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Thu 11 Feb 2010

Yahoo Search: This Is The “Dark Time” But We’ll Be Back

Posted by Admin under Latest Info, Yahoo: Business Issues, Yahoo: Employees, Yahoo: General, Yahoo: Maps & Local, Yahoo: Outside US, Yahoo: Search Monkey, Yahoo: Shortcuts

Yesterday Yahoo hosted a press event called SearchSpeak that sought to dispel the “misconception,” in the words of new Search Products SVP Shashi Seth, that Yahoo was no longer investing in search. As Seth took the stage to begin his presentation the power in the room went out. Not a very auspicious start to the [...]

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Fri 5 Feb 2010

Super Bowl 2010 Winners: Google, Yahoo & Bing Are Ready

Posted by Admin under Google: OneBox, Plus Box & Direct Answers, Google: Web Search, Latest Info, Microsoft: Bing, Yahoo: Search, Yahoo: Shortcuts

Super Bowl XLIV is two days away, and even though it’s always one of the most-watched TV events of the year, the major search engines are also ready for anyone searching for the latest news and information. All three already have Super Bowl shortcuts/oneboxes in place.
Google

Yahoo

Bing

No doubt each search engine will keep those updated all [...]

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Tue 15 Dec 2009

Yahoo Showing Local Results On Non-Local Queries

Posted by Admin under Latest Info, Yahoo: Maps & Local, Yahoo: Shortcuts

Following in others’ footsteps, Yahoo says it’s now showing its local shortcut on certain queries that don’t include a local modifier.
When you search for the name of a business, or a local business category, Yahoo will show the local shortcut if it believes the search has local intent. For me, typing “pizza” into Yahoo’s [...]

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Tue 24 Nov 2009

Yahoo’s Search Box Gets Smarter

Posted by Admin under Latest Info, Search Features: Shortcuts, Yahoo: Search, Yahoo: Shortcuts, Yahoo: User Interface

Yahoo has announced a new set of features for its Search Assist service that makes the Yahoo search box a lot smarter.
Perhaps the main innovation here is the inclusion of content and information right inside the Search Assist dropdown. For example, do a search for a company’s stock symbol, and Yahoo will show real-time [...]

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Wed 17 Jun 2009

Google Fires Back At Bing, Launches “Explore Google Search”

Posted by Admin under Features: Analysis, Google: Marketing, Google: Web Search, Latest Info, Microsoft: Bing, Search Features: Shortcuts, Top News, Yahoo: Shortcuts

I wrote earlier that it was probably driving Google crazy to see people “amazed” that Bing is doing stuff that Google itself has long offered. Now Google’s fighting back. The first shot? A new Explore Google Search page.
Google’s had help pages like this before. For example, this one still remains, showing [...]

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Thu 28 May 2009

Yahoo! Search Adds Sports Shortcuts

Posted by Admin under Latest Info, Yahoo: Shortcuts

Earlier this week, we looked at the Instant Answers that Live Search provides for sports teams and players. Now, Yahoo! is rolling out search shortcuts for sports as well.

Simply type in a team or sporting event and get immediate stats. The shortcut works for NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA, and college sports leagues including the NCAAF and NCAAB.

Here are some examples:

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Thu 28 May 2009

Yahoo Search Adds Team Shortcuts & Google Adds Tennis One Box

Posted by Admin under Google: OneBox, Plus Box & Direct Answers, Google: Web Search, Latest Info, Yahoo: Search, Yahoo: Shortcuts

Not do be outdone by Live Search adding sports scores, both Yahoo and Google added some of their own. Keep in mind, both Google and Yahoo have had sports scores in the search results, but both have made additions to theirs.
Yahoo has added a way to search for your favorite sports team. For [...]

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Fri 20 Mar 2009

Microsoft IE8 Browser Seeks To ‘Accelerate’ Searching, Yahoo Adds ‘Visual Shortcuts’ To Search Box

Posted by Admin under Latest Info, Microsoft: Internet Explorer, Microsoft: Live Search, Yahoo: Shortcuts

Microsoft’s new browser IE 8 is now in general release. There are loads of features, which I won’t go into at length. Danny did a preliminary overview of the search and ad-related features of IE8 already, which I’m sure he’ll revisit at some point. And the Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg offers a generally favorable [...]

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