9 Facts About Yahoo View

1. On September 19, 2013, Yahoo View launched a new version of the "My Yahoo" personalized homepage.

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2. In November 2005, Yahoo View purchased the minority interests that SoftBank owned in Europe and Korea.

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3. On November 30, 2009, Yahoo View was criticized by the Electronic Frontier Foundation for sending a DMCA notice to whistle-blower website "Cryptome" for publicly posting details, prices, and procedures on obtaining private information pertaining to Yahoo's subscribers.

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4. On March 29, 2012, Yahoo View announced that it would introduce a "Do Not Track" feature that summer, allowing users to opt out of Web-visit tracking and customized advertisements.

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5. On March 11, 2010, Yahoo View closed down the service and redirected users to Yahoo's technology news section.

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6. The Wall Street Journal reported that Yahoo View plans to mimic this strategy used by rival Facebook Inc to help drive traffic to its site.

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7. On October 8, 2010, Yahoo View announced plans to bring video chat to mobile phones via Yahoo Messenger.

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8. On October 16, 2007, Yahoo View announced that it would discontinue Yahoo 360°, including bug repairs; the company explained that in 2008 it would instead establish a "universal profile" similar to the Yahoo Mash experimental system.

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9. On November 21, 2014, it was announced that Yahoo View had acquired Cooliris.

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