The Need… the Need for a Sequel
Brace yourselves—Maverick may be returning to the Top Gun academy. According to sources who aren’t named (always a red flag), Tom Cruise is cons...

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Reminder: Show me the YMail!
I’ve been getting some great submissions from users wanting to show off the places they have used their YMail account.  So far the bi...

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Paving the way to Semantic Search
If you've been frequenting the Yahoo! Search Blog, you've certainly read about our initiatives for a more open ecosystem. Complimentary to that, we've discussed semantic w...

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Fish Pedicures Make Waves
How far would you go for a good pedicure?Somewhere in the Washington, D.C. area, women and men are slipping their feet into tanks of small carp and allowing the fish to nibble at their toes. Yes, nibble. A Virginia nail salon has ...

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Non-blocking JavaScript Downloads
About the Author: Stoyan Stefanov is a Yahoo! web developer working for the Exceptional Performance team and leading the development of the Y...

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SMX Local & Mobile, Yahoo! Local Sneak Peek
Danny Sullivan's SMX Local & Mobile event starts Thursday, July 24, in San Francisco. We're peppering the show with a keynote from Yahoo! Lo...

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The Spark: “I’ll Take Shakespeare for $1600, Alex”
Sports coat: $55. Plane ticket: $89. Lookinglike this on national television: Priceless Alex Trebek turns 68 today -- looks good, doesn't he? Nice...

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A word on today’s announcement
Today, Yahoo! moves past a distracting proxy contest. This morning we announced a settlement with Carl Icahn which will enable Yahoo! to put an...

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Are We Really Ready to Vote?
A massive number of new voters are expected at the polls on November 4. On that same day, many districts plan to roll out new ways of casting and recording ballots. Are U.S. polling stations ready for the party? In a wave of artic...

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Paging Mrs. Peel
Mrs. Peel, you're still needed... and wanted.Diana Rigg, who played the coolly delicious, leather-clad Emma Peel in the playful '60s British sp...

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