Yahoo to reset inactive accounts and put IDs back up for grabs
Yahoo has announced email and product IDs which have been inactive for at least 12 months will be reset and put up for grabs again as the site continues to revamp its offering.
Sign-in: Inactive users have until July 15 to keep IDs
From mid-July users can apply for the ID they would like to use and Yahoo will reveal new allocations in mid-August.
Jay Rossiter, SVP, Platforms, said in a blog post: "Over the last few months, we’ve made exciting changes to some of your favorite Yahoo products, like Flickr, mail, weather, the homepage and search. Today, I’m excited to share with you our next big push: we want to give our loyal users and new folks the opportunity to sign up for the Yahoo ID they’ve always wanted."
Users who have been inactive but don't want to lose their current IDs have until July 15 to secure them by logging on.
In other Yahoo news, the site announced a content-sharing deal with Sky News on Thursday which will see the broadcaster's flagship Sunrise programme get its own online hub on Yahoo's UK news page, as well as the creation of original politics, tech and news content which will be available to Yahoo's global users.
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