david filo and jerry yang

By bmester

  • David Filo

    Born: April 20, 1966 (age 47), Wisconsin

  • Jerry Yang

    November 6, 1968 (age 44)
    Taipei, Taiwan

  • Site named switched

    Site name switched to Yahoo!
    1 Mar 1994 Renamed the site after the number of links and users grew, Yahoo! stands for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle"

  • Fouded

    David Filo & Jerry Yang
    Founders of Yahoo! Inc.
    Founded: 1995

  • Yahoo messenger was created

    Yahoo! Messenger created
    8 Mar 1998

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