Yahoo! Debuts Stock Chart Badges
Did you notice anything new or different about Investorial’s homepage today? I’m test driving Yahoo’s new stock chart badges. Yahoo generated buzz last month that they would be allowing webmasters and bloggers to incorporate such a feature on their sites. Amist all the hoopla today regarding the overhaul of Yahoo!’s homepage and the Yahoo Finance site, you should also know that the anticipated stock chart service is now live!
First thoughts? The design and colors look really nice, and it’s very easy to customize the badge to fit your needs. Although I still feel there needs to be more customizable options and choices. You can built as many of these badges as you like. If you frequently post with stock ticker symbols, you might consider embedding one of these badges permanently to your articles.. This way, new readers can keep track of what’s happening with the stock tickers easily.
Currently, only symbols from the NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX exchanges as well as indices from Standard & Poor’s can be included. I tested and could not add the Dow Jones to the chart. Yahoo will look to add new exchanges in the future to allow users to include foreign stocks.
You can check out Yahoo’s new stock chart service here! (You must have a Yahoo login to use this feature, but I believe most people do! )
Update: I’ve taken the stock chart badge out. It was simply taking up too much screen real-estate for the little purpose that I have in displaying it. I will however review and revisit the design and placement of the stock badges for individual articles!
