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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by siong1987 on Monday December 15, 2008 @07:13PM (#399010)
Yahoo is working hard to open their platform. But, why no developer actually appreciates them?
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by Tichy on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @10:04AM (#399526)
I suppose because it is still risky to depend on another company for one's own business model.
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by alex_c on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @01:32PM (#399804)
I agree, but that hasn't stopped Facebook or Iphone developers.

With around 250 million people using Yahoo Mail, this could be extremely interesting. (source for that number: http://www.email-marketing-reports.com/metrics/email-statist...)

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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by kleneway on Monday December 15, 2008 @11:24PM (#399180)
Any guesses on how many "To Do List" apps are going to be available within the first month? Note to to do devs: I've got the killer To Do List app framework - it's a spiral-bound noteback and a cheap Bic pen. Problem solved.

Seriously though, kudos to Yahoo for this. I'm honestly very excited about the potential for creative new apps that can be built on this platform.

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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by lacker on Monday December 15, 2008 @07:37PM (#399037)
Doesn't gmail already have this? I'm using TwitterGadget from within gmail already.

http://www.twittergadget.com/

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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by timtrueman on Monday December 15, 2008 @08:08PM (#399066)
That depends on whether or not anyone can build an app to be used in Gmail. Link?
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by lacker on Monday December 15, 2008 @08:25PM (#399079)
Sure... it's not like twittergadget.com has a special deal with gmail.

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/new-in-labs-calendar-a...

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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by turbod on Monday December 15, 2008 @06:19PM (#398987)
It's probably true that Gmail has this on their roadmap. I would recommend those who aren't already building a product to create something on Yahoo and see which ones are "hits" and be ready to port to Gmail asap. Good luck, this is a great opportunity.
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by markessien on Monday December 15, 2008 @11:05PM (#399170)
I believe Yahoo mail has more users than gmail.
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by fallentimes on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @12:43PM (#399718)
This is correct, but gmail is growing faster.
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by markessien on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @03:26PM (#399990)
There are several "that's what SHE said" jokes I could do here, but I better not :)
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by dotcoma on Tuesday December 16, 2008 @09:47AM (#399508)
true. but it has a lot more spam, too. why don't they fix it?
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by lessallan on Monday December 15, 2008 @04:34PM (#398856)
What? No way, Yahoo leads the way? What has the world come to?
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by sarvesh on Monday December 15, 2008 @04:56PM (#398888)
Actually if you have been using Zimbra you will notice that this is the same as the Zimlets feature. I know Zimbra is owned by Yahoo but this is an open source project and people have been using it for a while.
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Re:You can now build apps for Yahoo mail without plugins (le... by zain on Monday December 15, 2008 @11:52PM (#399190)
Yahoo! Mail is currently in a limited beta version and only open to confirmed partners.

How do you become a partner?

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