Achieving high rankings in the Yahoo! search engine requires a content-oriented approach. If you think in terms of adding content, you can relax and know you are in good hands with Yahoo!’s algorithm. More than almost any other search engine, Yahoo! is content oriented in the way it calculates its search rankings. If in doubt about your potential to rank well in Yahoo!, seriously consider adding more content.   more »

Yahoo was started in 1994 by two college students named David Filo and Jerry Yang. They started Yahoo as a way to keep track of their personal interests on the Internet. Nevër did they imagine that their online ventures would turn into one of the most recognized brands on the Internet. The Yahoo directory quickly gained popularity as the hot spot for finding useful Web sites. In the fall of 1994, Yahoo had its first million-hit day, translating to almost 100 thousand unique visitors. Today, Yahoo is one of the top sites on the internet, receiving over 345 million visitors every month. Through the years, Yahoo has gone through a number of facelifts. You can see a visual history using the WayBackMachine. Yahoo has nöw expanded into one of the largest portals online, offering everything from shopping, video, and podcasts to finance, news, real estate and personals.   more »