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Yahoo! Hacks
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Yahoo! Hacks

by Paul Bausch
October 2005
Intermediate to advanced
489 pages
12h 2m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Explore Your Social Networks

Use Yahoo! 360 to stay in touch with friends, family, and coworkers while viewing their social connections.

You’ve probably heard the famous theory that says everyone on earth can be connected to anyone else through six degrees of separation. For example, if you really wanted to get in touch with Bill Gates through friends, you could go to someone you know, they could go to someone they know, and you’d eventually reach Bill through no more than six contacts. These relationships make up your social network, and Yahoo! 360 is an attempt to map and expose those connections.

In addition, Yahoo! 360 is a place to keep your friends, family, and coworkers up-to-date with what’s happening in your life, as well as a way for you to see what they’re up to. It’s also a way to meet your friends’ friends, and perhaps meet some people you wouldn’t have otherwise met. Some of the features you’ll find at Yahoo! 360 include:

Your personal profile

Assemble an autobiography and list cities you’ve lived in, places you’ve worked, and schools where you’ve studied. You can also put together lists of favorite movies, music, and television shows.

Weblog

You can keep a personal public journal that will keep your friends up-to-date with your recent thoughts and activities.

Friends list

Assemble a list of your contacts that are on Yahoo! 360 and stay in touch with them.

Yahoo! Network

You can integrate Yahoo! Network data into your personal profile, including Yahoo! Photos you’ve uploaded, ...

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