Yahoo Pipes (site may be down at the moment – I think they didn’t anticipate the instant global attention) is a perfect example of why I’m so bullish on Yahoo’s prospects as a company. Yahoo Pipes is a premier mashup enabling application coming along at a very opportune time.
Yahoo’s developer team is second to none, and in my opinion has a remarkable understanding of “Web 2.0” sensibilities. Pipes will simplify the process of connecting content, websites, and applications.
In an ideal world, innovation is constrained only by the human imagination, not by the limitations of technology. Yahoo pipes is a profound step in that direction.
More about Yahoo Pipes:
Tim O’Reilly (is this guy ever *wrong* about stuff? I don’t think so. )
… enormous promise in turning the web into a programmable environment for everyone.
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Disclaimer: I have some Yahoo stock and as of Monday some short term Yahoo calls.
Joe Duck 
Amen to that brother! This is an important development for Yahoo! It looks like they are finally responding on all fronts to the ongoing onslaught from Google.
Wow, just took a peek at this, and that is very, very cool. I have always loved Yahoo.
It’s back up now but I have not tried building one yet.