Well now, is google going to complain that yahoo is copying off of them? Anyways, check out this blog post and looking forward to some feedback on this feature.
Quote: Yahoo has launched a new search feature that anticipates queries as users write them.
The feature, Search Direct, is similar to the Instant Search Feature that Google released in September. In a press release,Yahoo distinguished its product as a query tool for answers, not links.
Results (or answers) on Search Direct are displayed in a box that drops down from the search box. As soon as a user places his cursor in the search box, the drop-down display shows trending search topics. Once the user begins to type, it shows the 10 most likely search terms. If one of those terms involves Yahoo content ?movie times, weather, financial information ?then a preview of that content appears.
Hitting the search button or enter displays normal Yahoo search results.
During a press conference call, Yahoo said... Continued at: http://mashable.com/2011/03/23/yahoo-search-direct/
Official news on the Yahoo blog: http://www.ysearchblog.com/2011/03/23/yahoo’s-new-search-box-of-awesome-search-direct/
Test this out at: http://search.yahoo.com/
Any feedback so far about this move? Hmmm! It seems Yahoo is too obsessed and worried about how they will get the position of Google. Well, I think that will never be happen. Google will still be the best search engine.
Quote: Yahoo has launched a new search feature that anticipates queries as users write them.
The feature, Search Direct, is similar to the Instant Search Feature that Google released in September. In a press release,Yahoo distinguished its product as a query tool for answers, not links.
Results (or answers) on Search Direct are displayed in a box that drops down from the search box. As soon as a user places his cursor in the search box, the drop-down display shows trending search topics. Once the user begins to type, it shows the 10 most likely search terms. If one of those terms involves Yahoo content ?movie times, weather, financial information ?then a preview of that content appears.
Hitting the search button or enter displays normal Yahoo search results.
During a press conference call, Yahoo said... Continued at: http://mashable.com/2011/03/23/yahoo-search-direct/
Official news on the Yahoo blog: http://www.ysearchblog.com/2011/03/23/yahoo’s-new-search-box-of-awesome-search-direct/
Test this out at: http://search.yahoo.com/
Any feedback so far about this move? Hmmm! It seems Yahoo is too obsessed and worried about how they will get the position of Google. Well, I think that will never be happen. Google will still be the best search engine.