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As another year draws to a close, now may be a good time to reflect back on the year that was for Yahoo! Mail. I’ve only been here since July but exciting stuff has been happening all year. Here are some of the favorite highlights from folks all around the Yahoo! Mail team:

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A lot of you may be off work this week (regardless of what you celebrate) and trying to remember all the great stuff that happened this last year while you get ready for 2008. Perhaps you are compiling a Year End Recap (like I am … be sure to check back next week [...]

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While the Mail team’s position on the holidays may be to have no official position on any specific holiday (like I said a few weeks back … whether you are into Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Soyal, Winter Solstice, Yule, or even Festivus we salute you), it appears that Liam may have other ideas.
I was unable [...]

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Neither rain, nor sleet, nor a persistently congested sounding nose could stop me from bringing to you the latest screencast demonstration.
After reviewing some of the email suggestions, and circling up with some of the folks here, it became clear that not enough users really understand the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) feature. And while we’re [...]

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Well it’s that time of year again. Time for yuletide cheer, mince pies, caroling, decorating trees with lights and baubles and Nigella Lawson’s goose fat roasted potatoes. Oh and the madness of the Oxford Street Shopping circus (pun intended), last minute running around like a headless chicken looking for that perfect gift, and [...]

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Just as I promised last week, I was back with some “breaking news” on Tuesday … however now I’m back again with some more stuff for all of the new readers. But unlike before, this is actually relevant to both! Longtime readers are likely aware that from time to time this blog features [...]

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In today’s tip I wanted to draw your attention to a feature of the all-new Yahoo! Mail that – by reading through your feedback – you either love or you find a real pain ;-). Today’s topic is the reading pane.
What is it?
The reading pane allows you to preview messages without having to double-click [...]

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As promised, I’m back with some actual news. Earlier this morning passengers embarked on a special preview voyage from NYC to SF on the all-new BetaBlue (from JetBlue). The special Airbus is especially notable given that is equipped with in flight Wi-Fi access to Yahoo! Messenger and Mail. That’s right … you’ll [...]

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If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll have noticed that I’ve added a couple of sections for tips to get the most from Yahoo! Mail. There’s a section for Yahoo! Mail Classic as well as the all-new Yahoo! Mail. Right now, it’s just a few, but over the coming weeks, [...]

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I guess it turns out that Field of Dreams wasn’t entirely on point with the whole “build it … they will come” stuff. Blog stats over the last week have given me a strong indication that the movie should have added “and provide a link” to the famous phrase. That being the [...]

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