Beta Version of Yahoo! News Goes Live

Yahoo! News has released a new beta version of their popular news site to the public this week. The new design features quick access to a variety of topics via tabbed navigation and the ability to customize the news categories that appear on the front page. One of the most practical new features is the ability to view the headlines from a variety of news sources without having to click thru to new pages. For example, in the "Top Stories" section of the page, there are tabbed buttons that will automatically load news from AFP, Reuters, the Associated Press and a variety of other sources into the "Top Stories" box without the user ever leaving the page. The tabbed option appears in each of the topical news boxes so that users can quickly skim through the latest news from their favorite sources without jumping from page to page.