Smiley Award winners

Back in September 2007, we told you about a celebration at Carnegie Mellon University that honored the Emoticon. Twenty five years earlier, Professor Scott Fahlman was the first to use the text version of the emoticon with his colleagues on a computer message board. To mark the anniversary, Professor Fahlman and his colleagues teamed up [...]

Emoticon audibles

Ever wondered what the the devil’s laugh would sound like when you send the emoticon? Or wished that you could send a loud emoticon smooch over to your sweetie on Yahoo! Messenger? Then you’re in luck! A few of our favorite emoticons have found a second career as audibles. Audibles are animated characters [...]

Grooving with audibles

We got an email in our inbox recently from Bogdan Nasgodineanu, a Yahoo! Messenger user who lives in Constanta, Romania (see pics on Flickr). Bogdan has worked for several years in the Romanian music industry, but recently turned his focus to composing and producing his own music. Yahoo! Messenger is very popular in Romania and [...]

In the MIX with Yahoo! Messenger for Vista

This week, our Yahoo! Messenger for Vista team is at the Microsoft MIX conference in Las Vegas (March 5-7). The MIX conference is a chance for developers utilizing Microsoft platforms to discuss new ideas and technologies, as well as share what they’ve created. Last year our team hosted a couple of sessions on Windows Presentation [...]

What’s new in Avatar Towns?

Back in November, we told you about a new place you could visit to outfit your digital self: Avatar Towns. The team recently added some new shops and features. Drop in on the “Pet Pals” store to find just the right animal to hang out with you. The gorilla and iguana are my favorites, but there [...]

A hidden feature in Yahoo! Messenger for Vista

Here’s the story, of a lovely lady…” If you grew up in the U.S. in the 1970s, you’ll know that’s the opening line of the theme to the television show, The Brady Bunch. It also served as the inspiration for a hidden feature in the last release of Yahoo! Messenger for Windows Vista that we’re [...]

Dolly Parton Sing My Song - Please

I'm too young to be this old. Conversely you may think I'm too old to feel this young. But I'm a woman of a "certain age" and am proud and happy. Sing my song with me, loud and clear. Don't worry about the tune, it'll just come to you naturally.