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Will Yahoo! Go Be the Next Media Bridge?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-one-i-would-use dept.

wh0pper writes "Digital Trend has an interesting take on Yahoo! Go. With Yahoo's acquisition of Meedio, Yahoo! Go will be in the position to be everyones media bridge. With Yahoo!'s intended arrival in the TV environment, it aspires to become the user's guide to all media." From the article: "This would appear to be the worst of nightmares for traditional PayTV operators. Suddenly, they become part of a Yahoo!-defined walled garden of sorts, hidden behind the Yahoo!-branded user interface and reduced to a simple pipe that delivers broadcast television. Without their own proprietary IPG being used, how can they sell pay-per-view and VOD movies?"

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  1. Yahoo copying again... by Duncan3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Clearly Bittorrent is their worst nightmare already... Yahoo is one step behind on this one.

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  2. Every facet of our lives? by QRDeNameland · · Score: 3, Funny
    FTA:

    However, this is the first time a system operator (be it a virtual one) has attempted to embrace their users in every facet of their lives.

    if (TV == every_facet_of_our_lives) we_are_fucked();

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  3. Re:The real question is this: by FOSSguy · · Score: 3, Funny
    If Yahoo! can matrix sticky niches and incentivize impactful interfaces it will surely optimize intuitive synergies amongst its users and global b2b partners. After that, they can scale next-generation systems and transition cross-platform deliverables.

    OMG OMG PONIES!!! i'M AN VULTURE FUNDING GUY and OMG this is teh GREAT and OMG I want to throw cash! PLS tell me where to throw the CA$H!

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  4. No, no, use the proper punctuation! by FuzzyBad-Mofo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will! Yahoo! Go! Be! the! Next! Media! Bridge?!