Yahoo Shutting Down AlltheWeb

Yahoo posted a note on their AlltheWeb.com site mid March that the site will soon be shut down and the domain redirected to Yahoo beginning April 4th. The likely shutdown was first leaked back in December 2010 without any specifics on when the shutdown would occur.

The following is what Yahoo posted on the site, with very little fanfare about shutting down the site.

Yahoo! will be closing AlltheWeb on April 4, 2011, as we focus on other features to improve your search experience. Starting on April 4, 2011, http://www.alltheweb.com will redirect to Yahoo! Search at http://search.yahoo.com. Thanks for your understanding.

Alltheweb.com was purchased by Yahoo as part of the Overture deal back in 2004 but never really did anything with the service. We look to see Yahoo shut down AltaVista as well this year.