Member-only storyEliza FuryFollowCode Like A Girl--ShareHey there, internet family!Let’s take a ride through the fascinating journey of Yahoo. We’re talking about the OG dot-com era when the web was still figuring itself out. An iconic name, Yahoo went through significant ups, downs, and rebirths. So, grab your tea or coffee and let’s get ready for the scoop!Picture this: in 1994, two brainy Stanford students, Jerry Yang and David Filo, decided to tame the chaos of the internet. They birthed “Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web” — a digital compass for web adventurers. And guess what? That guidebook became the legendary Yahoo!!!In March 1995, Yahoo officially landed, helping lost souls navigate the vast web. But why Yahoo? It’s not just random letters; it stood for “Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle.” Fancy, right? Yahoo wasn’t just any web directory; it was THE web directory and a trusty search engine (Woo).Yahoo was the cool kid in ’96 (Besides me, LOL), going public and becoming an internet treasure. While they were doing that, the Spice Girls were spicing up our lives with “Wannabe.” What a time to be alive! Plus, Yahoo set up a shop in Silicon Valley — the tech innovation hub. They said, “Tell me what you want, what you want,” and they made it happen (I’m lame, I know, but I couldn’t help myself)!The Acquisition EraYahoo went shopping… like big time! They used their stock as currency and went on a shopping spree, grabbing companies like Geocities, Broadcast.com, and Overture Services. They were all about expanding and diversifying. Think about Tumblr — they snatched that up! Fun fact: they could’ve bought Google for a mere $5 million, but they didn’t see it coming. Oops!As Google rose to power, Yahoo faced stricter competition and struggled to stay at the top.----Code Like A GirlUnleashing Creativity through Code 👋 https://main--elizafury.netlify.app/Eliza FuryinCode Like A Girl--8ayşe bilge gündüzinCode Like A Girl--10Andrea M. FullerinCode Like A Girl--2Eliza Fury--3Isaac Saul--258Diana DovgopolinArtificial Corner--52Shari LopatininAn Injustice!--113Analytics at Meta--11Sanjay PriyadarshiinLevel Up Coding--16Katie JglninThe Noösphere--47HelpStatusAboutCareersBlogPrivacyTermsText to speechTeams