SEARCH outfit Yahoo has decided that podcasts are a faddish service too far and is dumping them like a dead rabid dog.

The move, which will see the death of a little-used service for finding and rating spodcasts, is part of Yahoo's bid to get interesting again.

Your last chance to find a Podcast using Yahoo will be October 31.

A Spokesyahoo said the company still hopes to blend its index of podcasts into another part of its Web site.

It is unlikely to be the only thing that Yahoo drops by the end of the year. People in the know claim that Yahoo is expected to dump more services before the overhaul is completed, with its unsuccessful music subscription service likely for the chop.

There is also some talk that the company could close its Santa Monica offices that serve as the hub of its news and entertainment division.

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