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5 야후, 이렇게 시작되었다 을 만들어 현재의 Yahoo를 탄생시켰습니다. 여러분이 원하는 정보를 찾았을 때, ‘야

마나 번거로울까요? David과 Jerry는 이 불편을 해소하기 위해 여러 웹사이트 목록
UNIT Yahoo! Point 인터넷에서 당신이 가려고 하는 사이트의 주소를 일일이 입력해야 한다면 얼
후!’라고 외쳐 보세요.

Part 1 Part 2
Topic Discussion General Discussion
Internet

1. What Internet search site do you use 1. Do you remember the first time you
most frequently? Why do you like it used the Internet? How did you like it
and what did you feel then?
best?
Read & Discuss

In 1993, two electrical engineering students called Jerry Yang and
David Filo were both fans of the Internet. They thought the Web was exciting 2. How did Yahoo begin? What was the 2. What would be different if there were

but confusing. In those days, the Internet was different to the way it is now. The only early function of Yahoo? no search engines?
way to find a website was to type the exact address. Jerry and David were tired of
forgetting the addresses of their favorite websites. They wanted to solve the problem.
Jerry decided to make a list of their many favorite websites. However, the list quickly
became too long and confusing. Luckily, David had an idea. He was very skilled at 3. How did people find the website they 3. What do you think will happen if the

making software and designed some software to help Jerry. The software worked like wanted to visit in 1993? government tries to censor certain
a library. It organized Jerry’s list into separate lists such as “sports” or “music.” Jerry information on the Internet? What will
called his list “Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web.” He put it on the Internet in 1994. happen if they don’t?
It became popular right away. The number of people using it doubled every month.
Soon hundreds of thousands of people were using Jerry’s list.

David and Jerry soon decided the name “Jerry’s Guide to the World Wide Web” wasn’
t fair. After all, David had worked on the site as much as Jerry. So they looked for a 4. What does “Yahoo” mean literally? What 4. There are various forms of Internet

new name in a dictionary, and came across the word “yahoo.” It had two meanings: “a was your guess about the meaning of communities or web pages ； café, blog,
noisy person” and “a word you shout when you find something exciting.” They thought “Yahoo” when you first heard it? homepage, etc. Now UCC has become
Yahoo! was an easy name to remember. And it seemed other people thought so too. popular. What do you think will be the
next trend on the Internet?
Yahoo! Quickly became one of the most popular sites on the Internet. Companies
soon wanted to pay to advertise on their site. Not long after making the list, David and
Jerry had a billon-dollar company!

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