Yahoo launches Mash – the new new social networking platform. Get your invitation

September 15, 2007

By sinha

Yahoo has launched Mash- it’s new social networking platform. The product is currently in private beta phase and you will need an invite for the same.

Since I work for Yahoo!, I will not be reviewing the Mash product here! I’d rather request one of the readers to share their review/comment.

In any case, if you wanna play with Mash, leave your email id in the comment section. I’ll send you an invite.

yahoo mash

The review so far has been mixed:

Mashable has a deja-vu feeling

“It is, in other words, an admission that they failed to acquire Facebook when they should have, and an attempt to get into streams before Google does with its SocialStream project.. And that’s notable too: rather than salvaging Yahoo 360, their existing network, Yahoo is starting afresh.

While I’m sure there is more to come down the road from the new site, for the time being, it just has a feel of a “poor man’s copy” of Yahoo’s missed opportunity: Facebook.

TechCrunch has a good description of product feature:

Unfortunately, it looks like Mash lacks a vital feature of Facebook: search. In the top right of every Mash page there is a search box for regular Yahoo search, but that appears to be it.Yahoo is calling Mash the next generation of profiles and has plans to roll it out quietly

Give Mash a spin. If you need invite, leave your email ID in the comment section (or send me an email).
While Facebook build the community and then opened it’s APIs to the world, Yahoo’s Mash is walking the reverse route, i.e. use cool modules and build the community. Do you think it will work? What’s the incentive for you to invite your friends at Mash?

Or bluntly put,will you ever move away from Facebook or Orkut and go Mash-ing?

On a serious note, if anyone of you is interested in writing Mash review @ pluGGd.in, do send me an email – I’ll create your id and you can get the mash pet!

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mahe on September 16, 2007 at 12:28 am

hi ashish.
how are u doing..
cud u send me an invite at mnc_prince[at]yahoo[.]co[.]in

Dr.Karuturi on September 16, 2007 at 7:48 am

Send me an invite.

Utkarsh on September 16, 2007 at 9:12 am

Hi Ashish,
I would like to receive an invite for Yahoo Mash! Also we are in the midst of launching a product within a few weeks. So, if possible we could talk about it in detail.

Regards,
Utkarsh.S

Ashish on September 16, 2007 at 10:34 am

Mahe, Dr. Karutury and Utkarsh – Have sent you the invite. Lets get mashing

Dr.Karuturi on September 16, 2007 at 1:01 pm

Thanks Ashish for the invitation.

http://blog.karuturi.org/2007/09/yahoo-mash.html

Prashanth on September 16, 2007 at 7:23 pm

Hi Ashish,

Can you send out an Invite … Thnx in Advance.

- Prashanth

Venugopal on September 17, 2007 at 2:24 am

Thanks!!!!!

Prashant on September 17, 2007 at 4:44 am

Please send me an invite .

rAm on September 17, 2007 at 5:46 am

Invitation please!!

Sri on September 17, 2007 at 6:11 am

Well, thanks for the invite, but sorry to say , Yahoo has lost the battle miserably.

On the first note, they missed the train, by not acquiring Facebook, now that they bring such a crap product out by the name MASH, i wonder what were they expecting to MASH up with?, my first impression when i opened my account was, the page was awful, with no interesting features nor anything which is out of box,

well Social networking has got his own meaning these days, with advent of Myspace, Orkut, Facebook and stuff, I am a big fan of Yahoo technology, I must say they let me down, in getting such a absurd portal.

I have heard of Yahoo opening API it up to 3rd party contents, probably then they could bring some changes not within yahoo but form external users, with growing demand of Facebook and its 3rd party vendors, i stand a chance to say, MASH would be SMASHED.

vijay on September 17, 2007 at 6:14 am

Hi Ashish,
Please send me an invite.
Thanks

Bill on September 17, 2007 at 2:19 pm

beachweb@yahoo.com

konark on September 17, 2007 at 3:40 pm

Hey ashish please do send me an invite at this address!

Raahil Khan on September 18, 2007 at 12:58 am

Raahil Khan

raahil.khan@yahoo.com

Prabhat on September 18, 2007 at 5:15 am

Hello Ashish..
plz send me invitation at given Email address.
mail_prabhatkumar@yahoo.co.in
Thanks

sanjay on September 18, 2007 at 8:43 am

funkysanju@gmail.com

Saikia on September 18, 2007 at 9:21 am

Hi ,

plz send me invitation at given Email address.

prasujya@yahoo.com

warinpiece on September 18, 2007 at 10:31 am

Hi Ash,
I blog on 360, but am keen to see if YMash is better suited for me. Could you please invite me.
Thankyou

Papa Ki Pari on September 18, 2007 at 12:29 pm

Hello Ashish ji,

I m well impresed to see mash at yahoo networking

plz do me a fever sand me invitation as soon as possible, I lov my frnds but orkut have so many problem i lov to join mash

plzzzzz sand me soon….

Papa Ki Pari on September 18, 2007 at 12:30 pm

ooppps note my mail Id :

mishra.niharika@yahoo.co.in

Vinlee on September 18, 2007 at 12:38 pm

Hi Ashish, please send me the invite

Papa Ki Pari on September 18, 2007 at 12:47 pm

Thnx Ashish Ji

Rahul Krishna on September 18, 2007 at 2:11 pm

My name is Rahul Krishna and I work with an Online Market Research Company in London. A reglular viewer of your blog…can you please send me an invitation as well…Many Thanks!

