Yahoo! Inc., a leading global Internet company, today announced that it has launched sites in four new markets in Latin America.
The new sites consist of Yahoo! Chile
www.yahoo.cl, Yahoo! Peru
www.yahoo.com.pe, Yahoo! Colombia
www.yahoo.com.co and Yahoo! Venezuela
www.yahoo.com.ve and will include Yahoo! Home Pages, Search, Mail, Messenger, Answers, and Toolbar among other popular Yahoo! content and products.
"Yahoo! has always been popular among Internet users in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela. Today we are excited to be able to provide these users with locally relevant versions of Yahoo! services as well as introduce a new generation of users to the broader Yahoo! online community," said Jose Rivera Font, vice president and general manager, Yahoo! Hispanic Americas.
"At the same time, these new Yahoo! home pages will provide local advertisers a targeted means for reaching their customers by using leading-edge technologies and innovative marketing solutions."
Full features available on Yahoo! Chile, Yahoo! Peru, Yahoo! Colombia and Yahoo! Venezuela will include:
-- Home Page-A favorite Yahoo! starting point worldwide, the new country Home Pages help people simplify their daily routines and stay informed, allowing users to quickly and efficiently connect to the people and things that matter most from one convenient place.
-- Mail-The most popular Web mail in the world with 266 million users worldwide* and the number one mail service for mobile devices. It offers users free unlimited storage capacity, protection from spam and viruses, and a country-specific mail account.
-- Messenger- One of the leading instant messaging services worldwide, Yahoo! Messenger users can communicate with friends and family using both Yahoo! Messenger and Windows Live Messenger as well as make free PC-to-PC calls to anywhere in the world.
-- Flickr- Leading online photo and video sharing community of more than 47 million monthly visitors worldwide* that allows people to manage their photos and short videos, as well as share them with friends, family and the world.
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