The Future Of Yahoo

[AB Editor]

Hi!

Do you have a Yahoo email address? It might be time to consider a back up as the company prepares itself for eventual sale.

http://recode.net/2016/04/06/yahoo-sale-book-financial-meltdown/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3527492/Yahoo-faithful-seek-calm-eye-storm.html

Not that it will go away, but so you can jump ship if it ends up being bought by a company you try to avoid (like Facebook for example).

It's been a sad, yet completely predicable fall of a "giant" as they failed to keep up with literally any advancements, trends and shifts in the internet's ecosystem.

Anyway, it'll be a long time until they completely crash out or are bought by buzzfeed or someone. So while we wait for that, do you still use Yahoo, or any of their products for anything?

[Old_Geezer]

Thanks for the info. I'll make a decision when the time comes. I find the e-mail ok. I tend to access it from a client anyway.

[Bathsheba]

Sad to read this, Ed. Have had a Yahoo email account since 2003 :( Have lots of saved emails.....do you think they'll be safe?

Baths
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[rockyracoon]

I don't use it at all, but my Sky email service got taken over by Yahoo a couple of years ago. I've never used that really so it shouldn't affect me.

[Old_Geezer]

Wow; working for Yahoo literally gives you an out-of-body experience ! Must be loads of applicants wanting to try that then.

[Tilly2]

I have used Yahoo email for years and would like to continue to do so. I have no idea how to 'backup' and will be asking for help if that is what I have to do.

[AB Editor]

The service will likely continue, so you don't need to worry about it. It's just about whether you're happy with the new buyer - whenever they emerge.

[Bathsheba]

I agree with Tilly

Baths
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[AB Editor]

Bathsheba - they'll be as safe as they have ever been I imagine.

[bazwillrun]

Have been using Yahoo since day one, still use it for throwaway signups etc...probably the worst email system currently around, and the most hacked/spoofed etc.

[Jackdaw33]

I use their email service, though I find the new system of playing videos when my inbox is empty very annoying.

[Berniecuddles2]

agree with jackdaw about video cant see where i can get rid of it!

[AB Editor]

Maybe it's time to move to gmail.com or outlook.com ? Both of which are excellent.

[Bathsheba]

Dunno if this is relevant to previously discussed, but have just had email from Yahoo asking me to update recovery email details?
(I've just done that sentence with upward inflection which really grates on me) ;)

Baths
x x x

[sunny-dave]

I find it interesting that (for a service which has become an essential part of our daily lives) people are so reluctant to pay a (small) monthly fee for a decent guaranteed level of service - free from adverts and irritating 'features' .

For a couple of quid a month I get a nice, personalised, domain name and up to 20 email addresses based on it - so you could give the whole family their own addresses or (as I do) have variants of your email address for different purposes. I can use my provider's own webmail access, or use a client like outlook, or even add them to my gmail - it's very flexible and secure.

I happen to prefer the new .uk extension to .co.uk, so I have (and these are not my real addresses, so don't bother spamming me) :

[email protected]
shopping @sunnydave.uk
business@sunnydave. uk
[email protected] (for use on dodgy sites)

etc etc.

For a couple of quid a month, why be at the mercy of a 'free' provider - there is no such thing as a free lunch (or email service) - you always pay in some way ...