Published: September 01, 2010
Yahoo! en Español Puts People at the Center of Their Web Experiences
SUNNYVALE, Calif. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Yahoo! en Espanol (NASDAQ:YHOO) is launching a new
customizable homepage that brings together the best of the Web with the
best of Yahoo! en Espanol in a single destination. With the new
homepage, people can easily add apps - from Yahoo! en Espanol or any
site on the Web - and access them from their computer or mobile device
so that their favorite content, services, and experiences are in their
language of choice and always at their fingertips.
U.S. Hispanics value quality online services and use them to express
themselves and to get their pop culture fix. The new customizable Yahoo!
en Espanol homepage lets people check out the latest news from a
favorite Reggaeton artist, keep up with happenings on their favorite novela,
or get recent fútbol scores all in one place. Yahoo! en Espanol
makes it easier to get necessary around-the-clock information via a
centralized site serving as a valuable reference for anything from
learning more about favorite hobbies to purchasing a new car.
"It's certainly a priority for Yahoo! to place U.S. Hispanics squarely
at the center of, and in control of, their Web experience," said Armando
RodrÃguez, General Manager, Yahoo! Hispanic Americas. "Yahoo! en Espanol
allows people to harness the ever-expanding Web, making it more personal
than ever."
New features of the Yahoo! en Espanol homepage include:
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Yahoo! Sites and My Favorites - U.S. Hispanics can easily
choose from a variety of apps to add directly to their homepage,
including different email providers (AOL, Gmail®,
Yahoo! Mail), popular social networking sites, and more. These apps
let people preview, interact with, or navigate to their favorite sites
from one easy Spanish-language check-in point.
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App Maker - Using technology developed by Yahoo!, U.S.
Hispanics can easily create their own app on the fly by adding
virtually any URL of their choice.
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Trending Now - A new snapshot of the most popular searches from
around the Web.
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PC-to-Mobile Sync â People can continue their Yahoo!
experience on-the-go with a more seamless PC-to-mobile integration.
Many new apps added to the Yahoo! homepage on the PC can be added to
the mobile homepage.
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News, for You - Local news and the choice to toggle the news
module to the top of the page offer easier ways to access the news
that matters most.
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Social Updates - U.S. Hispanics who use both Yahoo! and
Facebook can link their accounts and view and share updates with
friends across both networks. People who connect their accounts can
see their Facebook news feed on the Yahoo! en Espanol homepage and
share their Facebook status with friends directly from the homepage.
Similar integration with Twitter is coming soon.
This new homepage experience represents the most significant change to
the Yahoo! en Espanol homepage since the company's inception. This
launch is a major milestone in the Yahoo! Open Strategy, which seeks to
mesh the Yahoo! en Espanol experience with the best online content and
services tailored to U.S. Hispanics.
All U.S. Hispanic users can now experience the new and exciting
personalized Yahoo! en Espanol homepage experience at www.espanol.yahoo.com.
More enhancements to the Yahoo! en Espanol homepage will be added in the
coming months.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! attracts hundreds of millions of users every month through its
innovative technology and engaging content and services, making it one
of the most visited Internet destinations and a world-class online media
company. Yahoo!'s vision is to be the center of people's online lives by
delivering personally relevant, meaningful Internet experiences. Yahoo!
is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit pressroom.yahoo.com
or the company's blog, Yodel Anecdotal (yodel.yahoo.com).

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or
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