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(‘‘BT’’). These offerings incorporate a suite of integrated
Yahoo! tools and services including safety and security fea-
Yahoo! News aggregates news stories from news providers, tures, communications tools, compelling content, and a
bringing together content from media companies such as customized Internet browser – all in an individualized
Associated Press, Reuters, AFP, The Washington Post, environment.
USA Today, Tribune Interactive, National Public Radio,
US News & World Report, and more. Through Yahoo! •Premium Internet Packages – including SBC
News, users receive up-to-the-minute news coverage with Yahoo! DSL, BT Yahoo! Broadband and Yahoo!
text, photos, audio and video, from multiple sources and Plus;
points of view.
•Communications – including Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo!
Yahooligans! is an entertaining and educational Web guide Messenger, Yahoo! Photos, and Communities;
targeted for children ages seven to twelve. Yahooligans!
provides games, instant messaging, reference materials and •Personals – Yahoo! Personals; and
movie information, among others.
•Mobile – Yahoo! Mobile.
Yahoo! Health is a comprehensive starting point for users
to find healthcare information. Yahoo! Health provides
Premium Internet Packages
information and links to sites on diseases, conditions and During 2002, we launched a strategic alliance with SBC
medications, as well as listings for various health informa- to offer a co-branded Internet service to DSL (broadband)
tion centers, clinical trial information and online commu- customers in SBC’s 13-state region and to dial-up sub-
nity tools. scribers nationwide. The services offer consumers inte-
grated access and premium services on a subscription
Network Services
basis, and include a suite of Yahoo! and SBC customized
The Yahoo! Front Page (www.yahoo.com) serves as a free products and services. During 2003, we launched a similar
navigation hub and entry point into the Yahoo! network. alliance with BT offering co-branded DSL, dial, and email
Among many available features on the page are the ability services in the United Kingdom. In December of 2003,
to perform a Web search, read the latest news, link to Yahoo! also introduced Yahoo! Plus, a comprehensive pre-
Yahoo! sites, and view promotions from Yahoo!’s key mium Internet package for users with broadband Internet
advertising partners. access. In early 2004, Yahoo! announced an alliance with
Rogers Cable Inc., which will provide broadband Internet
My Yahoo! is our free, personalized Web information ser- access bundled with Yahoo! products and services in
vice that allows registered members to create a personal Canada.
profile which organizes and delivers information of per-
sonal interest to the user via a user-customized interface.
Communications
The My Yahoo! platform allows us to deliver targeted Yahoo! Mail is a free service that provides users with a
product, advertising and transaction-based services on full-featured email experience including industry-leading
behalf of our advertisers and partners. Spam control, robust address book functionality and inte-
gration with Yahoo! Calendar. In addition to our basic
Yahoo! Companion is a free browser add-on that enables
email service, we offer premium Mail products that
users to conveniently access our properties and services
include extra email storage, mail forwarding and the abil-
from anywhere on the Web.
ity to use Yahoo! Mail with other client applications.
Communications and Consumer Services Yahoo! Mail Plus, a premium mail product, offers a com-
bination of these features plus enhanced junk mail con-
Our Communications and Consumer Services group pro- trol, increased virus protection and personalized stationery.
vides a wide range of communication and content services
to consumers and small businesses. The offerings are dis-
tributed both on the Yahoo! network and through our
access alliances, including those with SBC Communica-
tions Inc. (‘‘SBC’’) and British Telecommunications plc.
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