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'''My Web''' is a [[social bookmarking]] website created by [[Yahoo!]]. It is currently in [[Software_release_life_cycle#Beta|beta]]. It allows you to submit a site, along with a description, either just for yourself, for selected contacts (see below) or for everyone. When submitted, you also add tags so that other users can search keywords on the My Web homepage and see your submitted site. |
'''My Web''' is a [[social bookmarking]] website created by [[Yahoo!]] in June 2005 <ref>http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000130.html</ref>. It is currently in [[Software_release_life_cycle#Beta|beta]]. It allows you to submit a site, along with a description, either just for yourself, for selected contacts (see below) or for everyone. When submitted, you also add tags so that other users can search keywords on the My Web homepage and see your submitted site. |
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*Unfiltered and easy submission allows for sites containing pornography, scams and unsecure content to be listed. Open descriptions and tags for submissions also means top results could be unrelated to search. |
*Unfiltered and easy submission allows for sites containing pornography, scams and unsecure content to be listed. Open descriptions and tags for submissions also means top results could be unrelated to search. |
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*[http://myweb.yahoo.com My Web] |
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Type of site | Social Bookmarking website |
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| Owner | Yahoo! |
| URL | http://myweb.yahoo.com/ |
| Registration | Free |
My Web is a social bookmarking website created by Yahoo! in June 2005 [1]. It is currently in beta. It allows you to submit a site, along with a description, either just for yourself, for selected contacts (see below) or for everyone. When submitted, you also add tags so that other users can search keywords on the My Web homepage and see your submitted site.
Contacts
Users can add contacts to their My Web account, which allows them to view your tags and even some tags that you submitted as only viewable by them. A criticism for the Invite Contacts feature is that it seems the main purpose of it is to attract more users to My Web.
Good and bad points
Good:
- Allows you to search tagged topics to find specific bookmarks
- Lets you submit a website along with a description, with the option of only being available to your contacts or even yourself.
Bad:
- Bookmarks are not screened by Yahoo!; meaning many crude, questionable and even illegal sites are displayed. Sometimes tags like 'hacks' and 'knickers' are even displayed on the home page.
- Unfiltered and easy submission allows for sites containing pornography, scams and unsecure content to be listed. Open descriptions and tags for submissions also means top results could be unrelated to search.