Yahoo! Is Cool

Over time I find myself using Yahoo! for more and more things.

• I used to use the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, but recently it (further?) restricted the entries available for free and suggests using the paid access to an unabridged edition when you lookup a word which is not in the free edition. So, now I use Yahoo!'s interface to the American Heritage dictionary.
• I used to use weather.com, but it loads slowly, possibly due to ads with elaborate graphics. So, now I use Yahoo!'s interface to weather.com.
• I've used Yahoo! Maps for a long time, preferring it to MapQuest.
• I use the Yahoo! RSS news feed, which collects stories from many sources, including AP, Reuters, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times, in my news feed reader.
• I use Yahoo! Travel, as well as Yahoo! Yellow Pages to find lodging that isn't in Expedia's database.

Yahoo! pages are lean and clean and useful. In short, they're cool.

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