the big guys upgrade their webmail apps, though. Our favorite product in this space is Orgoo, which launches this fall and lets users pull in mail and IM accounts from any number of providers. Foldera is another promising product in this space (I was previously on their board of directors, but I do not own any stock in the company).
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27-08-2007, 09:24 AM
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In The Zone
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
among the new mail betas, only Live has a decent interface. rest all are crappy, including yahoo. i stick to the good ol' yahoo mail, for good.
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27-08-2007, 10:06 AM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
^^
He He !!!
Weall have our DIfference of opinion... as to me Live mail interface was poor... where as I felt yahoo had the better 
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27-08-2007, 10:21 AM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Yahoo Mail UI is more like Outlook 2003 while WLM is more like WLM Desktop beta
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27-08-2007, 10:25 AM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
It still says BETA on top for me. I like Yahoo better but it is very heavy on system
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27-08-2007, 10:42 AM
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In The Zone
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
The new look is cool and working is very very smart according to me..
Its better than Gmail I suppose..
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27-08-2007, 01:58 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Gmail is the best..still in BETA phase 
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27-08-2007, 02:14 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
even i love gmail
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27-08-2007, 02:33 PM
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In The Zone
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
It is showing beta for me too. And the default look is still old one. When it is going to change for .co.in email ids?
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27-08-2007, 03:11 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Gmail is the best
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27-08-2007, 04:03 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Gmail has no ads , yahoo has
i love gmail
i dont use mail anymore ,
any reply i get in mail is automated or bot
so , mails are only for activating accounts(and doing spam  )
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27-08-2007, 04:19 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
i am still stucked with yahoo classis
& i think its more easy & convinient for me
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28-08-2007, 03:55 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
awesome move by YAHOO ............ thumbs up ..........
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28-08-2007, 04:00 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Gmail is the best.
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28-08-2007, 05:34 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Yahoo & GMail r the best & rest r crap, that includes WLM specially.
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28-08-2007, 05:35 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
^ Yup... u r right
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28-08-2007, 06:29 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Great. How to send sms. Has anyone tried it.
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28-08-2007, 07:44 PM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
ive tried in yahoo messenger and it works but i think the guy u sending to has to pay
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29-08-2007, 12:24 AM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
oh yea I just remembered that I had a yahoo account...I've been using gmail since time immemorial
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29-08-2007, 12:52 AM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
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Gmail has no ads , yahoo has
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Gmail also has ads. Please notice them.
BTW what about us? We already get POP3 free from Yahoo!(.co.in user) .... so Yahoo! should give now IMAP also free!!
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29-08-2007, 01:00 AM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Face lot of problem with Yahoo mail from1 st august till today, one id already switch to Gmail
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29-08-2007, 10:16 AM
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The Frozen Nova
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
From, Yim we could send only 3 sms until the receiver replies. Does it still work the same way.
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30-08-2007, 07:38 AM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
still showing beta for me
However gmail is best
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31-08-2007, 01:01 AM
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Well I still Use the Old yahoo Interface.
But most of the time I use the pOp3 with My Opera!
But I must say, Gmail has the best usable interface with least load on UR bandwidth.
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31-08-2007, 05:22 PM
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The Frozen Nova
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
Beta for me as well. I was using the classic version, upgraded it for the new features but it is giving me beta version
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01-09-2007, 05:00 AM
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In The Zone
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Re: Yahoo Mail Out of Beta; New Features
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lol. yeah .. conspicous
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