That's how they got started — what the name actually means (Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle) — but Yahoo will be getting rid of its web directory shortly.
Which prompts a bit of nostalgia, but, honestly, when's the last time I visited that hiearchy? (Several years ago, at least.)
Originally shared by +Les Jenkins:
That's kind of sad. I can easily recall adding my anime websites to Yahoo back in the day. Not that it's original directory is anywhere near as useful in this day and age of search engines, but still…
Yahoo killing off Yahoo after 20 years of hierarchical organization
The Yahoo Directory will be retired at the end of the year.
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I'm curious how much the Internet has grown since 1994. The article says that the 1994 web was "substantially smaller," but I suspect that may be understating it.