Sharing updates in Yahoo! Messenger 9.0
April 24, 2009 on 9:49 am | In 9.0 version, Other services | 53 Comments
Over the last year, Yahoo! has launched several products and features to make your online experience more social and help deepen your connections with friends. With the launch of Yahoo! Messenger 9.0, we began displaying updates from your friends alongside their status messages for activities they do on Yahoo!, like changing their Avatar or buzzing up a news story.
This week we are expanding the types of updates that can be shared with your Yahoo! Messenger friends. Now when you make updates on the Yahoo! network at places like Yahoo! Movies, Sports, Shopping, Travel, or on other social websites like Twitter, YouTube, Last.fm, and more, you can instantly share it with your friends on Yahoo! Messenger. All told, you can now share updates from dozens of Yahoo! services and nearly twenty non-Yahoo! websites (full list at the end of this post).
To get started, you need to have a Yahoo! profile (it’s free). Once you’ve set that up, go to the Manage my Updates section where you can indicate the sites from which you want to share updates. For non-Yahoo! services, located under “Share More”, you’ll also need to indicate your username. If you tend to use the same username for various services, our handy tool can quickly find your accounts.
TIP: When you’re on the Manage my Updates page, be sure to click the “Show All Yahoo! Sources” link to view all the Yahoo! sites that offer updates. And for the non-Yahoo! sites, click the “Share More” tab to view what’s available
For each site, you’ll see a list of the kinds of activities that will be shared. For example if you rate a movie on Yahoo! Movies or upload photos to Flickr, that will generate an update to your friends. Similarly if you upload a video to YouTube, tweet on Twitter or listen to music on Last.fm, those updates can be shared with your friends on Messenger.
For each site, there are different sharing options (including None if you don’t want to share updates from a particular site). In order to share an update with your friends on Yahoo! Messenger, make sure that you select “Anyone” for that site. By default, Yahoo! sites are already set to share your updates with anyone (at the time you make the update on a particular Yahoo! site, you’ll be notified that it’s going to be shared).
When you make an update on Yahoo! or on another supported site, it will appear below your status message on your friend’s contact lists (if they’re using Yahoo! Messenger 9.0). Here’s an example showing Dee’s latest update from Twitter:
The message below a friend in your contact list shows their latest update. To see their last ten updates, click on their display image and look at the list in their contact card.
Similarly, you can also see your own recent updates by clicking your display image at the top of the Messenger window to reveal your contact card. Your contact card also has a handy “Manage My Updates” link in case you need to make changes to what updates you’re sharing and with whom.
Updates are a great way to share what you’re up to with your friends. Now when you do things like rate movies, upload videos, comment on blogs, listen to music, or review a local restaurant, your friends can get in on the fun.
Sarah Bacon
Product Manager
P.S. – We realize not all users like to share online. So if you’re not up for sharing any updates, just go to your Yahoo! Profile and uncheck the “Share My Updates” box at the top of the Manage My Updates page. But take a look at the list of services – you may find one you want to share with your Messenger friends.
List of supported sites
Updates from dozens of Yahoo! services are supported including Movies, Sports, Games, Video, Answers, Buzz, Local and more. Visit Manage My Updates to see the full list of Yahoo! sites that are supported (be sure to click the “Show All Yahoo! Sources” link).
Below is the list of non-Yahoo! sites that we currently support. More services will get added so check your Yahoo! Profile page regularly to see what’s new!
Thank you for last.fm, you rule
Comment by vassy — April 24, 2009 #
The status doesn’t change when you listen to music? I have the same song for 30 minutes. Then it’s kind of useless
Comment by vassy — April 24, 2009 #
Will hi5 (hi5.com) be available soon ?
Comment by Alex — April 24, 2009 #
i was in need for such service
thanks Yahoo!
Comment by Encrypt3d.mind — April 24, 2009 #
I can’t even be logged into yahoo messenger for the last 3 days. Seems many others are having same problem
What is going on????
Comment by wbradt27 — April 24, 2009 #
It’s kinda useless for twitter and some sites that require update continuously. Please consider a way to pull updates from other sites manually.
Thank you..
Comment by Dang H. — April 24, 2009 #
It takes soooo loooong to fetch my updates on other sites, which would make it useless for me.
Comment by NGUYỄN Mạnh Hùng — April 24, 2009 #
what about webmessenger, will it get the same advancement?
Comment by MK — April 27, 2009 #
Well who cares. I haven’t been able to log in to yahell for the past 3 days. Blank profiles abound, and the porn bots reign.
My solution… Cancel and delete my Yahoo accounts. After 9 years, Yahoo is not a necessity amymore.
Comment by Lucie — April 27, 2009 #
I wan to pass this confusion on to you caused by updates in Yahoo IM. I have been told by close friends the did not IM me because it said I was connected to someone. This happens from the update description after I connect with someone in my profile. I know this should be evident but there are novice users here who read things literally that I am connected right then to someone else. One very private person thought that if he sent an IM it would go to the person I was connected to. This confusion seems only to happen because in is in a “live” application. I suggest you might have a way to turn off and on update in “live” applications. Another suggestion is in “live” applications you change “connected to” to “been added to connections” or something similar.
