Yahoo is preparing to introduce a new service that blends several of its Web site's popular features with two of the Internet's fastest growing activities — blogging and social networking.
The hybrid service, called "Yahoo 360," won't be available until March 29, but the Sunnyvale-based company decided to announce the product late Tuesday after details were leaked to The Associated Press and other news outlets.

Yahoo is testing the service with a small group of employees, some of whom have been working on the project since last year when the product was operating under the code name "Mingle."

SOURCE:USATODAY.com - Yahoo tests blend of blogging, networking

Can I take credit for "other news outlets" as I was among the first to blog about Yahoo's blogs? Ummm... I think I will.

Yippee!!! and (ahem) Yahhhooooo!!" I've been ranked in obscurity! Mom must be proud.

Seriously, whether I can be accredited this leak or not is unimportant. What is? The fact (or the possibility) that one guy in the growing infinite mass of the blogosphere can affect major decisions in a major company. Jeepers... who woulda' thunk it?

Want my two cents worth of advice? If you have not done so already, start a blog, build a community around your way of thinking and change the world! Or at least, Yahoo.

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