posted on March 9, 2001 08:21:37 AM new
Downtown magazine (www.dtmagazine.com), which keeps track of the number of items listed on various auction sites, said Yahoo Auctions had about 2.16 million items listed as of Jan. 3, about a week before the fees were started.
As of Wednesday, the count stood at about 229,000.
Here is the link
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/technology/sns-yahoo-free.story?coll=sns%2Dtechnology%2Dheadlines
posted on March 9, 2001 09:51:40 AM new
Thank you to both of you. Dimview, you are right. They will never listen, after I read your link, I was depressed!
Quotes:
Yahoo acquired lots of other Internet companies, but it became apparent to executives at these companies that their input wasn't welcome in the inner circle. The result was that Yahoo lost some of the sort of talent that it badly needs today, now that Old Economy realities are hitting the young company.
In one meeting, they say, Mr. Evans warned the young executives they were alienating the clients they would someday need the most. "Ad sales are a cyclical business," he said to Yahoo's president, Mr. Mallett, according to two people at the meeting. Referring to the company's aggressive sales tactics, he said: "People hate you. You're arrogant and condescending. When there's a downturn in the market, they'll cut you first." People who were present say Mr. Mallett exploded in anger, retorting: "You don't get it. You're old media."
posted on March 9, 2001 11:07:08 AM new
Yahho is not done charging us take at look at this they are thinking about charging us for there e-mail and other services.
Yahoo! is actively considering the possibility of offering a package of its services on a for-pay basis. Let's just say this package included My Yahoo!, Yahoo! Finance, and Yahoo! Mail. Would you be willing to pay $5 a month for this package?
posted on March 9, 2001 10:48:26 PM new
What an interesting co-incidence: Yahoo auction count is off 92% from it's high and Yahoo share price is also off 92%.
posted on March 10, 2001 07:44:13 AM new
zzyzx00 >
What an interesting co-incidence: Yahoo auction count is off 92% from it's high and Yahoo share price is also off 92%.
Yes, but "exercise of stock options", the kind that Koogle and Mallett (passed over for the c.e.o. position) cashed for $13 million and $103 million, respectively, look to be off 100% last year.
posted on March 10, 2001 04:28:35 PM new
Interesting, because I was wondering if they would start charging for their e-mail services as well. I use it enough to justify a small payment, I really need web based e-mail. I know others do it, and I would think many would leave Yahoo for hotmail or others, so we'll see. They already are set to charge, if you want more than 6 megs of space, you pay an annual fee.
Another thing - A company that used to offer free message boards just shut down - Lack of banner ads. It's interesting to see all of this crash down...
