We couldn’t make it to Yahoo’s (NSDQ: YHOO) press event today—neither could Jerry Yang or Sue Decker for that matter—but some of our usual trusted sources did:

—Yahoo to open music site to other services: Scott Moore: “We are going to completely open up Yahoo Music in the next few weeks.” The site will feature info about songs and artists from other services.

—Liveblogging From Yahoo’s “Open House”: Sexy Email and Barbara Mandrell!: “Moore showed off a new look for Yahoo’s news properties, including substantially more third-party content integration and interchangeable modules. It’s not a new idea, by any stretch, but it looks like a good change. ‘Our users are in control,’ said Moore. ‘We’re not doing this open thing because it is the flavor of the month.’
David Filo: No browser for Yahoo: No Jerry or Sue but co-founder David Filo was on hand and talked to CNET (NSDQ: CNET). Filo: ““I don’t think you’re going to see a browser from us….We’re getting to the point where everything we do is a completely open platform.” As for Google (NSDQ: GOOG) Chrome, too soon to tell: “They’ve been trying a lot of things, most of which won’t go anywhere. This is another thing they’re throwing against the wall.”

Yahoo Explains Tie-up With Google: EVP Hilary Schneider “explained how the tie-up will benefit users—without explicitly acknowledging the potential legal problems of the deal. ... ‘It’s about delivering the most complete set of results against that search query.’”

Yahoo’s home page, other sections to get makeover: “Yahoo plans to open up more with the first major redesign of its home page since May 2006. The changes will enable Yahoo users to plant more mini-applications known as “widgets” on personalized versions of the home page, said Ash Patel, executive vice president of the company’s audience product division.” CNET has screenshots and more details.