Yahoo! Groups – A look back on 2007

December 28, 2007 at 12:12 am · Filed under General

With only four days left in 2007 I wanted to take the opportunity thank all of you for your hard work, dedication, and help to make 2007 another great year for Yahoo! Groups!

2007 marked a major shift for Yahoo! Groups; we embraced the colossal potential that lies within all of the wonderful communities you have built. The priority of Groups has significantly increased within the company and we have turned our focus to reinforcing the infrastructure (or backend) that the Groups product is built on. We’ve also spent a lot of time developing enhancements and new functionality that we’ve heard many of you ask for. Below are some of the significant highlights from 2007:

  • The Groups team has grown considerably (almost doubled) in the last few months which equates to significantly more resources.
  • We made major changes to our backend systems to make sure Groups mail gets through more quickly and reliably.
  • We introduced the Groups Beta which offers enhanced customization and moderation functionality (which we’ll continue working on in 2008).
  • We introduced several new tools and enhancements to support the growing Groups community, including:
    • Launching the new & improved Moderator Central Group which keeps new & experienced moderators looped in on the latest Yahoo! Groups news & provides an environment for moderators to connect with one another to ask questions, share advice, & find resources.
    • Revamped the Groups Blog offering readers greater ease to post comments (eliminating the need to sign in with a Yahoo! ID), greater ease to subscribe to an RSS feed (to be automatically notified of new posts), a more clean & organized layout, and enhanced search capabilities.
    • We also added a link to the blog on every Groups page (in the upper right hand corner) to make it more accessible to members & moderators. We introduced the first Groups Podcast (which we plan to continue in 2008).
    • We launched the first ever Groups Moderator Town Hall events which provides moderators with an opportunity to meet & engage with the Groups team as well as one other (stay tuned for events planned in 2008).
    • We’ve introduced The Best of pages to highlight some of the finest Y! Groups as well as create a great starting point for people who are searching for groups on specific topics or those looking to discover new groups.
    • As of November 1st, Yahoo! Groups has over 109 million members across 8.8 million groups!
    • The largest Yahoo! Group, FlyLadyMentors, exceeded 450,000 members (way to go FlyLady)!

    I am extremely excited for all of the great things we have planned in 2008 and I can’t wait to share what we have in store for you!

    Thanks once again for helping to make 2007 a spectacular year. We hope you’ll continue to share your suggestions and constructive comments via the Customer Care web form or here on the team blog so we can celebrate even more accomplishments in 2008!

    Best wishes in the New Year,
    Jami Heldt
    Community Manager

    34 Comments »

    1. EastDust said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 12:43 am

      HappY 2oo8!! Make 2oo8 more a spectacular year!!

    2. Charlesrhice said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 12:45 am

      eye am new to groups
      am try to make a poem group
      poetry groups are fine
      im a writer not
      a poet yes
      ee cummings had his own style
      it made him famous
      eye am charlax

    3. kompie_ku said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 1:43 am

      thanks to adding me to be yours comunity…

      HAppy 2008…
      i wanna be a better man. :)

    4. the_loner said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 2:04 am

      Best wishes in the New Year, happy 2008
      waiting for YM 9.0

    5. HAIAU said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 2:50 am

      HAPPY NEW YEAR.

    6. SAPT KRANTI said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 5:03 am

      Happy Yew year You Too

      DOING WELL BY MORNDIINISING THE YAHOO SERVICES

    7. lois said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 5:18 am

      wishing you all a great happy new year.

    8. praveen said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 5:46 am

      happy new year toooooooooooooooo allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

    9. Ian said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 10:16 am

      When is the Yahoo Groups Beta going to be expanded to include more groups?

      We had previously attempted to include ourselves in the Beta when it was initially opened, but nothing ever happened.

      - Ian
      Moderator ms20something

    10. Ian said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 10:17 am

      BTW, Happy New Year!!!

      ;)

      - Ian

    11. pangbaron said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 10:33 am

      Nice to see you mr Jami Heldt, I am as a new comer like to join this blog very much and i want to know more about this blog.

    12. KM1304 said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 10:49 am

      Happy New Year everyone. I hope it’s a happy and healthy one for all.

    13. masrawy said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 11:20 am

      wishing everyone a happy new year 2008 and thanking yahoo for all its efforts in yahoogroups throughout 200 ..

      Creatives_FCIH

    14. PSREDDY said,

      December 28, 2007 @ 2:18 pm

      HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

    15. Salma said,

      December 29, 2007 @ 7:19 am

      A.A
      i hope u al fine. Happy new year 2 al.
      thx
      regards
      salma

    16. The_man_of_the_sea said,

      December 29, 2007 @ 9:43 pm

      Please Sir

      My groups involving postal mail

      The_man_of_the_sea@yahoo.com

      Not seen it on MYGroups

      Please solve the problem

      And also when I sign up with one of the mail groups

      The following email addresses from Account Info are not available for this membership:

      The_man_of_the_sea@yahoo.com (Disabled)

      What is the problem??

