Yahoo! have started a beta test for the new version of My Yahoo!, the personalized page that comes with every Y! account.

It includes a much-needed update to the look of the page, and made the content modules easier to edit (clicking edit now gives a drop down menu) as well as some cool looking new skins and colours.

The search box is now more noticable too, but the big update is the new focus on blogs & RSS.

They have an approach to make RSS much more accessible to non-tech users, weaving it into their search results as a simple "Add To My Yahoo", that cuts out the friction of cutting an URL into a newsreader and subscribing.

Yahoo! have been busy building their RSS directory since the RSS module for My Yahoo! launched as a beta in January and the directory is now available to browse when you're signed in to Yahoo! here.
A representative for them also recently posted on the webmasterworld forums that they planned to be as inclusive as the top search engines out there for RSS.


I read RSS feeds a lot and in its current form, can't see the My Yahoo reader being as useful to me as Bloglines, but it is a good tool to introduce the millions of Yahoo users to the convenience of RSS.

More info:
My Yahoo! What's New?
My Yahoo! Does RSS
Add your RSS Feed to Yahoo
Follow the discussion of the new My Yahoo! on the official YSearchBlog
All-New My Yahoo! Coming to You Soon
Geeking with Greg: All New My Yahoo