Yahoo to Shut Down Yahoo 360
Yahoo is finally
shuttering its Yahoo 360 social networking site after promising to do so
nearly two years ago, Bloomberg reports. The Web giant is closing the
social network next month due to competition from rivals and a slowdown
in ad spending. After July 12, users will be unable to access their
information, says a posting on the Yahoo 360 Web site.
The closure of Yahoo 360 leaves Yahoo with no presence whatsoever in
social networking, as it also shut down its Mash social network last
fall. Yahoo has also closed other underperforming sites in recent
months, such as the travel service FareChase and the storage service
Briefcase. |
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"Yahoo has been
reprioritizing some products to help us deliver the best possible
experiences to consumers," the company said in a blog posting. "The
decision to close Yahoo 360 and transition users to profiles is part of
this larger strategy." |
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