Yahoo! deletes Route 66 group; members mostly migrate to MeWe platform

An image of the homepage of the now-deleted Route 66 group on Yahoo! The end of an era quietly occurred Thursday when Yahoo! deleted the 20-year-old Route 66 group and hundreds of other Yahoo Groups, a day later than the announced deletion date of Dec. 15. However, it appears the once-influential group is rising like … Continue reading Yahoo! deletes Route 66 group; members mostly migrate to MeWe platform

Yahoo! will delete Route 66 group on Dec. 15

Yahoo! announced it would shut down all its Yahoo Groups, including the once-influential Route 66 Group, on Dec. 15. In an email Monday, Yahoo! stated "with heavy hearts" it would shut down those groups on that date: Yahoo Groups has seen a steady decline in usage over the last several years. Over that same period … Continue reading Yahoo! will delete Route 66 group on Dec. 15

Route 66 e-group advocates moving to MeWe platform

After several months of consideration, the Route 66 group on Yahoo!, also known as the Route 66 e-group, announced last week it is asking members to migrate to the MeWe platform. Mike Ward, one of the original e-group's moderators, stated with the MeWe announcement: Take a look and give it a chance. I don’t ever … Continue reading Route 66 e-group advocates moving to MeWe platform

End of an era: Yahoo! will scale back Route 66 group

Yahoo! recently announced it will stop allowing uploads of content on all its Yahoo Groups -- including the once-seminal and 20-year-old Route 66 group -- on Oct. 28 and remove all uploaded content in mid-December. One of the group's longtime members and moderators, Mike Ward, passed along the news Monday and posted a Yahoo link … Continue reading End of an era: Yahoo! will scale back Route 66 group