Yahoo! proves once again that there’s still innovation left in them, this time with Yahoo! Pipes. Yahoo! Pipes lets a user define a pipe, which is a way to customize the web to your needs. A simple example would be “take the latest articles in New York Times and find related pictures on flickr”. The number of possibilities is enormous. Here’s an article about 5 ways to use Yahoo! Pipes.
I’m really impressed with the idea. This can be used to create very nice, dynamic content by users. You can also check out the main Yahoo! Pipes website for some selected pipes. (via Digg)
Several years ago I came to with the idea that we should create a template that every user would fill out once and all the web pages he logs into will adjust accordingly. Remember? Seems somewhat similar…
I remember. It was a good idea, and I believe with all the personal homepages out there it’s becoming a reality. Pipes is also great because you can share the customized content with others.