Deciding what updates you see and from whom
December 14, 2009 on 12:40 pm | In 10 version, Features | 11 Comments
In the new Yahoo! Messenger 10, we added an alternative view of your contact list – the Y! Updates tab. When you jump into that view, you’ll see a running list of updates from the friends on your contact list.
Your friends’ updates can vary from a change to their Yahoo! Messenger status to their latest tweet on Twitter; even the last song they listened to on last.fm or their latest changes to their Avatar. Yahoo! supports updates from dozens of both Yahoo! and non-Yahoo! services.
In addition to the new Updates view, we also added detailed preferences to help you control what types of updates you see and from whom. So if your friend Samantha is a tweet-aholic, you might want to turn off her updates. Or if Uncle Lenny’s taste in music is light years away from yours, perhaps getting his last.fm updates is unappealing.
No worries – changing it is easy. If you’re in the Y! Updates tab, click on the tab’s dropdown menu and select “Customize Yahoo! Updates” (or go to Messenger > Preferences > Yahoo! Updates).
When the window appears, you’ll see a list of sites from which Yahoo! offers updates, followed by your list of contacts. If there’s a type of update you prefer not to receive, just uncheck the box next to it. Be aware that unchecking a service in the list means that you won’t receive that type of update from anybody.
If you’ve had enough of someone’s updates, you can also turn them off. Just uncheck the box next to their name in the list. You will no longer receive any updates from that contact in your Y! Updates view. Note that you’ll still be able to see their updates by viewing their contact card anytime.
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
@Sarah Bacon
This feature has a lot of issues. For me I have all updates turned off from all friends. Yet I still see the blue text link beside there name with updates. Myself I do not wish to see any updates at all. Which is why I have them turned off. But I still see updates for a few users ( 3 – 5 ). Can the team responsible for Y!Updates look into this?
Thanks.
Comment by SGFC — December 15, 2009 #
Can you tell me how to completely rid the “connected to” update from showing in my ID when a friend views my ID on his/her list in Y!M?
I tried turning off the updates from this link:
http://profiles.yahoo.com/settings/updates/
and signed out of Y!M but still shows on my friends end. I even asked her to sign out of Y!M but the update still shows. How long does this stay in my contact card?
hoping for your reply ASAP
thanks
Comment by Pedo Bear — December 15, 2009 #
I had an actual support email exchange about the issue that the 2 of you noted above. They have no clue how to turn these off. I do not even want to see my OWN updates. If I want to keep up with people, I’ll use facebook or some other social networking site that knows a little about how to do it.
Comment by damn_true — December 16, 2009 #
The Y! Update tab is annoying. It is just like Hi5 and other sites like that. Is there any option to remove it?
Comment by John — December 16, 2009 #
if i post a tweet on my twitter page people don’t see my tweet in Y Updates till next day. that’s stupid… why did you introduced this feature if it doesn’t work. Make win 7 integration not stupid things like Y Updates
Comment by emrares — December 17, 2009 #
my Y! updates tab is blank and customize yahoo! updates button doesn’t work anymore
i have version 10.0.0.1241
Comment by 7ate9 — March 10, 2010 #
Why can’t I activate my Yahoo Updates??
Comment by legallycurly — July 24, 2010 #
I hate the Y! Update tab how to remove?
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Comment by tendonitis cure — May 17, 2011 #
I have a message that My father likes yahoo .
Comment by Buy MBT — June 17, 2011 #
Everyday, I turn OFF updates from Sites and Contacts. Don’t wanna see them. But it seems that everyday, I have to repeat the process, because when I log in, I see updates! Someone has to know how to nuke this!
Comment by Bob Pierson — September 12, 2011 #