Rahul Krishna

Rahul Krishna on September 18, 2007 at 2:12 pm

My Email ID is rahulkrishna79@gmail.com

inayat on September 18, 2007 at 2:43 pm

hi!!!
cud u send me invitation of yahoo mash

Ashish on September 18, 2007 at 4:04 pm

@all: have sent you all mash invites. If you need more, leave a comment here.

Ganesh on September 18, 2007 at 5:49 pm

Please send me an invite ! Thx

Srini on September 19, 2007 at 10:18 am

Pls send me an invite

pls send me an invite at panopticon1313@aol.in

durga on September 20, 2007 at 11:42 am

pls send me an invite at kannyy_prasad@yahoo.co.in

Abhilash on September 22, 2007 at 10:23 am

Would love an invite!

Abhilash on September 22, 2007 at 10:28 am

That would be mail2abhilashr@yahoo.co.in

johnathan on September 22, 2007 at 11:02 pm

can u send me an invite?

champion on September 23, 2007 at 6:21 am

a yahoo mash! invitation would be really appreciated at championn[at]gmail.com

thanks and yeah ,god bless you

samridhi on September 23, 2007 at 6:29 am

samridhirocks@gmail.com

Will look forward to receiving the invite.

Thanks

Bonnie on September 24, 2007 at 1:03 pm

HI! Would you please send a Yahoo Mash invite to me at:
thenchanted_one@yahoo.com

Thanks so much!

brac on September 25, 2007 at 9:16 pm

love to get an invite!

godshop@yahoo.com

umair on September 26, 2007 at 12:47 pm

hey send me ..

umairme@soon.com
forhacking1@hotmail.com

waiting

Ace on September 27, 2007 at 2:38 pm

Please send me an invite too

aceofeast@gmail.com

Holmss on September 28, 2007 at 1:49 am

Can you send me invation, please
eholmss@gmail.com

Holmss on September 28, 2007 at 10:56 am

Thanx

vkhanh on September 30, 2007 at 10:28 am

Can you send me invation
vkhanh82@yahoo.com
waiting…

Thanks!

Joy on September 30, 2007 at 6:16 pm

I’d like to check it out, especially if I’m going to lose my Y360 profile!

Please send invite to “atty_joyful@yahoo.com”

kevin on October 1, 2007 at 6:13 pm

could you send me an invitation! thks and have a nice day!

virender on October 5, 2007 at 6:34 pm

pls send me an invite at mrvirenderverma@yahoo.com

baseev on October 23, 2007 at 7:39 pm

Hi Ash,

Please sent an invitation to baseev@gmail.com

thnx,
Baseev

Max Loudenback on October 26, 2007 at 5:50 am

Please, send me an invitation?

joke on October 29, 2007 at 7:47 am

This mash thing looks more a more like an imitation to multiply.com same layout same CSS profile fixtures….. not good to copy someone else website

Rain on October 30, 2007 at 3:19 pm

can you send me an invitation, please.
Thanks so much.
My email is vuthanh20022001@yahoo.com

Alex on November 1, 2007 at 11:00 pm

Please send me an invitation to alexdang77@gmail.com

Thanks a lot

Ngoc on November 2, 2007 at 6:39 am

Please send me an invitation … thanks

Ngoc on November 2, 2007 at 6:40 am

please send me an invitation
my email is : ng0cke0@yahoo.co.uk

ATL on November 11, 2007 at 7:29 pm

invite me thx

im_n0t_in_luv@yahoo.com

Paul on November 13, 2007 at 12:53 am

OK count me in – I’ll try it

Thx

Paul

pfletcher@pawtrait.net

forgot the address – sorry

micina on November 20, 2007 at 5:03 am

thank in advance
gattichepassione@yahoo.it

Naveen on November 21, 2007 at 8:28 pm

Leme try it bro.
invite me at nimmala_reddy@yahoo.com

mavis on November 26, 2007 at 3:29 am

hi ashish. i’ve been using yahoo 360. but myspace is far better in terms of its interface and facilitating control over customization of outlook and content. gee, if only my all my friends weren’t on yahoo please please send me an invitation! mavis.hill[at]yahoo.com, thanks

jodi on November 29, 2007 at 6:22 am

please send me an invitation

gabi on December 17, 2007 at 1:21 am

Hello, can you please send me an invite?
Thanks a lot
Gabi

gabi on December 17, 2007 at 1:45 am

Sorry… my address is gabici77@gmail.com

Karl on January 3, 2008 at 1:14 am

Hi Ash, been reading a lot about yahooMash… could you send me an invite so I can check it out?

Karl on January 3, 2008 at 1:15 am

Hi Ash, been reading a lot about YahooMash….it sounds really cool and would like to check it out. Could you send me an invite at clarksville1976@yahoo.com? Sorry about not giving my address earlier!

vinnie on January 7, 2008 at 11:47 am

can i get an invite please? my email is vinnie.p@wagner.edu

Kamal Thakur on January 7, 2008 at 12:14 pm

MUJHE BHI. .. ..
holy007lotus@gmail.com

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Vibhas on May 4, 2008 at 6:18 pm

Request for Invitation to Yahoo Mesh!

Vibhas on May 4, 2008 at 6:21 pm

vb.bharati@gmail.com

ajay mehra on May 5, 2008 at 2:24 am

hi, kindly send me an invitation of yahoo mash

regards
ajay mehra
pointplacement@yahoo.com

Prasanna on May 23, 2008 at 4:05 pm

Could you pls drop an invite to me info@startupit.org

Thanks,

Sami on September 14, 2008 at 10:54 am

HI My friend !!
Could you send me an invite to sami_tiaret@yahoo.fr
And i will be grateful if you could tell if yahoo mash is better then using NING or Kick Apps.
THanks in Advance.