| The Breakroom > The Water Cooler |
| Yahoo |
| (1/2) > >> |
| unc1esteve:
Yahoo has just introduced a new look, format for its groups, something called NEO?. I happen to be one of the lucky randomly selected members. They asked no one, they just did it. There is no way to opt out. It stinks. Instead of the group picture of the tool we now have a picture of out of focus, colored spheres. On another site the tool was replaced with with yarn and cloth, on another it was beads. Very artsy. And yes, we now have advertising. I finally got through to a real, live, breathing human being at Yahoo. After cutting him off from his prepared explanation about new cars and great options, he did tell me that this is the new look for Yahoo but Yahoo would put my account back to the old format for only $69.99. It is not broken but it needs to be fixed, do not tell anyone what you are doing, do not give them a way out and then charge a gazillion dollars to stop. Oh, by the way, it is confusing and does not work very well. I am going to close my account. |
| Chuck in E. TN:
Doesn't sound good. Is there an alternative to yahoo groups? I'm a member of a bunch, and enjoy most of them for the free sharing of info on my intrests. Chuck |
| unc1esteve:
It seems only a few people worldwide are affected for now. But I bet your turn is coming. Why would they keep the old format when the new one has advertising? This thing is just getting started. |
| raynerd:
Hi guys... I've been a member of a number of yahoo groups for some time now but I haven't used it in months - the format and layout is so outdated it is untrue! I wish they would post each group in a forum layout, even if it was just one continuous forum for each group but with answers embedded with each thread. So much info on each group but it is seriously outdated. |
| unc1esteve:
This is about Yahoo changing to a new system without any advance notice or warning, or even asking for approval. Then having a program in place to extort $69.99 from people like me that did not ask for the changes. It is called extortion. I am sure they have calculated the cost of losing people like me against the advertising. |
| Navigation |
| Message Index |
| Next page |