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by pg_bot 5263 days ago
The animation is very pretty but half of the links bring up broken data stating only 700ish page views with no outbound links to stories.

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On a separate note, does anyone else think that yahoo has an identity crisis? Although they have a large web presence, I can't seem to think of one thing they do better than their competition. When I picture yahoo, I think of it as an internet tabloid since most of the main real estate of the page is dedicated to link baited columns. They have search, but no one under the age of 55 uses it. They have made a series of acquisitions but you could argue none of them have really added much to the company. Since 2006 they have tried to be a jack of all trades, and I don't really think that is a good strategy for any company. Yahoo should figure out what they want to be good at, and drop all the other crap they are doing.

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The broken data is probably because this is a test site, as can be inferred from the hostname (test.visualize.yahoo.com). The main site (visualize.yahoo.com) only has the mail visualization.
You are correct. Thanks for clarifying that. We are still working out some data issues.
The 'crap' probably brings in a lot of money, so it's not that cut and paste.