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YAHOO! 1999 ANNUAL REPORTWelcome to Yahoo!, the only place anyone in the world needs togo to find and get connected to anything or anybody. More andmore, Yahoo! has become an essential part of people’s lives.
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Imagine life without cars or public transportation.Yahoo! and the Web are rapidly becoming just asessential to people, organizations, and businesses.
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Trust. More than 120 million individuals have put their trust in Yahoo!. When you share yourpersonal preferences and interests with Yahoo!, we take that responsibility seriously.
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FIND ANY AUDIENCEYahoo! Fusion Marketing helps companies reachpeople interested in their products and services,
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Connect with anyone Communicate with consumers in more than languages. Find new customers across the country or around theworld. Fusion Marketing on Yahoo!’s global network gets your message heard.
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SELL ANYTHINGYahoo!’s commerce platform enables sellers to drive transactions throughtheir own site or on Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Store, or Yahoo! Auctions.
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GET MEASURABLE RESULTS. Combining targeted programs and research services allows today’s marketers to maximize results with Yahoo! Fusion Marketing.
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WHAT IS GOOD FOR CONSUMERS IS ALSO GOOD FOR BUSINESS
With Yahoo!, consumers have a trusted place to find the information and services they need.Is there a better place to market and sell?
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BE YOUR OWN BOSSThrough services like Yahoo! Store, Yahoo! Classifieds,and Yahoo! Auctions, you can easily launch and growyour own business. Even local merchants can leverage thepower of Yahoo! Fusion Marketing to reach an audiencearound the world.
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Through popular services such as Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Invites, andYahoo! Greetings, Yahoo! has become an essential way to stay in touch.
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ON THE MONEY. From monitoring your bank account andstock portfolios, to scheduling the payment of monthly bills,Yahoo! Finance makes it easy to manage your money.
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S P O RT S , U P C L O S E A N D P E R S O N A L . Get the latest scores and statistics,along with sporting news and inside scoops, player information, and FantasySports games. On Yahoo! Sports, you’ll find others with a passion for sports,just like you.
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SEE THE WORLD WITH YAHOO! TRAVEL
Millions of businesses and individuals use Yahoo! every day to
plan vacations, book reservations, find hotels, and learn about
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Yahooligans! gives kids a safe place on the Web, designed just for themby certified educators. It’s fun for kids, and peace of mind for parents.
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THINK LOCALLY, ACT LOCALLYWhether you’re native or not, you can uncover hotspots, find your way around, discuss local issues,
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Yahoo! EverywhereThink about all the places you’d want to yahoo. Yahoo! is now available on mobile and non-PC devices, such asPDAs and cell phones.
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OPEN ALL NIGHTWith over 21 locations around the world to serveyou and more to come.
Argentina www.yahoo.com.arAsia www.asia.yahoo.comAustralia & New Zealand www.yahoo.com.auBrazil www.yahoo.com.brCanada www.yahoo.caChina www.yahoo.com.cnChinese www.chinese.yahoo.comDenmark www.yahoo.dkEn Espanol www.espanol.yahoo.comFrance www.yahoo.frGermany www.yahoo.deHong Kong www.yahoo.com.hkItaly www.yahoo.itJapan www.yahoo.co.jpKorea www.yahoo.co.krMexico www.yahoo.com.mxNorway www.yahoo.noSingapore www.yahoo.com.sgSpain www.yahoo.esSweden www.yahoo.seTaiwan www.yahoo.com.twUK & Ireland www.yahoo.co.uk
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VOICE ON THE WEBYahoo! offers users simple, easy-to-use voice-enabledservices in Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Chat, and Yahoo!Clubs. These services allow people to conduct real-timeconversations using the Internet.Watch as we continueto integrate voice across relevant areas of our networkto better serve our consumers.
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T H E F U T U R ENo one can predict the future, but by listening to our users and
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Dear Shareholders, We set out five years ago to build Yahoo! into the only place anyonein the world would have to go to find and get connected to anythingor anybody. Our goal was to attract and retain as large a globalaudience as possible and give consumers a single, trusted, and comprehensive place to go for all of their daily needs, be it content,things to buy, or ways to communicate with each other. From abusiness perspective, we set out to create a global, comprehensive,branded network. During 1999, we continued to be very aggressiveand made truly significant progress in growing our global enterprise.We finished the year having established a massive global audience,and on a financial basis we consistently exceeded expectations delivering record revenues and profits, while simultaneously investingheavily in growing our market share....
Sincerely,
Tim KoogleChairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yahoo! Inc.
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