Yahoo! Last modified: Thursday, November 08, 2001
Short for Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle, Yahoo! is a World Wide Web directory started by David Filo and Jerry Yang at Stanford University. The two began compiling and categorizing Web pages in 1994. By 1996, they had one of the most popular Web sites and a very valuable commodity.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about Yahoo! . Also check out the following links! Yahoo! FAQ page Provides general Internet information as well as specific Yahoo! related questions and answers. Yahoo! help page This help page contains links to general information about the Yahoo! search engine, and tips for searching and browsing their index. Yahoo! home page Yahoo! is a popular search engine that allows users to locate Web sites by keyword search or from a list of categories. The Yahoo! Remote feature allows USENET or e-mail address searching, and even has a list of up-to-date news stories. Yahoo's Home Page The starting point for this very popular search engine and Web portal.	Search Engines Alta Vista Excite HotBot Infoseek Lycos Magellan Give Us Your Feedback