Comment by Michelle Gould — April 30, 2009 #
i can it my buddys list to work would you plaese help me were i can it online okthe my friends
Comment by rebeccamcann — May 4, 2009 #
Why can’t Y!Profile fetch the updates from my blog at http://oneschi.blogspot.com ???
Comment by oneschi — May 4, 2009 #
Hi oneschi,
In case you haven’t already, be sure you’ve enabled your Yahoo! Profile to pick up updates via your blogger site. Go to http://profiles.yahoo.com/share_more.php and click on the Blogger listing and enter your information.
Sarah Bacon
Comment by Administrator — May 4, 2009 #
Hi, having a problem seeing my Emoticons with the latest version of yahoo messenger (9.0.0.2152). I had it upgraded to the latest version and since then i am unable to see them. Comes up with a blank box. I do not have admin rights on this computer i had one of our tech guys install the software. Thx
Comment by Patrick — May 4, 2009 #
I ran into a similar issue with emoticons and i tracked it down to being a permissions issue. If your not part of the administrators or power users group you will see a blank box. I assume you are in a domain structure using windows xp. If so, have your tech support change the permissions on the following folder(s).
c:\program files\yahoo!
Give the users group – modify permissions and replace all permissions in the sub-folders of that directory.
Comment by plam602 — May 5, 2009 #
Patrick and plam602.. both of you have the same problem. the problem comes from internet explorer. you need to enter internet explorer (not mozilla or something else), go to Internet Options, and on Advanced tab, click on Restore Defaults. This should work for you. I had this problem and this worked. Greetings from Romania. I love you people.
Comment by Cristian — May 5, 2009 #
Top priority bugs in the latest version (9.0.0.2152) according to my opinion are:
(1) Messenger moved to right most in the taskbar when minimized. (I know it was supposed to be feature but turns out to be more of an annoyance when you the order of minimized windows you had in mind has been changed and you can’t maximize the right window)
(2) Aliases are not working for those who has the maximum number (6) of aliases. When you try to add a new alias it shows an error, which is fine because you exceeded alias limit. But after yahoo profile updates, it throws an error even when you try to delete an alias. Happens only if you had 6 aliases before yahoo profiles got updates, works fine for others.
Comment by Saurabh — May 7, 2009 #
After installing Version 9.0, the background color on the toolbar is so dark I can’t hardly see the buttons, also, the contact list of names are so light I can’t hardly read them. Can this be corrected?
Comment by Marge Hartman — May 8, 2009 #
It takes too long to show my updates
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Comment by buidanhthuy — May 10, 2009 #
Updates need to be fetched more regularly.
Comment by Ted — May 14, 2009 #
Also, I tried to click on “Show All Yahoo! Sources” jsut to pick up some of them. And now the Updates Settings page has a long list of all Yahoo! Services.
Oh…………………….
Comment by Ted — May 14, 2009 #
It took Facebook 1/2 second to fetch my Twitter status and and took Yahoo 1/2 day to do such a thing.
Comment by teddie — May 15, 2009 #
Dear all,
My Y!M is acting funny by buzzing everyone in my contact list behind my back. As the result, people are asking me.
Several of my friends recommended to change password, which I did, but to no avail. I’ve also ran virus check and all clear.
Other people that I talked to are also experiencing similar problem (buzzing issue) and they have no idea to overcome it.
Please advise on how to tackle this matter.
Thanks!
Comment by aditya — May 15, 2009 #
How can I remove my “Buzz Up” status on messenger? I went to “manage the updates that I broadcast” and unchecked the box, “share my updates”. On my messenger status, it still shows a buzz up message followed by a link to a news story. How do I get rid of it? Thanks.
Comment by Derek — May 16, 2009 #
hi i have a problem that i m using yahoo messenger 9.0.0.2152 it is not showing my n my frnd lists diplay images and avtar plz help me out i try this version on three different pcz but having same problem plz help me out
Comment by Umair — May 17, 2009 #
Hi there,
I’m using this servince for a long time now by creating a profile on mybloglog.com, and i think it’s great.
Anyway what i wanted to ask you is why in the last days I’m recieving buzzes…. from different persons. Seems like it’s not just me…. and also almost all the buzzes are from people that I no longer have in my list.
Comment by Boggy — May 18, 2009 #
Is there any way to disable the status changing to messenger? It has really annoyed me to hell. This is somehow similar to Ms. Gaud’s experience, except that we are being poked fun at up to the point that it’s not funny because we are “connected to” each other. I’ve disabled all types of sharing from the Yahoo! Profiles and the status is still there. I even got through all the Yahoo! list of services to change sharing from “Anyone” to “No one” and then even unchecking the “Share My Updates” box. Still, the status shows.
