Notorious trials, political scandals and social uprisings: The Year of Search at Yahoo, 2011
By Vera H-C Chan and Carolyn Clark Notorious trials, political scandals and social uprisings drew people online, but the death of Osama bin Laden and the dominance of the iPhone – fueled by the passing of Apple founder Steve Jobs – topped online searches and news in 2011. For 10 years, Yahoo! has analyzed its […]
10 Chinese New Year Foods That Sound Pretty Good
The Chinese New Year takes playing with food to a whole new level, and paronomasia is the name of the game. Sound—namely homophones, words that sound alike but have different meanings—determines many of the ritual foods that make the Chinese feast, not taste. For example: “fish” (yu ?), also sounds like “surplus” (yu ?) in […]
Ultimate Fun Facts About the iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party Performers
Get ready to (pool) party. Starting at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 28, Jennifer Lopez, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, Tiësto, Neon Trees, Magic!, Nick Cannon, and Ariana Grande will take the stage at Miami’s Fontainebleau hotel for iHeartRadio’s Ultimate Pool Party. Can’t make it to Florida? Click HERE to stream the poolside […]
Top 10 News Stories of 2013
After a bruising election campaign that took a good part of two years, America deserved a rest. The country didn’t get one, unless you count the government shutdown — which almost made the year’s ranking of the most-searched news stories on Yahoo. What did make our annual list reminds us what a raucous, exhausting 2013 […]
February 19, 201510 Chinese New Year Foods That Sound Pretty Good
The Chinese New Year takes playing with food to a whole new level, and paronomasia is the name of the game. Sound—namely homophones, words that sound alike but have different meanings—determines many of the ritual foods that make the Chinese feast, not taste. For example: “fish” (yu ?), also sounds like “surplus” (yu ?) in
Get ready to (pool) party. Starting at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 28, Jennifer Lopez, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, Tiësto, Neon Trees, Magic!, Nick Cannon, and Ariana Grande will take the stage at Miami’s Fontainebleau hotel for iHeartRadio’s Ultimate Pool Party. Can’t make it to Florida? Click HERE to stream the poolside
(ThinkStock) Are you searing hot with a dollop of syrup? Or are you more on the frothy side with lots of whip? We’re talking coffee orders, naturally. Coffee-shop stops are a must when anyone goes on the road (as Yahoo! has with its spring concert lineup — click here to find out how to catch
Empire of the Sun Empire of the Sun will settle in Dallas on Monday, May 20. The band will perform — along with Gold Fields — at The House of Blues. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 PT. There were 500 guaranteed tickets given away Friday morning, and another 300 given out on Monday.
View more Project Weather images on Flickr As Yahoo! On the Road trundles across America (and planning a hop, skip and jump to Europe) to pass out tickets to (a jampacked spring schedule of concerts), the crew has also been showing off new apps like Weather. Chances are, if you check it out, you’ll see
Macklemore of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performs at Perez Hilton’s One Night in Austin Party at the Austin Music Hall on March 16, 2013 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) We love a frontiersman story—and in rap these days, instead of battling the wilderness, one’s up against the all-powerful music label. So