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Yahoo Changes User Profiles, To Massive Outrage
Wiseleo writes "Yahoo decided to massively screw up their entire userbase by changing all user profiles to blank. No warning, no automated way to get data back, and other unwanted changes. The blog has such choice quotes as 'We know this has been a rough transition for some of you and, and are committed to helping you use, understand, and (hopefully) enjoy your new profile,' and, 'We also know lots of you worked hard on your old profiles and want your data. If you feel like you're missing data, we've saved a copy of your old profile (and alias) and our Customer Care team can retrieve this information. You won't, however, be able to revert back to your old profile format, but you will be able to get any data that you think is missing. To do this, please go here to contact Customer Care.' There were 850 comments posted, all negative, on the first day. There are hundreds more today. There is even more outrage on the Yahoo Messenger blog."
Can we get Facebook and MySpace wiped clean, too?
Actually, it's sunday.
Game! - Where the stick is mightier than the sword!
Are they not dead yet? Next you'll tell me AOL is still around.
Help stamp out iliturcy.
They're just practicing for when Microsoft buys them out. Microsoft has a long history of losing user data.
A bunch of lies you told about yourself?
I wasn't even aware that people actually USED their Yahoo profiles.
I just logged in for the first time in a couple of months and did not see much change, other than increased clutter on the screens getting me to yahoo mail.
What changed? Am I supposed to be outraged too? Inquiring minds want to know!
Beta isn't a trend, it's a lifestyle!
Myself? Oh, you mean my made-up character. let's see. I'm a 15-year-old bi-sexual girl with a 38DD, I remember that, but um, what um, I can't find the picture, and I can't remember what activities I was supposed to be into, other than group orgies... sh***....
Oh well, guess I'll just create a new one.
My blog
Yahoo loses money on every customer, but they make up for it in volume!
Well, what if you forget the truth?
Clearly someone who has never been married.
"No, dear, you're wrong. We've had that portable DVD player for ages and you just never noticed. I told you I was buying it. I showed you it when I got it."
That is an actual conversation I had with my wife recently. Only thing is I WASN'T LYING! I genuinely DID tell her I was buying it, and DID show it to her, AND have used it multiple times in front of her. The other day she finds the box. "Why do we have a portable DVD player box?"
*facepalm*
for insisting on 38DD blondes. There is a fixed brain to boob ratio and it can't be violated.
Trying to become famous by taking photos. Visit my homepage please.
People said stuff like that to Apple and Atari as well :)
So you're saying Yahoo has a 50% chance to pull through?
Last I checked, although you can customize your yahoo page, you can't remove the F***ING HOROSCOPE! That actively pisses me off every time I set eyes on the page.
You're just saying that because you are an Aquarius -- so eccentric and passionately unwilling to fit in with everyone else.
Apparently the Yahoo profile is terribly, terribly important.
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