Webcal (company)
| Company type | Online service |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, Software |
| Founder | Yahoo! |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Online calendar platform |
| Parent | Yahoo! |
Yahoo Calendar is an online calendar platform provided by Yahoo!. It enables users to access calendar feeds and events distributed through Yahoo's calendar APIs. While a Yahoo ID is required to use the service, having a Yahoo Mail account is not mandatory. It stands as one of the major online calendar services, catering to millions of users worldwide.
Features
The service includes:
- A calendar spanning 100 years
- Various alert options, such as notifications sent to mobile devices and Yahoo Messenger
- Compatibility with Palm (PDA) devices, Microsoft Office Outlook, CalDAV, iPhone Calendar, and select SyncML-compatible mobile phones
- Multiple sharing options for schedules: publicly accessible calendars, sharing within specific Yahoo Groups, or direct sharing with individual Yahoo members
- Automatic import and redistribution of both public and private events syndicated from sources like Eventful, Upcoming, Evite, and Bookwhen
All events are stored in the cloud with capabilities for calendar sharing.
The New Yahoo Calendar
In October 2008, Yahoo introduced Yahoo Calendar Beta, featuring a revamped design consistent with the All-New Yahoo Mail interface. This update brought support for open standards, subscriptions to public calendars based on iCalendar format, integration with Flickr, drag-and-drop event management, and automatic synchronization with Outlook.
The final stable release followed in November 2010.