      Please solve the problem as soon as possible please

    17. suleyman yurdats said,

      December 29, 2007 @ 11:47 pm

      happy new year all :D and good luck in 08

    18. mykoki said,

      December 30, 2007 @ 3:57 am

      happy new year

    19. Terry said,

      December 30, 2007 @ 9:56 am

      Thank you Jami for the report.

      I look forward to more detailed updates in 2008.
      and in turn.,make a resolution not to complain too much
      if the glitches pop up

      Terry

    20. nathaniel said,

      December 30, 2007 @ 12:28 pm

      How do you get to post a picture in an email?

    21. Basia said,

      December 30, 2007 @ 4:07 pm

      I so enjoy having a yahoo group that I formed and being the owner.
      T like to thank everyone for all the help that I receive and information.
      Have a Happy New Year!
      Basia

    22. OMAR BAL-QASIM said,

      December 30, 2007 @ 9:35 pm

      HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008

    23. Barry said,

      December 31, 2007 @ 6:57 pm

      I don’t know where else to post issues so I’m going to do so here. In the past year something changed where the person sending a message does not receive it back themselves as they used to. As a result the sender believes that it did not post and sends it again resulting in duplicate messages. How do we change this back to even the sender receiving the email message? I have a large group and this duplication of emails is becoming a big deal. It used to work fine but changed and I’ve asked this question numerous times but have never received an answer.

    24. rhonda said,

      January 1, 2008 @ 12:51 pm

      I have a group thatcreates stationary for emails. I can not view my stationary any more when it is sent through the group, instead it comes in a sample at the bottom of the email. Please advise.

    25. Calolbon Group Moderator said,

      January 2, 2008 @ 5:28 pm

      In behalf of members of Calolbon Yahoo Group (Calolbon is a town in Catanduanes,Philippines- now known as San Andres), I would like to greet everyone a Happy New Year!

      More power to all of us! I Wish Us All more Happy and Proud Returns of 2008!

    26. Calolbon Group Moderator said,

      January 2, 2008 @ 5:33 pm

      In behalf of members of Calolbon Yahoo Group (Calolbon is a town in Catanduanes,Philippines- now known as San Andres), I would like to greet everyone a Happy New Year!

      More power to all of us! I Wish Us All more Happy and Proud Returns of 2008!

    27. challa chiranjeevi said,

      January 3, 2008 @ 10:51 am

      I wish u a happy new year for all.

      I enjoy alot with yahoo groups with good communication and database support for accessing data according to our wish..

      Thanks to yahoo………..

    28. christina p said,

      January 3, 2008 @ 11:44 am

      happy new year everyone

    29. k.satish said,

      January 6, 2008 @ 7:59 am

      happy new year.

    30. M. Hafiz Ullah said,

      January 6, 2008 @ 4:14 pm

      Hello friends from Yahoo! Groups!

      A belated Happy New Year to you all!!!

      Hope New Year will bring prosperity, peace and happiness for everybody.

      Best regards,

      M. Hafiz Ullah

      Yahoo ID: slsmhu

      http://360.yahoo.com/profile-_UX0i6Eid7WKxFVRBuc-?cq=1

    31. sammantha said,

      January 8, 2008 @ 11:39 am

      hav..no idea watt a ulr is..? 2 nd. hi. how are ya. doin ok for a handy capped person.. am a trekker not trekkie labels sux`s.. just wanted ta say hi ,how are you all! Have A HAPPY NEW YEARS & A Wonderful DAY And its bout Time They D id A STAR TREK MOVIE! but I am dis apointed they TOOK OFF The 1ST Show O ff TV ALL Togethere!! but any way hi … later… :>)

    32. noble said,

      January 18, 2008 @ 10:52 pm

      hai everybody enjoy in yahoo groups . the world is ours

    33. Hyundai said,

      June 19, 2008 @ 7:36 am

      hi there.. my name is april and currently working under Juma Al Majid Est. I apologize my interruption on your group comments. But i just can’t find an easy way how to spread the news that our Department Hyundai Operations is in an urgent need of a Filipina who is a computer literate, as much as possible has an experienced in logistics and can work under pressure. Our reputable company is offerring a good package salary. For those who are interested, kindly send your CV in hyundai.cv@hotmail.com. Thank you and more power :,)

    34. mohammed mujju said,

      December 21, 2008 @ 5:50 am

      hi

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