How Yahoo! is Trying to Get on My Shit List

Ryan Tate on Yahoo!’s expansion:

Buying Tumblr gives the company potentially valuable data on the interests of sophisticated young computer users; Summly lets it see what news you are interested in while mobile; Hulu would provide insight into what television shows you prefer. Meanwhile, each information source also doubles as an ad delivery channel.

Fuck, he’s right.

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by Ben Brooks
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Ryan Tate on Yahoo!’s expansion: Buying Tumblr gives the company potentially valuable data on the interests of sophisticated young computer users; Summly lets it see what news you are interested in while mobile; Hulu would provide insight into what television shows you prefer. Meanwhile, each information source also doubles as an ad delivery channel. Fuck, […]