Comments on: “Search engines like Google get you lost in all the links, but not Yahoo search”: How Not To Take On Your Market’s ‘Goliath’ http://deansguide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/search-engines-like-google-get-you-lost-in-all-the-links-but-not-yahoo-search-how-not-to-take-on-your-markets-goliath/ A native's guide to San Francisco Bay Area real estate professionals & cities Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:02:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: deansguide http://deansguide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/search-engines-like-google-get-you-lost-in-all-the-links-but-not-yahoo-search-how-not-to-take-on-your-markets-goliath/#comment-2865 deansguide Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:13:01 +0000 http://deansguide.wordpress.com/?p=528#comment-2865 John, So right indeed. Not only did Yahoo violate the age old "if it ain't broke don't fix it" adage, they offered nothing of value. Nobody needs another free email account. Yang knows that he will have to suffer with a $40Billion buyout and ride off into the sunset. For him it means losing the vehicle that made him famous. And in my opinion, that's where the fight exists--between his ego and his intelligence. John,

So right indeed. Not only did Yahoo violate the age old “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” adage, they offered nothing of value. Nobody needs another free email account.

Yang knows that he will have to suffer with a $40Billion buyout and ride off into the sunset. For him it means losing the vehicle that made him famous. And in my opinion, that’s where the fight exists–between his ego and his intelligence.

]]> By: john harper http://deansguide.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/search-engines-like-google-get-you-lost-in-all-the-links-but-not-yahoo-search-how-not-to-take-on-your-markets-goliath/#comment-2863 john harper Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:22:03 +0000 http://deansguide.wordpress.com/?p=528#comment-2863 Yahoo! fell victim to what kills many companies - pride & arrogance. Often people with a great idea think it's all about them and forget the client or customer which is the ultimate engine behind success or failure. Here's an example - Yahoo bought MyBlogLog and instead of leaving it alone and putting their thinking caps on about how to leverage it in a way that supported MyBlogLog users - they forced everyone to get a Yahoo account. Yahoo! fell victim to what kills many companies – pride & arrogance. Often people with a great idea think it’s all about them and forget the client or customer which is the ultimate engine behind success or failure.

Here’s an example – Yahoo bought MyBlogLog and instead of leaving it alone and putting their thinking caps on about how to leverage it in a way that supported MyBlogLog users – they forced everyone to get a Yahoo account.

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