Yahoo Gets A New 'Facebook-ish' Homepage
Bangalore: Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer introduced a new, more modern look to the website’s home page, which is its first makeover ever taken place since four years.
The aim of this idea was to increase Yahoo’s user base by creating an impression and enabling users to spend more time on the site.
According to Mayer’s blog post, the homepage consists of personalized features which are also optimised for tablets and Smartphones.
It consists of a newsfeed with infinite scroll and users can log in with their Yahoo or Facebook ids to view articles from thousands of news sources as well as those shared by friends. The page gives a refreshed list of popular searches and editorial features as well.
New applications like a list of Facebook friends’ birthdays and Flickr are added to it. Users can also get to know the weather, sports and stocks update through newer applications introduced on the homepage.
Besides this, iOS and Android users can swipe through the day’s stories to browse fresh content.
With all these new features introduced, the CEO also said that the fresh, new and dynamic website is faster and more convenient for use.
