Lots of places try to create a sense of community by adding tools and other things to their Web sites to make people stick around. Yahoo is doing the same thing, except they are doing it backwards. Now, instead of creating the tools, they are creating the community. Really, they had all the tools at the first, so there is not sense in reinventing the wheel. Just make these tools talk to one another easier. That is pretty much what Yahoo 360 is all about.
For the average guy on the street who is a big fan of Yahoo, this is the perfect tool to get almost all your Yahoo services and Web pages bundled into one spot. With the addition of a place to blog, as well as the addition of RSS feeds this is a beautiful thing indeed. Things couldn’t be simpler and that is a both a high point and a low point for Yahoo 360.
You see there are already many folks out there that already have one or two blogs in production right now. Other services such as Typepad and Blogware offer many more customization features that Yahoo! 360 just doesn’t have right now. Hopefully though, we will see a few more customization tools as time goes by.
One thing I am looking forward to is the ability to plug my own RSS feeds, (for Mitchelaneous and The Web Hosting Show) into my Yahoo 360 Web page. I’ve seen it teased a few times on my Yahoo 360 Web page so it must still be a feature in the works. Once they get this under control, then I won’t feel so pressured to find something to do with the blogging space I have over there.
Overall I would say it is a great tool and you should check it out! For people new to blogging who love Yahoo, it is a match made in heaven. For those of us who have been around this block before, I am still waiting to see what the finished product will look like. I am excited though. If you need an invite, I’d be more than happy to give a few out. Just drop me an E-mail, and be sure to let me know what you think once you get things set up and running.
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