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Yahoo! is an American web services provider headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and is a subsidiary of Verizon Communications. The company was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 2, 1995. Yahoo was one of the pioneers of the early Internet era in the 1990s.

History[edit | edit source]

Yahoo was created by Jerry Yang and David Filo while they were graduate students at Stanford University. Initially, it was a directory of other websites, organized in a hierarchy, as opposed to a searchable index of pages. The website, which was originally called "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web," was renamed "Yahoo!" in April 1994.

Services[edit | edit source]

Yahoo provides a variety of services, including a web portal, a search engine (Yahoo Search), Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, and Yahoo Answers. Yahoo also offers advertising services, including Yahoo Native and Yahoo Gemini.

Yahoo Mail[edit | edit source]

Yahoo Mail is one of the oldest web-based email services, launched in 1997. It offers users a free email account with features such as spam protection, a calendar, and a notepad.

Yahoo Search[edit | edit source]

Yahoo Search is a web search engine that was originally powered by its own technology. In 2009, Yahoo signed a deal with Microsoft to have its search engine powered by Bing.

Yahoo News[edit | edit source]

Yahoo News aggregates news from various sources and provides users with the latest headlines and stories in various categories, including politics, entertainment, sports, and technology.

Yahoo Finance[edit | edit source]

Yahoo Finance is a media property that provides financial news, data, and commentary including stock quotes, press releases, financial reports, and original content.

Yahoo Sports[edit | edit source]

Yahoo Sports is a sports news website that provides news, scores, rumors, and fantasy sports games.

Yahoo Answers[edit | edit source]

Yahoo Answers was a community-driven question-and-answer (Q&A) website or a knowledge market. It was launched in 2005 and was shut down in 2021.

Acquisitions[edit | edit source]

Yahoo has acquired numerous companies over the years to expand its services and capabilities. Some notable acquisitions include Flickr, Tumblr, and Polyvore.

Decline and Sale[edit | edit source]

Despite its early success, Yahoo struggled to compete with newer companies like Google and Facebook. In 2017, Verizon Communications acquired Yahoo's core internet business for $4.48 billion. The remaining parts of Yahoo were renamed Altaba.