(Sunnyvale, CA) - While some had already heard the news via a LinkedIn profile update, Micah Laaker today officially announced his joining of the Yahoo! Developer Network.
Laaker is joining YDN to build and lead the new user experience group for the team. The Sunnyvale-based company, now 10+ years old, began as the web’s Yellow Pages, [...]
NetNewsWire is my RSS newsreader of choice. Originally developed by Ranchero Software, it is now owned and under active development by NewsGator. Built from the group up with AppleScript support, NetNewsWire allows non-NewsGator employees to enhance the application with simple scripts; due to this foresight, several enhancements (such as the “Post to del.icio.us” action available [...]
Universal Location Manager
Default location pre-populates content on new home page
Users of the new Yahoo! home page are now able to set a network-wide Default location on their computer, thus allowing any location field on the network (including the three on the home page) to pre-populate with their chosen locale. Users can also engage a redesigned, [...]
(Palo Alto, CA) - After joining forces with Yahoo! last November, Micah Laaker announced visible elements of his work are available for public consumption on the popular website, as well as a change in position.
“Today marks a great step forward for users of the ‘World Wide Web,’” stated Laaker. “Yahoo! has provided users with more [...]
Micah Laaker leads User Experience for the Yahoo! Open Strategy (YOS). He lives in sunny Mountain View, CA with his wife, son, and mammoth music collection, and he is known for his affinity to his home state: Nebraska. More...
