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Yahoo.com
It seems that all service engine providers started off as a student project.
Yahoo.
com is no different.
David Filo and Jerry Yang began Yahoo.
com as a hobby to change the way people communicate with one another.
In a campus trailer these two individuals were tracking people's personal interests on the World Wide Web.
Who knew that the year 1994 would change the rest of their lives, but it did and transform millions of others.
Their best way of advertising is word through word of mouth.
Well, that is exactly how Yahoo.
com developed its reputation; a friend telling others until a loyal base was formed.
Filo and Yang knew they had a great idea on hand and went to meet with Silicon Valley's venture capitalists and ran into Sequoia Capital who invested almost nearly $2 million into the company.
Because of its popularity, Yahoo.
com branched out to other Internet services, making it a one-stop shop.
It offered its users a free web-based e-mail service and instant messaging.
Yahoo.
com is known for its news message boards.
It allows readers to post their opinion about news pieces.
Each response generates heated discussions among the board members.
Yahoo.
com has 345 million users each month.
This goes to show you that a simple idea can generate billions in revenue.
You never know what may happen in life; what started off in the trailer, turned into a household name.
Yahoo.
com epitomizes the American dream.
Lady luck definitely put her charm to work for Filo and Yang.
This success story should influence others to pursue they own dreams.
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