Yahoo Beta Tests New Homepage

By: Bill Waters
Staff Writer
Published: Sep 19, 2008

Yahoo is beta testing a new home page for its users. The upcoming layout contains a new user interface which contains more features and better connectivity.

Yahoo Inc is once again redesigning its home page to better serve its users. The new changes will give users a personalized view of the Web.

Yahoo has been transforming the site for nearly a year now. The new layout will offer starting points to help users navigate quickly to other services on the Web.

The Internet search giant is now beta testing a layout that features a dashboard on the left column of the home page. The links in the dashboard contain partner sites and links to user favorites.

The tests for the new layout are being conducted in Britain, France, India and the United States.

Yahoo is the most visited Web site on the Internet. The makeover is designed to allow users to navigate the Web while staying on its home page.