How to Yahoo

Ever heard of Yahoo? They are one of the world's most popular internet services companies. Yahoo provides most of their consumer services for free. These services include a great web portal, search engine, email, directory and social website. This article will provide a brief description of these services and how to get started using them so you can join the millions worldwide who love to Yahoo!

Let's begin at the Yahoo web portal. Go to http://www.yahoo.com and take a look around. If you like what you see you can make Yahoo! your home page by clicking the link on the upper left hand side of the screen. Notice all of the things you can see and do on this page. Don't get overwhelmed, take your time and snoop around just like you are in your favorite store. Obviously this site has a lot to offer, in fact I would have to write an entire book to cover it all. So I will just highlight a few of the services that are the most popular.

Yahoo search is one of the best search engines on the internet. Simply type a keyword in the search bar and click on Web Search. You can narrow your search by type such as web search, images, video, local or shopping. You can also turn on the Yahoo Search Assist and it will show you popular search suggestions as you type your search keywords.

Yahoo mail is possibly the best free email service available on the web. Yahoo was a pioneer in providing free email service and has been at the forefront of making positive changes for the benefit of web users with enhancements like spam protection and user defined blocked senders lists.

Yahoo finance is my favorite web page to get stock quotes and get the latest business news. Simply enter a stock symbol in the search bar to get the latest quote. You can even build and save a customized stock watch list or download a Tech Ticker for your desktop.

Yahoo maps has been around a long time and is another great free tool from Yahoo. You can get driving directions to and from just about anywhere. You can search for different types of business in and around your mapped location.

These are just a few of the great things to try at Yahoo! Feel free to try out Yahoo messenger, Yahoo weather, Yahoo puzzles, Yahoo horoscopes, Yahoo events, Yahoo answers, Yahoo autos, Hotjobs, Yahoo movies, OMG, Yahoo Buzz, Yahoo Personals, Shine, Yahoo Real Estate, Yahoo Travel, Travelocity and Yahoo Games.