Random Though of the Day - Whatever happened to Yahoo! Pipes?
What happened to Yahoo! Pipes
Yahoo! Pipes, a powerful data mashup tool launched by Yahoo in 2007, was discontinued in 2015. It allowed users to visually program workflows by combining and manipulating data from various sources, such as RSS feeds and APIs. The service was shut down due to Yahoo's strategic shifts and declining focus on developer tools, with new pipe creation disabled in August 2015 and the platform fully closed by September of that year[1][2][7].
Many users lamented its loss, as it was a versatile tool for data integration and automation. Alternatives like Huginn, Microsoft Azure Logic Apps, and Zapier have since emerged to fill the gap, offering similar or expanded functionality for automating workflows and managing data.
Citations:
[1] A Welcoming Embrace to Huginn, our Yahoo! Pipes Replacement https://blogs.library.duke.edu/bitstreams/2015/09/04/a-welcoming-embrace-to-huginn-our-yahoo-pipes-replacement/
[2] The Modern Yahoo Pipes Replacement … Azure Logic Apps! https://mattcollinge.wordpress.com/2020/04/12/the-modern-yahoo-pipes-alternative-azure-logic-apps/
[3] Yahoo Pipes | Hacker News https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33716264
[4] From Yahoo! Pipes to Zapier: A brief history of web app automation https://thenextweb.com/news/from-yahoo-pipes-to-zapier-a-brief-history-of-web-app-automation
[5] 6 reasons killing off Yahoo Pipes was a bad idea - VentureBeat https://venturebeat.com/dev/6-reasons-killing-off-yahoo-pipes-was-a-bad-idea/
[6] Yahoo's Pipes goes down the tubes – mathewingram.com/work https://mathewingram.com/work/2007/02/08/yahoos-pipes-goes-down-the-tubes/
[7] Yahoo Pipes is shutting down : r/rss - Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/rss/comments/38lon6/yahoo_pipes_is_shutting_down/
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