Create a Yahoo! ID
The key to many of the services at Yahoo! is a unique Yahoo! ID, and understanding how IDs work is key to keeping your Yahoo! ID private.
A Yahoo! ID is what distinguishes you from the crowd and what lets Yahoo! remember you across browsing sessions and across computers. If you’ve been using the Web for any amount of time, chances are good that you already have a Yahoo! ID. In November 2004, Nielsen/Netratings estimated that 55 million people around the world use Yahoo! Mail, and all of them sign in with a Yahoo! ID.
Signing Up
If you don’t already have a Yahoo! ID, you can create one in less than five minutes. Browse to http://login.yahoo.com and click Sign Up Now for the new account form.
The most important decision to make as you fill out the new account form is what your Yahoo! ID will be. You’ll use your ID anytime you want to access your personalized Yahoo! data, and your ID will determine what your Yahoo! Mail email address will be. If your Yahoo! ID is j0d00d, your email address is j0d00d@yahoo.com. The hardest part is finding an ID that is different from the 55 million Yahoo! IDs that already exist. The next hardest part is keeping the ID short and memorable. Keep in mind that you’ll use this ID anytime you want to log in to Yahoo!. A short ID will save your fingers some work if you plan to log in to Yahoo! from your cell phone. And friends might want to contact you with Yahoo! Instant Messenger via your Yahoo! ID, so a short ID that is similar to your ...
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