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i am unable to request to see other people’s webcam since i have upgraded to version 9 of messenger…though i am able to see thire cams if i am invited by them to see….in the previous version we could send a request to see other people’s cam..and they then used to respond wid their permission..in the current updated version..whenevr i request to see someone’s cam it says not connected..plz someone help
Comment by jack — June 11, 2009 #
I have a old pc and have (windows 2000 ME) and I still have ym6.0. Will I be able to DLoad this newer yahoo 9.0
Comment by Frankiea1949 — June 22, 2009 #
Cannot see some people’s avatars when we are talking, cannot figure out the problem, can you help me? They don’t have the latest version of Messenger, but I still should be able to see their image right? Thanks!
Comment by Sharon Frederickson — June 30, 2009 #
How DARE you automatically UPDATE the Messenger that I have had for well over a DECADE and have my very own innocent grandbabies on and NOT tell me!
On top of THAT, you also broadcast MY personal info INCLUDING my telephone number on out to the freakin’ WORLD!
And THEN, you have the NERVE to BURY the information in order to STOP this!
After all this time of being with you folks, I am now seriously and I joke you NOT, thinking of dropping you folks – like a hot potatoe!
Comment by Lynn A Blennert Kohles — July 12, 2009 #
how dare you post as status the news that I buzz up? How do I remove it? I need it fast! I undo the buzz up but my friends tell me it’s still on my status. I’m invisible for god sakes!!!
Comment by Tudor — July 16, 2009 #
@Tudor – To change what activities you share with your Yahoo! friends, go to http://profiles.yahoo.com/settings/updates and sign in. In the list, be sure your Yahoo! Buzz Updates are set to share with “No One”.
Sarah Bacon
Comment by Administrator — July 16, 2009 #
I have someone connected to me on my Yahoo IM, is there a way to take them off?
Comment by tiller622 — July 21, 2009 #
How do I turn off the Message updates I have playing poker always showing to everyone. I have stopped playing why it still shows.
My friend has connect to someone from one month ago.
How to turn this featrure off. I go into Message Updates it says forbidden entry.
I do not want this feature and need to turn it off. HOW?????
Comment by mike — July 22, 2009 #
I am having trouble in ym.After signing in my ym appears to hang but still my friends can see me, i can im them or they can im me too. But the friend list doesn’t show in it.
I am using ym9
Comment by Fahim — August 5, 2009 #
I have updates set to “not show” on my profile however my alias ID is showing updates posted by someone with the same “name” in Hong Kong. Since the alias does not have a profile there is no way I can go in and change settings for that one. My alias is still good – I can send and receive IMs on it. But somehow wires have gotten crossed and someone else is updating my alias. Please look into this for me or contact me for further info. Thanks
Comment by Georgia — August 6, 2009 #
@Georgia – Please contact Profiles customer care about this issue: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/profiles/general.html
Thanks,
Sarah Bacon
Comment by Administrator — August 6, 2009 #
update my massenger
Comment by nazli — August 17, 2009 #
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hi i have a problem that i m using yahoo messenger 9.0.0.2152 it is not … I have someone connected to me on my Yahoo IM, is there a way to take them off?
Comment by Majid — September 11, 2009 #
[...] New “Y! Updates” view of your contact list People are busy these days, doing all sorts of interesting things online. To help you keep up with your friends, we added an alternate view of your contact list that shows a real-time stream of their updates, including Messenger status message changes. If they’ve opted-in to share their updates via Yahoo!, you’ll be able to see what they’re saying on Twitter, reading on Yahoo! Buzz, listening to on last.fm, and more. More about sharing Y! Updates [...]
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I have unchecked the share updates box….I have removed Twitter on the share more page….it still shows SOMEONE ELSE’S tweets next to my name on my friends’ lists….what do I do? I don’t even have a Twitter account.
Comment by sandyking55 — October 14, 2009 #
I have unchecked the Share my updates box but it still display my update as status message on YM. Is there anything else I need to set?
Comment by Yeng — January 12, 2010 #
My updates was appearing in at least 12 hours. That’s a long time by the way!!! But now it is skipping over new updates. Sometimes I blog more than others. It would be great if it fetched updates a lot quicker or we could manually do this.
Comment by jewel — February 15, 2010 #
now i’m pissed off!
why did u changed my status to something i answered today morning?!
what if, i did answered a topic that i don’t want my 500 friends to know?
where’s my privacy??
i did unchecked the box, but it seems the status never changed!
now i’m invisible and still people can see the god-damn updates!
Comment by han — July 2, 2010 #
you see ? everyone here want to turn off yahoo updates.
so do I.
I keep using YM because there was still privacy in it. If I want all people on my list know my updates I don’t need to be here. I will use facebook instead YM.
so please tell me how to turn off updates.
Comment by flo — August 2, 2010 #
how do I tell if someone is online if they are invisible?
Comment by scott weldy — September 11, 2010 #
There is a message that I like yahoo.
Comment by Buy MBT — June 24, 2011 #
Y! Update is so r-e-t-a-r-d. any update should auto set to no and no one until i enable it. you dont think i care about my privacy? yahoo messenger becomes more r-e-t-a-r-d now. no wonder i stop using it.
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