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Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by bishnu » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:27 AM UTC

nl wrote: post #25

"Watch the Ad!" Is there anything that shows how out-of-touch Yahoo better than the idea of wasting 1/3 of the above-the-fold space with something that warns people in advance it is nothing more than an ad ? Call it "Learn More" or something - anything but this. Didn't they A/B test it? (Or maybe I'm part of the unsuccessful half of an A/B test. Hmm..)

FWIW, Apple's iPad home page features a "Watch the TV Ad" button, although admittedly it's not quite as prominent as this.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by guywithabike » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:31 AM UTC

rmoriz wrote: post #28

Check the awesome terms + conditions: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/axis/en-us/

Even better: You can't even read all the terms and conditions on the iPhone version. It stops scrolling at some point and just cuts off.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by Jaecen » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:32 AM UTC

KeyBoardG wrote: post #47

atarian wrote: post #39

A lot of people here are negatively judging this product on the basis that it's from Yahoo. I think that's extremely premature and close-minded. Give it a chance will you? I personally think the iPad app is fantastic. The ability to pull down search results and visually see their content was a great idea and I think this makes Axis much more appealing to use over Safari. I think I'm actually going to replace Safari w…

Agreed. All the hate is unnecessary. Give it 5 minutes before pilling on Yahoo and the past decisions of it's board. The idea of taking browsing with you is nice feature that Im suprised hasn't been implemented so well by other operating system / browsers. As such, I'd expect Windows8 and WindowsPhone8 to have tight integration and hopefully have features like this.

Automatic syncing of bookmarks and open tabs (among other things) is available on desktop and Android versions of Chrome. It's a feature I use frequently.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by re_todd » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:37 AM UTC

philip1209 wrote: post #26

The salesperson's habit of shaking his head 'no' while talking makes me not believe his statements. That, and the fact that he works for Yahoo . . .

Yeah, maybe it was made by interns brainstorming and was never really meant to be released to the public.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by rmATinnovafy » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:40 AM UTC

This reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Homer is given the job of designing a new car for his brother's auto company.

I just wish Yahoo would wake up and realize that they don't have to compete with Google. They can be successful if they focus on being themselves. Sadly, it may be too late.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by jbenz » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:46 AM UTC

makmanalp wrote: post #41

rmoriz wrote: post #28

Check the awesome terms + conditions: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/axis/en-us/

Wow, they fucked up. If someone uses axis now, can they legally just do whatever the hell they want?

I took this to mean that there is only one term of use for Axis right now and it is this: if they ever get terms, those terms will be displayed in that rectangular box with the rounded corners.

Everything else is fair game.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by WiseWeasel » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:47 AM UTC

makmanalp wrote: post #41

rmoriz wrote: post #28

Check the awesome terms + conditions: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/axis/en-us/

Wow, they fucked up. If someone uses axis now, can they legally just do whatever the hell they want?

It might mean you can sue them if you cause some harm through use of their service. You have to hurry though!

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by wookiehangover » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:50 AM UTC

rmoriz wrote: post #28

Check the awesome terms + conditions: http://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/axis/en-us/

phew, at least the empty TOS has a real TOS linked at the bottom.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by axylone » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:50 AM UTC

latchkey wrote: post #23

In the demo video, they show someone doing copy/paste in the browser window to enter information into the axis search bar. Why not add a contextual menu choice? It is the small UX things like this that would really make me want to try it over just opening a new tab in chrome, typing something in and getting the results.

I noticed that too. Especially since chrome already has a "Search google for foobar" in the right click context menu.

Re: Yahoo Axis

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Post by ereckers » Thu, May 24, 2012, 1:54 AM UTC

I don't want to pile on, but after watching both videos on my Android the screen just goes black when it's done playing. I actually had to press my power button to get the screen back, unlock the phone and then backout from the popup player. I can't remember this happening to me before. Revolutionizing indeed.