{"id":102,"date":"2007-06-23T22:01:30","date_gmt":"2007-06-23T22:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dshen.com\/blogs\/musings\/2007\/06\/23\/downsizing_my_life_yahoo_memorabilia\/"},"modified":"2007-06-23T22:01:30","modified_gmt":"2007-06-23T22:01:30","slug":"downsizing_my_life_yahoo_memorabilia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dshen.com\/blogs\/musings\/archives\/downsizing_my_life_yahoo_memorabilia.shtml","title":{"rendered":"Downsizing My Life: Yahoo! Memorabilia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago I had a dumpster on my driveway, and I had another one this week.  It was great to be downsizing and clearing out my garage.  In the process, I found my old archives from my Yahoo! days.  Here are some great memories:<br \/>\nMy first biz card with our very first office address at Pioneer Way in Mountain View, very close to Castro St.  Man I miss that place.  So close to great food!<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=1 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/bizcardsm.jpg\" height=363 width=210 ><br \/>\nA copy of the IPO prospectus, along with Excite, Infoseek, and Opentext!<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/ipo_prospectus.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/ipo_prospectussm.jpg\" height=290 width=210><\/a><br \/>\nSince Montgomery Securities underwrote the IPO, is it any surprise that their analyst report says &#8220;BUY!&#8221;?<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/montgomery.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/montgomerysm.jpg\" height=274 width=210><\/a><br \/>\nOne of the first IAudit reports from Nielsen showing Yahoo!&#8217;s stats.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/iaudit.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/iauditsm.jpg\" height=271 width=210><\/a><br \/>\nTwo attempts at being part of software:<\/p>\n<table border=0>\n<tr>\n<td valign=top><a href=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/mosaic_in_box.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/mosaic_in_boxsm.jpg\" height=270 width=210><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=top><a href=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/my_yahoo_ticker.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/my_yahoo_tickersm.jpg\" height=269 width=210><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>To think you could actually buy a browser AND have Yahoo! bookmarked in it, or even the My Yahoo! Ticker&#8230;.<br \/>\nThe first employee handbook, a parody in TV Guide, complete with an Absolut vodka ad on the back.<\/p>\n<table border=0>\n<tr>\n<td valign=top><a href=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/yv_guide.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/yv_guidesm.jpg\" height=326 width=210><\/a><\/td>\n<td valign=top><a href=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/absolut_ygns.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/absolut_ygnssm.jpg\" height=325 width=210><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Last, my old UED team circa 2000.  Wow, look how we&#8217;ve all changed!<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/gooeygroup.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=0 src=\"\/images\/oldyahoo\/gooeygroupsm.jpg\" height=155 width=210><\/a><br \/>\nIn the NY Times last week, some guy is selling all this Atari stuff he found in some old file cabinets he bought from a company sale for bucko bucks.  Think I could get the same from my old Yahoo! crap or should I just dumpster it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago I had a dumpster on my driveway, and I had another one this week. It was great to be downsizing and clearing out my garage. In the process, I found my old archives from my Yahoo! days. 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