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Yahoo! Through Time

By naboddie25

  • Founding of "Jerry and David's guide to the World Wide Web"

    "Jerry and David's guide to the World Wide Web" was the orginial name of "Yahoo!." The actual date is unknown, but Jerry Yang and David Filo created this website in 1994 as a catalog for all sites.

  • Renaming of "Jerry and David's guide to the World Wide Web" to "Yahoo!"

    "Jerry and David's guide to the World Wide Web" got a shorter name. "Yahoo!" became the new title of this organized web directory.

  • The domain "yahoo.com" was created

    The actual domain "yahoo.com," which would draw billions of users, was created.

  • Yahoo stocks are at an all-time high

    Stocks reached $118.75 per share.

  • Stocks reached a low

    Yahoo stocks dropped to $8.11 per share.

  • Microsoft offers $44.6 billion for Yahoo

    Yahoo declines the offer, believing that bid did not represent the value of the company.

  • "Shine" is introduced

    Yahoo launches a website that offers information and personal help for women between ages 25 and 54.

  • Romania Local Service is Finally Available

    After many years and financial probems, Yahoo offers Romanian service.

  • "Do Not Track" Feature is Introduced

    Yahoo offers the option to avoid web-tracking.

  • Announcement of 2,000 job cuts

    Almost 14% of Yahoo's 14,100 workers were laid off. $375 million were expected to be saved by the end of the year.

  • Marissa Mayer named President and CEO

    Her presidency was effective on the next day.

  • Board approves $1.1 billion bid for Tumblr

    Yahoo purchases the popular blogging site but leaves the CEO of the company as a significant shareholder.

  • Yahoo China shuts down

    Users are redirected to taobao.com.

  • Yahoo parteners with Yelp, Inc.

    Yahoo teams up with Yelp to strengthen its local searching tool.

  • Yahoo revokes the "Do Not Track" Option

    The setting is no longer supported by the company.