The Yahoo Problem

If Dave can call something the "Yahoo Problem" then I can call it the Dave Winer Problem. It's good way to make sure we see each other's stuff, huh? :-) Seriously, though... A reporter asked me if I'd comment on his recent posting titled Yahoo Toolbar. In fact, I've suggested it a few times in the past. The situation with Firefox is even better--someone could build an extension for this. I'm not sure about the less popular popular browsers (Safari, Opera, etc). A helper app would certainly be the fallback position for them. I'm don't get grok why Dave is suggesting a centralized service that slings OPML files around. Perhaps he'll clarify that need. Update: Dan reminded me of his Jeremy Zawodny's blog. Jeremy is part of the Yahoo search team and frequently posts in the Jeremy Zawodny's blog