yahoo has a new social network and i want to mash with you!
it’s no secret that as part of its social media strategy, yahoo! has been wanting to acquire facebook. it’s also no secret that yahoo! thought mark zuckerberg was too greedy with his asking price (because the truly believes that he has the next google on his hands) and the talks went awry. and after an announcement last night, yahoo’s alternative to facebook is no longer a secret either.
with all the not-secrets out of the way, here’s a peek at yahoo’s announcement,
Mash: a new approach to online profiles. If you’ve used other online profiles before you’ll feel at home in Mash. But there are some new twists that make things a little interesting and, we think, a lot of fun.
- You can make starter profiles for your friends. Think: “first round’s on me.”
- You can leave your profile open to contributions by trusted friends.
- You can customize your — or your friend’s
— profile with modules from a growing gallery of apps.
Of course, there are extensive privacy controls in Mash and you set the boundaries that you’re comfortable with.
more than anything else, mash is a mashup (go figure) of a lot of existing yahoo! services, presented as a cohesive, easy-to-use, and socially connected package. these services, including yahoo! 360 (yahoo’s other social network, probably soon to be past-tense’d), flickr, and mybloglog, are integrated through the use of mash modules which you can grab, insert, and move around in your profile.
there are already dozens of modules that the mash team has created. these modules don’t just let you mashup other yahoo! services with mash but also add new functionality and even let you grab information from other sites that you are a part of (for example the facebook photos module). but that’s not all, in addition to the modules the mash team has made, they have announced plans to open module development to third-parties (like facebook did with f8).
in the coming months we’re going to open up our module development platform to 3rd party developers. drop us a line at modules [at] yahoo-inc.com if you want to learn more. we’d love to hear from you!
at first glance, yahoo’s mash is a very basic social networking, but it doesn’t have to be. along with all the standard features that other sites have, it is also highly customizable (like facebook) and let’s you decide how minimalist or extensive your profile with be. i’m happy with what i’m seeing so far. mash is off to a good start and has the added benefit of being able to rely on both yahoo! resources and other yahoo! services.
i would love to see you mash it up with me. please drop me a comment and i’ll get you in!
Technorati Tags: social networking, yahoo!, mash, yahoo! 360, mybloglog, flickr, facebook, f8, modules
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September 15th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
I would like to try it out!
September 15th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
mu, i’d appreciate an invite. thanks. wealer on digg.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:10 pm
Sweet. I’d love to try it out too.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Ah, certainly gotta check this out. I’ll appreciate an invite.
September 15th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
I would love to try out Mash also, thanks! This is a very useful and interesting blog.
September 15th, 2007 at 3:08 pm
Now why haven’t you sent me one yet?
September 15th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
I’d definitely be interested in an invite. Burkinaboy on Digg and StumbleUpon. Thanks!
September 15th, 2007 at 3:19 pm
You know me, always happy to waste more time
(as long as it’s not US only, that is)
September 15th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
Hey you know me. I’ll give it a shot.
September 15th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Sounds interesting, I’d appreciate an invite. It seems to me that Yahoo know they have lost the search war (for now) and are concentrating their efforts on web 2.0
September 15th, 2007 at 4:03 pm
Bro, I would love an invite. Please hit me up.
September 15th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
[…] [evil grin] Today I was looking for more places to add a link! [/evil grin] When I came across Muhammad Saleem’s blog post "Yahoo has a new social network and i want to mash with you!" […]
September 15th, 2007 at 6:07 pm
I would appreciate an invite. Thanks!
September 15th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
Developing a social network of my own. I’d love to try this one out.
September 15th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Yeah, I would love to try it out.
September 15th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Thanks! I’ll check it out.
September 15th, 2007 at 10:00 pm
[…] Thanks, Muhammad, for the […]
September 15th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Yahoo’s mash!? I never saw that coming. Seems like yahoo is still in the game after all. There recent multiple acquisitions made me think that they were out there just buying new ideas instead of making ones.
Saleem, do you have any invitations left!? I want to check it out.
Thanks bro.
September 16th, 2007 at 6:56 am
Goes without saying Mu, doesn’t it? If you’ve got any invites left, I wouldn’t mind taking a look. Cheers man!
September 16th, 2007 at 9:04 am
Hey friend!
I would like to join. Please send an invitation to me.
Thanks
September 16th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Yep, yep. Would love to join, hook a sister up.
September 16th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Sign me up!
September 16th, 2007 at 3:01 pm
MU - hello it is Phil way back here in the cheap seats man. Can I get in too!
September 16th, 2007 at 6:13 pm
Hi Mu!
Happy to mash with you!
It would be an honor.
September 16th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Got any invitations left?
September 17th, 2007 at 12:25 am
Hopefully, I’m not too late. I would like to mash too!
September 17th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Sign me up too!
September 18th, 2007 at 12:08 am
m.a.s.h. - would def. like to try it out
September 18th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
love to check it out.
September 20th, 2007 at 1:48 am
I’d love to get an invite too, if it isn’t too late.
September 20th, 2007 at 4:58 am
me too! …please
September 20th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Muhammad,
I appreciate what you are doing here and would really like to receive an invitation to yahoo mash from you.
thanks so much for your time.
Randy
September 21st, 2007 at 6:02 am
[…] you confuse us. You are already are Delicious, but Mash is just a wee child. Are you bookmarking, networking, news or […]
September 24th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
ok dear, lets go, I feel ready; just the moment I decided leaving 360° to explore something new, why not a really new one,
thanks
December 9th, 2007 at 9:57 am
I would most definitely appreciate the invite. Thanks.