May 16, 2008 on 10:20 am | In News | 13 Comments
Some of our readers have let me know that they want to subscribe to feeds that are specific to their area of interest in Yahoo! Messenger. For example if you’re a Yahoo! Messenger for Mac user, you may prefer to only get updates on Mac-related articles.
This week I finally started categorizing our blog posts and as a result, you can now subscribe to feeds for specific topics. Click on a feed below to subscribe:
9.0 version - articles about Yahoo! Messenger 9.0
Vista version - articles about Yahoo! Messenger for Vista
Mac version - articles about Yahoo! Messenger for Mac
Voice - articles about our voice services
There are a handful of other categories that you can subscribe to as well. Just click on the category name in the article heading, then add “/feed” onto the end of the URL. This will bring up the feed page which has a subscribe button on it. For example, if you’re interested in a feed about Avatars, you can go to http://www.ymessengerblog.com/blog/category/avatars/feed to subscribe.
And if you want to subscribe to our “all-you-can-eat” feed which includes every article, just click in the “SUBSCRIBE” section on the right hand side of the blog.
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
April 25, 2008 on 8:34 am | In News | 6 Comments
We’re looking for some new members for the Yahoo! Messenger team! Please take a look at the listings below and click the links for more information or details on the application process.
If you find a specific position that you think one of your friends or family members would find interesting, click use the “Send job to a friend” link at the end of the listing.
Software System Development Engineer (#11153)
Web Developer (#11154)
Web Developer (#12092)
Software Developer (#12500)
Software Developer (#12499)
Project Manager (#11975)
To check out more jobs at Yahoo!, visit http://careers.yahoo.com.
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
April 23, 2008 on 12:55 pm | In News | 6 Comments
Hi everyone,
Sorry about the blog being down last night. I would like to say we were conserving energy in honor of Earth Day by going “lights out”, but alas… Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
April 11, 2008 on 10:28 am | In News | 843 Comments
After all, it is an election year…
In March, About.com asked their readers to nominate their favorite instant messengers for their first ever “IM Best Awards”.
Yahoo! Messenger was named as a finalist in three categories. Woo hoo! We hope you’ll take a moment to vote for us and help us win:
- Best Instant Messenger Experience – Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 | Vote now
- Best Mac Instant Messenger – Yahoo! Messenger for Mac | Vote now
- Best IM feature – Inline media player in Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 | Vote now
You can also view all the nominees and cast votes for each of the six categories on the About.com website.
VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED.
Winners will be announced on April 21. Go Yahoo! Messenger! 
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
March 11, 2008 on 7:58 am | In News | 73 Comments
As Yahoo! Messenger gets older (we’re up to version 9.0 now!), so too do some of the “vintage” versions that are still in use by a few people. In an effort to provide the best experience for our users and maintain high security standards, we will officially retire Yahoo! Messenger 5.5 and 5.6 on April 2, 2008. This means that if you are currently using one of those versions, you will no longer be able to sign in and use it after April 1.
If you are a 5.5 or 5.6 user, you have two options for continuing to use Yahoo! Messenger:
Option 1: Download the latest version for Windows
You can use Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 (info | download) or try the new Yahoo! Messenger 9.0 Beta (info | download). Both offer enhanced security as well as better protection from spam. Plus, you’ll be able to use more advanced features like voice calling, SMS, as well as the ability to add and IM with friends that use Windows Live Messenger.
Option 2: Use Yahoo! Messenger for the Web
If you can’t download and install one of the latest versions mentioned above, you can always sign in to Yahoo! Messenger for the Web from your web browser. No extra download or installation is required. With our web version, you can send IM’s as well as SMS text messages to your friend’s mobile phones for free. Our web version also includes anywhere archiving, allowing you to access your message history from any browser. Try it now at http://webmessenger.yahoo.com.
And most importantly, when you transition to one of the newer versions of Yahoo! Messenger, your friends list will stay with you. For more information on the retirement of Yahoo! Messenger 5.5 and 5.6, please visit http://messenger.yahoo.com/eol.
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
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