Yahoo opens up social dashboard to third-party activity
Sun, Jan 18th, 2009 |
Yahoo has taken another big step into the social arena by opening its user profiles to display activity from a wealth of new third-party services. Users can now let friends and family see activity on non-Yahoo properties like Twitter and Google's Picasa Web Albums, signifying that Yahoo is making good on an "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" social philosophy.
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