September 12, 2007

Discovr - Find New Friends on Yahoo Messenger

September 12, 2007 | | 41 comments »

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Discovr
Discovr is a new hack for Yahoo Messenger, which let users users to find new friends on Yahoo! Messenger by seeing who their IM contacts have on their list. It's a prototype and has not been published yet:

"At a recent Hack Day, a team of four Yahoos built and presented “Discovr”, a hack that would enable users to find new friends on Yahoo! Messenger by seeing who their IM contacts have on their list. A “friends of friends” concept. Discovr was created by Yahoos Ashwinder Ahluwalia, Vinay Kakade, Pras Sarkar and Ramana Yerneni.

They showed me a web-based prototype of this “friend-finder”. Here’s how it worked: After typing in my Yahoo! ID, I saw a list of other Yahoo! IDs that appear on my IM friends’ friends list. Sort of like peeking into my friend’s contact lists, except that I don’t know which friend belongs to whom; it’s just an aggregate look at the universe of my friends’ contacts. There was also relevancy rankings so I could get a feel for which of these new potential friends is the most connected in my IM community. If a Yahoo! ID appears on the contact lists of 12 of my friends, it ranks highly; if it only appears on a few, the score is lower.."
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41 comments

  1. Anonymous // 29 November, 2008 01:33  

    hey my name is precious wat up witcha i dont kno you but im tryna get to kno you

  2. Haeze // 06 December, 2008 13:31  

    Hi! i'm new here.

  3. Anonymous // 22 May, 2009 02:32  

    ohh hi!! would im new in yahoo! but i know everything ! zo i would like to have you like a friend my name iz ?????

  4. zie // 25 May, 2009 17:39  

    hi...may i know your detail...???

  5. Anonymous // 25 June, 2009 19:35  

    hi im new here

  6. Anonymous // 06 September, 2009 06:21  

    hi please add me on my yahoomessenger ronnelmisagal@yahoo.com

  7. Anonymous // 15 September, 2009 15:07  

    Hi I'm also new here.
    Pls add me too.
    Let,s chat on really interesting topics

  8. Anonymous // 17 September, 2009 09:54  

    hi,i'm also new here.
    pls add me 2
    chelsea_mag786@yahoo.com

  9. val // 18 September, 2009 02:12  

    I'm new - please add me!
    f/21/usa
    of.saturn@yahoo.com

  10. Anonymous // 21 September, 2009 20:09  

    hi my name is 123321.come and chat wtth me im a good friend

  11. Anonymous // 25 September, 2009 11:16  

    // 25 September,2009 16:13 hi my name is diya.come and chat with me im a good friend.

  12. Anonymous // 27 September, 2009 22:13  

    hai my name is liz,i"m new,can u all chat with me

  13. Anonymous // 05 October, 2009 12:09  

    yo get at me add me at alexandria_grn

  14. Anonymous // 16 October, 2009 23:14  

    Hey add me to help me get started! mr.jsteeler75@ayhoo.com

  15. Anonymous // 23 October, 2009 14:51  

    hi i m new here add me in your list annnemishra@rocketmail.com

  16. Anonymous // 07 November, 2009 00:44  

    hi im new pls add me in Thersha.jimenez@yahoo.ca

  17. Anonymous // 14 November, 2009 08:29  

    hello pls add me at yahoo messanger nicks_anne@yahoo.com

  18. Anonymous // 14 November, 2009 08:32  

    hey my name is nicole please aadd me at ym nicks_anne@yahoo.com and or call me in 09167549257

  19. Anonymous // 16 November, 2009 22:41  

    Hi (Scottish male 45), always up for a chat/laugh, add me son4hismom@yahoo.com

  20. Anonymous // 20 November, 2009 09:24  

    hi im julieanne can u be my friend?

  21. Anonymous // 22 November, 2009 10:03  

    hey ppl looking for friends here....im me at fili4abu@yahoo.com

  22. Anonymous // 24 November, 2009 02:21  

    hey ppl need friends jessluvskats@yahoo.com

  23. Anonymous // 25 November, 2009 02:17  

    i need to find friends my name is pwnage322@yahoo.com

  24. Anonymous // 18 December, 2009 00:49  

    hey add me :P
    kylejones62@yahoo.com

  25. Anonymous // 22 December, 2009 12:23  

    oLaAa!! friends.im looking 4 a friends..em find me at chronicle_evilxy@yahoo.com

  26. Anonymous // 23 December, 2009 15:20  

    Hi there...i 'm a Greek male 50 yo and i want to chat with girls...osfp1957@yahoo.com...for everyone who wants to chat...

  27. Anonymous // 25 December, 2009 09:34  

    hello im christine rose p azures from philipines pls add me at ym christine_rose12@yahoo.com

  28. Anonymous // 03 January, 2010 14:41  

    add me plz mat9015

  29. Anonymous // 05 January, 2010 20:19  

    hi im from Thailand pls add me at oneverdie@yahoo.com

  30. Anonymous // 09 January, 2010 12:54  

    hi my name is gelo ineed ka-chat! add me ym jalooh23@yahoo.com

  31. Anonymous // 10 January, 2010 20:06  

    Hello girls!
    I looking for take U!!

    edertecmail@yahoo.com.br

    see u later my new friends!!

  32. Anonymous // 15 January, 2010 07:47  

    Lookin for cool ppl. To talk to. No perves I will report u keyrajrivera@yahoo.com.

  33. Anonymous // 17 January, 2010 14:18  

    Hi, I'm looking for new friends. I come from thailand. Add me as lordeverything@yahoo.com

  34. Anonymous // 22 January, 2010 22:59  

    hi...i'm new here, looking for some friends...if you like a talk when you have nothing better to do :)...vladmihai.teodorovici@yahoo.com

  35. Anonymous // 27 January, 2010 15:55  

    Hi, I m looking for new people to make friends with. Please add me my id is a5250@ymail.com

  36. Anonymous // 07 February, 2010 16:26  

    Add me. I'm very very friendly. silvershiver29@yahoo.com

  37. Anonymous // 09 February, 2010 00:13  

    Hi...., (just for ladies) I`m 20 year old and want some good relation with some cool people. Add me (sahil.gillani@yahoo.com)

  38. Anonymous // 24 February, 2010 22:43  

    23 year old Female here, looking to add a few ladies to my friends. please add me @ sarahwinter96@yahoo.com

  39. sarah winter // 24 February, 2010 22:51  

    Please add me, I need friends.
    I'm a Female, age 23.
    My name is sarah,
    Yahoo Messenger is Sarahwinter96@yahoo.com

  40. Anonymous // 26 February, 2010 08:57  

    please add me, im pauline
    maika_salvador@yahoo.com

  41. Anonymous // 10 March, 2010 19:45  

    im new here..
    my ym redworm_69@yahoo.com
    frenz...

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