Comments on: Third-Party Tools Update http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update/ The official blog of Yahoo! Search Marketing Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Administrator http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Administrator Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:10:46 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update/#comment-1198 <em>Mike, </em><em>An integral part of our new platform upgrade strategy has been to work closely with our tool providers and other third-party partners. </em> <em>Since April 2006, we have been in frequent and regular email contact with our partners to help them successfully migrate to the new system. These efforts have included:</em> <ul> <li><em>A web-based Technology Solutions portal that we launched on May 8, 2006</em></li> <li><em>An exclusive test environment (the “sandbox”), introduced in June 2006, that allows API partners to test their applications in the new platform</em></li> <li><em>Beginning in October 2006, a series of emails and phone calls to provide status updates and offer additional help, as needed</em></li> </ul> <em>Additionally, we’ve created dedicated Technical Account Manager positions and a Customer Solutions group, focused solely on supporting our partners' migration to the New Sponsored Search.</em> <em>We're pleased to report that we successfully migrated more than 95% of our top-tier third-party partners by December 11, 2006, which met the goals in our plan.</em> <em>Remember, ultimately it is the responsibility of individual tool providers to ensure that their applications work with our new platform, and to communicate any issues or delays to their clients directly. If you're finding that some part of their application is not working correctly, we recommend that you contact your tool provider directly.</em> <em>-M2 & Jeff</em> Mike, An integral part of our new platform upgrade strategy has been to work closely with our tool providers and other third-party partners.

Since April 2006, we have been in frequent and regular email contact with our partners to help them successfully migrate to the new system. These efforts have included:

  • A web-based Technology Solutions portal that we launched on May 8, 2006
  • An exclusive test environment (the “sandbox”), introduced in June 2006, that allows API partners to test their applications in the new platform
  • Beginning in October 2006, a series of emails and phone calls to provide status updates and offer additional help, as needed

Additionally, we’ve created dedicated Technical Account Manager positions and a Customer Solutions group, focused solely on supporting our partners’ migration to the New Sponsored Search.

We’re pleased to report that we successfully migrated more than 95% of our top-tier third-party partners by December 11, 2006, which met the goals in our plan.

Remember, ultimately it is the responsibility of individual tool providers to ensure that their applications work with our new platform, and to communicate any issues or delays to their clients directly. If you’re finding that some part of their application is not working correctly, we recommend that you contact your tool provider directly.

-M2 & Jeff

]]> By: Mike Stuart http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1115 Mike Stuart Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:39:29 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update/#comment-1115 I have been unable to get any help or support with API changes for Yahoo New Search advertising platform. All the tools we used to interface with Paid Search results no longer function, and you cannot even schedule a report to be sent so you could at least process the data that way. I have been unable to get any help or support with API changes for Yahoo New Search advertising platform. All the tools we used to interface with Paid Search results no longer function, and you cannot even schedule a report to be sent so you could at least process the data that way.

]]> By: Andy Redfern - New Media Consultant » Yahoo in new API update http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update/comment-page-1/#comment-1000 Andy Redfern - New Media Consultant » Yahoo in new API update Sat, 13 Jan 2007 08:38:16 +0000 http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update/#comment-1000 [...] The full Yahoo article can be read here. http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update [...] [...] The full Yahoo article can be read here. http://www.ysmblog.com/blog/2007/01/12/third-party-tools-update [...]

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