From the moment I got online three years ago, I have depended upon Yahoo for most of my Internet needs. It has to be the most complete web service on the Internet, and most of the services are free! It is so much more than just the number one search engine!
Yahoo truly is an international website. There is Yahoo for Germany, France, Denmark, Italy, India, Sweden, France, Spain, China, Asia, Taiwan, and the list goes on and on! I’m going to attempt to do Yahoo justice and touch upon many of the services they have to offer.
SHOPPING:
Auctions: Very similar to Ebay. You can buy and sell anything in the world! I have both bought and sold at Yahoo Auctions, and have been completely satisfied.
Autos: If you are in the market for a new car, you can check the new car guide for photos, reviews, specs, and more. You can also buy and sell used cars, get financing, information on warranties, and a lot more.
Classifieds: Just like a newspaper, Yahoo offers a free classified ads section for you to use to sell, advertise, or post wanted ads. It keeps track of how many people have viewed your ads, as well as allows you to ’’clip’’ ads that interest you.
General Shopping: Whether you are looking for shoes or computers, baby clothes or music, Yahoo can find the best prices and websites for your needs. They offer gift certificates, and allow you to search for items according to your budget.
Travel: Yahoo offers one of the best and most comprehensive travel sites I have ever seen. In addition to booking flights, cruises, vacation packages, and hotel reservations, you can view videos of exciting places, completely plan your trip, and even see what the weather forecast is.
CONNECT WITH OTHERS
Chat: A LARGE variety of chat rooms are available, whatever your interests, age group, or type of chat you like to participate in.
Clubs: Yahoo clubs is my favorite part of Yahoo! I am a self-confessed club addict. Clubs are free to join, and free to create, and can be found on any topic at all. For example, I have a womens club to discuss world topics, a Big Brother Fan Club, a Survivor Fan Club, a decorating advice club, and even a Mouthshut club! (If you are interested in the MS club, the address is in my profile!) Clubs don’t even have to be on a specific topic, they can be just to meet people and make new friends.
Geocities: Geocities is free website space that is provided to all Yahoo members. If you are a beginner, they even provide a site builder to help you!
Greetings: A huge free e-card site. You can find e-greetings for birthday, love, anniversary, get-well, or just to say ’’HI!’’ They are all free and are delivered when you request them to be.
Member Profiles: If you want to find out who you are talking to, you can check out their Yahoo Profile. The amount of information available is up to the member, so you can reveal as little or as much about yourself as you wish.
Messenger: Yahoo messenger is a real-time message service. Much like ICQ and AOL, you can add friends to your list and know when they are online immediately, chat with them, and message any member of Yahoo.
Personals: If you are looking for that ’’special someone’’you can place or search the free Yahoo personal ads. Believe me, there is someone listed there for you regardless of your interests or intent!
PERSONAL
Address Book: A great way to keep track of all of your friend’s and family’s names, address, phone numbers, and email addresses.
Briefcase: Yahoo gives each of its members a briefcase which can be used to store photos or other documents. You have the option of choosing if your contents will be available to other members or not.
Calendar: To keep track of your appointments, birthdays, anniversaries, or other events you don’t want to forget.
My Yahoo: Personalize your own page on the Internet with whatever information you think you would like on a daily basis. Get movie reviews and listings, horoscopes, news, sports scores, TV guides, and more.
Pay Direct: Send money to anyone in the U.S. with an email address, pay for an auction item you’ve won, create custom links for your web page to get paid, or send a group bill to collect money for a party.
FUN STUFF
Just for fun there are games (every kind imaginable!), movie reviews and schedules, a kids section, music, TV guides, buy concert tickets, and a whole lot more.
Yahoo also offers free email addresses, people search, maps, news, sports, weather, stock reports, career information, and so much more! If you are one of the few people that hasn’t checked out Yahoo, I encourage you to do so. I don’t think you will be disappointed!