Yahoo Toolbar series

Yahoo Toolbar Reviewed on 11/22/2004

The Bottom Line: Complete with scores of options, a wide variety of specific types of searches, one-touch access to Yahoo bookmarks and services, a killer spyware utility, and a pop-up blocker that goes the extra mile, Yahoo Toolbar deserves a place on your Web browser.

Release Date: 08/18/2004

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Yahoo Desktop Search (beta)

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Yahoo Search Reviewed on 05/11/2005

The Bottom Line: After a few years of eating Google's dust, Yahoo offers new features that give the reigning search king a run for its money and make it a worthy alternative.

Release Date: 01/01/1994

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Yahoo 360 (beta)

Specs: Free

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Yahoo Mail (beta) Reviewed on 09/21/2005

The Bottom Line: Yahoo brings the style and speed of desktop e-mail services to the Web.

Release Date: 03/16/2005

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Yahoo Calendar Reviewed on 04/20/2006

The Bottom Line: Yahoo Calendar is a great online service for keeping track of your personal and professional schedule, especially if you need to sync with mobile devices and Outlook.

Release Date: 08/17/1998

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My Yahoo/My Web Reviewed on 10/04/2006

The Bottom Line: You can set up a personal page with your favorite news without much effort on My Yahoo, but it's short on gadgets and it's difficult to move content around.

Release Date: 08/17/1998

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Yahoo Video Reviewed on 05/05/2006

The Bottom Line: The Yahoo family of dynamic products represents the company's focus on integrating a diverse variety of online applications. These Web 2.0 tools include those for e-mail, mapping, scheduling, instant messaging, managing RSS feeds, bookmarking, and vertical search. As these free products remain in beta testing, this list will continue to evolve as Yahoo updates its products.

Release Date: 08/17/1998

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Yahoo News Reviewed on 05/05/2006

The Bottom Line: The Yahoo family of dynamic products represents the company's focus on integrating a diverse variety of online applications. These Web 2.0 tools include those for e-mail, mapping, scheduling, instant messaging, managing RSS feeds, bookmarking, and vertical search. As these free products remain in beta testing, this list will continue to evolve as Yahoo updates its products.

Release Date: 08/17/1998

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Yahoo Maps beta Reviewed on 05/25/2006

The Bottom Line: With plenty of useful features wrapped in a simple and attractive interface, the Yahoo Maps beta is the online mapping tool to beat.

Release Date: 11/03/2005

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Yahoo Messenger with Voice 8 Reviewed on 06/20/2006

The Bottom Line: While Windows Live Messenger offers better file sharing and video chatting, Yahoo Messenger with Voice 8 stands out for its Net telephone service, photo sharing, novelty plug-ins, and embedded search.

Release Date: 07/27/2006

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Yahoo Answers Reviewed on 09/01/2006

The Bottom Line: Yahoo Answers' community of millions puts plenty of heads together to pose questions and post replies, but it can also force you to filter out signal from noise.

Release Date: 05/15/2006

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Del.icio.us Reviewed on 09/20/2006

The Bottom Line: Del.icio.us lets you save, import, and tag bookmarks without fuss. As the most popular take-it-with-you bookmarking service, Del.icio.us can be a powerful tool for sharing content with other users.

Release Date: 05/15/2006

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Yahoo Groups Reviewed on 05/05/2006

The Bottom Line: The Yahoo family of dynamic products represents the company's focus on integrating a diverse variety of online applications. These Web 2.0 tools include those for e-mail, mapping, scheduling, instant messaging, managing RSS feeds, bookmarking, and vertical search. As these free products remain in beta testing, this list will continue to evolve as Yahoo updates its products.

Release Date: 05/15/2006

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Yahoo Bookmarks Beta Reviewed on 05/05/2006

The Bottom Line: The Yahoo family of dynamic products represents the company's focus on integrating a diverse variety of online applications. These Web 2.0 tools include those for e-mail, mapping, scheduling, instant messaging, managing RSS feeds, bookmarking, and vertical search. As these free products remain in beta testing, this list will continue to evolve as Yahoo updates its products.

Release Date: 05/15/2006

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