<s>
FoxyTunes	B-Operating_System
was	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
extension	I-Protocol
allowing	O
control	O
of	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
from	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
that	O
developed	O
FoxyTunes	B-Operating_System
was	O
bought	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
FoxyTunes	B-Operating_System
was	O
closed	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
computer	O
science	O
graduate	O
student	O
Alex	O
Sirota	O
was	O
making	O
Foxytunes	B-Operating_System
available	O
for	O
free	O
and	O
accepting	O
donations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
behind	O
Foxytunes	B-Operating_System
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
Vitaly	O
and	O
Alex	O
Sirota	O
with	O
private	O
investors	O
and	O
subsequently	O
acquired	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
what	O
was	O
understood	O
to	O
be	O
over	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
retaining	O
the	O
Foxytunes	B-Operating_System
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
announced	O
FoxyTunes	B-Operating_System
's	O
closure	O
,	O
scheduled	O
for	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
peak	O
FoxyTunes	B-Operating_System
was	O
available	O
in	O
over	O
30	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foxytunes	B-Operating_System
was	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
toolbar	O
interface	O
which	O
was	O
installed	O
on	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
and	O
other	O
applications	O
included	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
SeaMonkey	B-Language
,	O
Mozilla	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
,	O
Flock	B-Protocol
and	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extension	O
supported	O
the	O
normal	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
functions	O
and	O
displayed	O
currently	O
playing	O
track	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
the	O
FoxyTunes	B-Operating_System
Planet	O
rich	O
media	O
front	O
page	O
was	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FoxyTunes	B-Operating_System
supported	O
more	O
than	O
30	O
desktop	O
and	O
web-based	O
media	B-Device
players	I-Device
on	O
a	O
diverse	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Music	O
Jukebox	O
/	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
FoxyTunes	B-Operating_System
Version	O
1.0	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
2004	O
by	O
ExtremeTech	O
,	O
in	O
2005	O
by	O
Ynet	O
,	O
by	O
Tony	O
Hoffman	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
Free	O
Software	O
(	O
2007	O
)	O
"	O
in	O
PCMag	O
and	O
Preston	O
Gralla	O
in	O
PCWorld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
Claudine	O
Beaumont	O
's	O
favourite	O
in	O
her	O
2008	O
article	O
"	O
Firefox	B-Application
3	O
:	O
Top	O
ten	O
extensions	O
"	O
in	O
The	O
Telegraph	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
download.com	B-Application
and	O
Softpedia	O
.	O
</s>
