Yahoo will be closing down its podcast site October 31, 2007. Yahoo launched this service just two years ago as a podcasting search, directory, and listening service. This is just one of the many Yahoo products that have been eliminated recently.

Yahoo podcasts join the ranks of Yahoo Bill Pay, Yahoo Auctions, WebJay, and Yahoo Photos. Yahoo is expected to drop more services before things settle out. Many industry experts believe its music subscription service is next on the chopping block.

I wouldn't count Yahoo out. I think they are doing some major re-tooling. Yahoo Photos was killed off (rightfully so) because Yahoo acquired Flickr. Yahoo also has a new deal with DivX, an online video compression software company. The Yahoogle war is an interesting one to observe especially when you add Microsoft as a major player sticking its nose in.