Hi Guys
This weekend was fairly momentous in Social Bookmarking Circles as this weekend Yahoo made the first major change to way that delicious has worked since its inception and a pretty major change which effectivel knocks out all auto submission for the foreseeable future (well certainly until they get the new patches out and upgrade).
Watch this video to find out why I don't think they are going to be the last to do this and again my feelings about Third Party Links, Bots and whatever.
http://simpleleveraging.com/promotions/videos/socialbookmarking/sbyahooaugust2010.mp4
Not too sure whether anyone else spotted this but I got this email sent to me yesterday and thought I would just straight cut and paste it in and then we can review the knock on effects shortly but there probably will be some at least:
From: Yahoo!
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 5:18 AM
To:
sgsmorgan@idamus.com Subject: Delicious has a new owner -- what this means for you
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Dear Delicious User,
Yahoo! is excited to announce that Delicious has been acquired by the founders of YouTube, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. As creators of the largest online video platform, Hurley and Chen have firsthand expertise enabling millions of consumers to share their experiences with the world. Delicious will become part of their new Internet company, AVOS.
To continue using Delicious, you must agree to let Yahoo! transfer your bookmarks to AVOS. After a transition period and after your bookmarks are transferred, you will be subject to the AVOS terms of service and privacy policy.
Reasons to let Yahoo! transfer your bookmarks
• Continue uninterrupted use of Delicious.
• Keep your Delicious account and all your bookmarks.
• Enjoy the same look and feel of Delicious today plus future product innovations.
What happens if you do not transfer your bookmarks
• Delicious in its current form will be available until approximately July 2011.
• After that, you will no longer be able to use your existing Delicious account and will not have
access to your existing bookmarks or account information.
About AVOS
AVOS is a new Internet company founded by Chad Hurley and Steve Chen who, in 2005, founded YouTube, the world's largest online video platform. Before YouTube, Hurley and Chen were early employees at PayPal, a leading online payment service that is now part of eBay. Delicious will become a part of AVOS, based in San Mateo, California.
Learn more about moving your bookmarks.
Thank you for using Delicious. Yahoo! has appreciated having you with us, and we are pleased to be able to transfer Delicious to an incredible new owner -- you're in good hands.
The Yahoo! Delicious Team
Please do not reply to this message. This is a service email related to your use of Yahoo! Delicious. To learn more about Yahoo!’s use of personal information, including the use of Web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.
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