The weird talking Pug is the star of this short clip with Bertha Coombs.
In 2000, Yahoo! attempted a bold experiment; Leverage the fact that a large segment of its user base was capable of accessing broadband media. This fact coupled with the insatiable need for financial news at the time (dot com irrational exuberance) prompted the move to create the worlds first all-online, all streaming, financial news network. Yahoo! FinanceVision was born, the team covered events such as the September 11th attacks, and interviewed such notable figures as Jesse Jackson, Lou Dobbs, and many more. This series is dedicated to those folks who spent countless hours creating something that in their hearts they knew was the future. Considering the rapidly rising popularity of online video, I thought it appropriate to let everyone know that.... WE WERE THERE FIRST!
This trailer was created as an introduction to the then upcoming FinanceVision News Network. The video says it all... we were waaaay ahead of our time.
We put this little video together showcasing some of the whacky outfits that were worn on the show.
Because of our studios, Yahoo! FinanceVision was the last group to leave the old Yahoo! office park. The new campus in Sunnyvale was just completed and was amazing! Little did we know, we'd have exactly the same cubicles. ;)
Kozmo.com was one of the first dot-coms to bite it. FinanceVision aired this piece just before they came tumbling down.
FinanceVision Reporter Mary Snow delivers her final report from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Mary is a consummate professional and remained so even though she was clearly emotional about filing this report.
We had a lot of fun on the set. Made a few (ok alot) mistakes. This clips showcases a few of them.
The weird talking Pug is the star of this short clip with Bertha Coombs.
In a rare treat, the popular band Cake performs their hit song "Mr. Mastadon Farm". This was recorded and streamed LIVE from the Yahoo! Studios in Sunnyvale CA.
Rudy Juliani discusses how the resiliency of New Yorkers amazed him with regard to how fast the city and the stock market rebounded after the attacks of September 11th.
Consumer Activist Ralf Nader defends against allegations that he cost Al Gore the election by dividing the country by unnecessarily drawing votes.
Frederick Johnson and Lindsay Arent interview Yahoo! President Jeff Mallett
Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks on several issues.
Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang sits down in 2002 with FinanceVision to discuss the past, present, and future of Yahoo!.
Yahoo! FinanceVision anchor Caleb Goddard hits the red carpet with his Y! microphone and asks everyone in sight... "Do You Yahoo!?"... most did.
Eric Scholl, former CNNer came to Yahoo! with the whacky idea of starting an online news network. They bought it. Here he is talking about things.
FinanceVision Anchor John Doubleday is first to learn of the September 11th attacks. Here he leaves one news story to cover the breaking news.
Yahoo! Vision was on the scene immediately following the terrorist attacks of September 11th.
A tech report review filed in 2003. In this piece I talk about some of the comparisons between the Rio Riot MP3 player and the recently introduced iPod... first generation. What a blast from the past!
The Yahoo! FinanceVision team cut loose from financial news reporting for a bit and created this awesome video.
Word came down that FinanceVision was over. We were one of the casualties of the dot-com implosion. Yahoo! was throwing sandbags over board to stay in the air... we were a heavy (and expendable) sandbag.
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