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Yahoo is one of the most well-known and popular websites on the internet. Many people know what it is, what it does, and have probably used it at some point in their lives. It was once the go-to search engine when the only reliable alternative was Ask Jeeves - a butler themed search engine that relied on asking questions. These days, Yahoo is mostly known for its various services rather than its search capabilities, but it's still a popular website.
Many people no longer use Yahoo as their primary search engine because most of them use Google instead, which has become even easier since they have their own web browser, Google Chrome. However, that does not mean that Yahoo is simply fading away into obscurity; it still plays an important role in the internet history.
In spite of Yahoo's declining search engine ranking, it still manages to remain a reliable source for entertainment news and reviews. Many people still turn to Yahoo for its up-to-date information on TV shows, movies, and actors. Additionally, Yahoo is a good resource for finding out about upcoming films and series.
History
Little-known fact: Yahoo is actually an acronym- 'Yet Another Hierarchical Organized Oracle' or 'Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle'. The word was chosen because the creators enjoyed the meaning ('an unsophisticated, rural southerner; uncouth').
Regardless of which backronym you prefer, it is clear to see that the founders of Yahoo have always had a somewhat ironic sense of humor. This quality humanizes the algorithms and AI that we use on a daily basis, adding an important layer of depth and understanding.
Speaking of Yahoo's founders, David Filo and Jerry Yang, the company was the brainchild of two Stanford students in January of 1994. In fact, the prototype of Yahoo was dryly titled ?Jerry and David?s Guide to the World Wide Web.? The site served simply as a directory of other sites that were organized hierarchically, hence the final name, instead of a searchable index of websites. It wasn't until 1995 that the key component to what made Yahoo the digital powerhouse became popular, its search function.
On May 12th, 1998, Yahoo announced what was then simply called Upcoming Movies. This is one of the cornerstones that Yahoo has remained relatively emboldened over the years in the face of fierce dot-com competition. And it continued to expand. In 2005, Yahoo Movies began offering its users personalized movie recommendations - something that, to this day, other movie review and news sites have struggled to figure out.
Yahoo Movies, also through its various entertainment features, established itself as a hub for information on upcoming movies, as well as providing recommendations based on users? interests and insider information. This was complemented by their offering of exclusive content such as red carpet photos at awards shows, recaps of the big nights? winners and more. The site continued to grow in popularity, adding on film critics to their staff and box office information. Finally, they included trailers and clips along with fun listicles like their annual Summer Movies Guide.
Yahoo Movies today stands as one of the leading sources of information regarding entertainment news, reviews and intel. If you are interested in learning everything there is to know about entertainment, Yahoo Movies may be the perfect site for you. Let's explore this wonderful resource and find out what it has to offer!
Design
To be frank, I find the design of Yahoo Movies to be my first major complaint about the site as a whole. It feels overshadowed by the much larger Yahoo Entertainment site in my opinion. But it could simply be my personal preference.
If you are interested in a site that can help you find all forms of entertainment news, politics, and global news, then I believe you would have no problem with the Yahoo! Movies website. However, I think it would have been nice if Yahoo! Movies existed as its own entity, separate from the more generalized design of the Yahoo News website.
The design of the site as a whole is not all that great. It is extremely sparse, which may not be a problem for some people but is a problem for me because I love minimalistic site design. The problem, however, lies in the fact that, in its sparseness, it doesn't look particularly stylized. It truly does look just like an index of news articles related to a particular topic. But, hey, I suppose Yahoo's weak spot has always been their poor design skills.
Despite some drawbacks, Yahoo Movies does make use of Yahoo?s search function to simplify browsing for a particular actress or filmmaker. That is a nice touch, the ability to search within a given section specifically. And it is a rather powerful search engine, as far as entertainment and news sites are concerned.
To conclude this discussion of design, I enjoy Yahoo Movies' use of an infinite scroll, which is great because you don't have to click through pages and pages to find what you're looking for - that is a tidy and convenient touch.
Content
The articles that appear on Yahoo Movies come from a variety of sources. Some of which are writers who work for Yahoo Movies. These original articles appear right alongside popular media sources such as Variety, Entertainment Weekly, People, and Insider (to name a few). It is basically a hybrid of original content, search engine, and online news crawler. This is I think where Yahoo Movies becomes its most effective - in the way it deploys such a broad range of content, original content included.
Yahoo Movies is an impressive site because it has a large number of articles on different entertainment topics. No other single entertainment news website can rival this quantity. This is because no other entertainment news source has the power of a legendary search engine backing them.
The new website will include news, trailers, reviews, awards show coverage, and movie recommendations.
Desktop and Mobile Experience
Perhaps you will find yourself enjoying the more spartan and sterile design of Yahoo Movies. Type ?A? personalities might fall in love with it. I am, however, aggressively typing ?B,? and so, I want everything to be artistic and experiential. But if you are merely here for the information, the desktop experience might be right up your alley.
There is currently no dedicated app for Yahoo Movies, only the all-in-one Yahoo app that provides access to Yahoo mail, news, and sports.
Pricing and Plans
Since Yahoo Movies is included as part of Yahoo, it's totally free! There are no membership prices or monthly fees to worry about. The only price you will have to pay comes in the form of tolerating ads. Which, thankfully, are not quite as invasive or commonplace as some other sites (I'm looking at you, YouTube).
Suggestions that I have for Yahoo Movies
My suggestion would be to dedicate a single site or app that is more experiential and focused solely on movies. I think it's about time that Yahoo found a way to reinvent themselves, don't you? This would be one way to do it.
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