Yahoo! Podcasts

Yahoo! Podcasts was a podcasting directory service that let users download, stream online, subscribe (via RSS) and review podcasts.[2][3] It also allowed users to search for podcasts or browse from a podcast directory.[4]

Yahoo! Podcasts
Type of site
Podcast directory
OwnerYahoo!
Created byYahoo!
URLpodcasts.yahoo.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationFree
LaunchedOctober 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)[1]
Current statusDefunct (discontinued on October 31, 2007)

Yahoo! shut down the service on October 31, 2007.[5][6]

References
  1. "Company Timeline: Yahoo! Key Milestones". Yahoo! Press Room. Yahoo!. July 13, 2008. Archived from the original on July 13, 2008. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. Pogue, David; Biersdorfer, J. D. (2006). "Chapter 11: Music and Audio". The Internet: The Missing Manual. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly Media. p. 207. ISBN 978-0-596-52742-6. OCLC 609840966.
  3. Ratcliffe, Mitch; Mack, Steve (February 11, 2008). Podcasting Bible. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-470-37759-8. OCLC 437202706.
  4. Busath, Meagan; Bessette, Amy Burke (October 10, 2005). "Yahoo! Launches Podcasting: Yahoo! Podcasts, A New Beta Service, Lets Consumers Find and Listen to New Audio Programs". Yahoo! Media Relations. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on October 30, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2007.
  5. Kirkpatrick, Marshall (September 26, 2007). "Yahoo! to Close Its Podcasting Site". Read / WriteWeb. Richard MacManus. Archived from the original on October 5, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. Ostrow, Adam (September 26, 2007). "Yahoo to Close Podcast Directory". Mashable. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved January 26, 2008.


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