Comments on: What’s wrong with Yahoo? Take a look at its new video site, and get a clue. http://gigaom.com/2008/02/15/whats-wrong-with-yahoo-take-a-look-at-its-new-video-site-and-get-a-clue/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:22:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: David H. Deans http://gigaom.com/2008/02/15/whats-wrong-with-yahoo-take-a-look-at-its-new-video-site-and-get-a-clue/#comment-861865 David H. Deans Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:51:36 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2008/02/15/whats-wrong-with-yahoo-take-a-look-at-its-new-video-site-and-get-a-clue/#comment-861865 <p>Chris said in his commentary "Yet it feels like a silo, devoid of a unified connection with the rest of the company. There is no real integration with the other divisions that could have made this so much more."</p> <p>As a longtime user of Yahoo! apps, both organic and acquired, I agree with this assessment. That said, if and when Yahoo! weaves together its isolated assets, they could have a truly awesome combined offering that's unmatched in the industry.</p> <p>The overall benefit of these individual assets should (and can still be) greater than the sum of the parts. I hope that Yahoo! can stay independent, and make this long-overdue integration project the focal point of a new plan of action.</p> Chris said in his commentary “Yet it feels like a silo, devoid of a unified connection with the rest of the company. There is no real integration with the other divisions that could have made this so much more.”

As a longtime user of Yahoo! apps, both organic and acquired, I agree with this assessment. That said, if and when Yahoo! weaves together its isolated assets, they could have a truly awesome combined offering that’s unmatched in the industry.

The overall benefit of these individual assets should (and can still be) greater than the sum of the parts. I hope that Yahoo! can stay independent, and make this long-overdue integration project the focal point of a new plan of action.

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