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Site Explorer Counts Resolved
Date : 2007 11 06 Yahoo! Search BlogLast week we announced that we were working on a fix to correct discrepancies in the page and inlink data counts. The good news is that the fix is now complete. You should see consistent page and inline counts in Site Explorer, whether you're logged in or logged out. Try a query in Site Explorer to confi read more »
Update on Site Explorer Results and Counts Data
Date : 2007 10 26 Yahoo! Search BlogRecently, some of you noticed changes in counts for Site Explorer results, where the counts were different for logged-in users versus logged-out users. While the counts have been incorrect in some cases, the actual returned results have been correct. However, we did roll out a product fix yesterday and will read more »
Top Time-Saving Yahoo! Search Tips
Date : 2007 10 25 Yahoo! Search BlogWhen it comes to the Web, there's nothing wrong with cutting a few corners. That's why we decided to focus today's post on some time-saving tips for your next search. Some may seem obvious; others you may already know and use. But we hope a few will help you cut through the chase. You can find a full list of read more »
A Day in Their Shoes
Date : 2007 10 19 Yahoo! Search BlogLike any consumer-focused tech company, Yahoo! spends a lot of time conducting various kinds of customer research. We have a dedicated research team that takes this on to understand our customers and improve our products. But last week, we wanted to do something different and have the rest of the team go deep read more »
Are Words Failing You?
Date : 2007 10 15 Yahoo! Search BlogI'm not one of those natural-born puzzle solvers that can complete the Sunday New York Times Crossword in under three minutes. Quite frankly, I have enough trouble completing the Monday Crossword. Over the past few weeks, we've been working with the gurus at the New York Times on an experiment to help peo read more »
The Other Half of the Search Equation
Date : 2007 10 12 Yahoo! Search BlogA search company's mandate is clear: help people find exactly what they're looking for as quickly as possible. For well over a decade, search companies have taken the approach of focusing almost all of their efforts on making their engines smarter, with better indexes, better ranking and faster servers. Whi read more »
Contribute to the Discussion at SMX Social Media
Date : 2007 10 11 Yahoo! Search BlogDel.icio.us founder Joshua Schachter and StumbleUpon founder Garrett Camp are heading to New York next week for SMX Social Media, where they'll be diving into a Q&A-style keynote on the trends in social media and where the future may be heading. To kick-off the keynote, Danny Sullivan's starting the session read more »
Take a Tour of the New Yahoo! Search
Date : 2007 10 09 Yahoo! Search BlogSometimes it's helpful to see how things work in action. Today we launched a site that gives you a quick way to learn how the new Yahoo! Search can help you go from "to-do" to "done." Check out the video demos and let us know what you think. Christina Lee Yahoo! Search read more »
Yahoo! oneSearch Gets More Knowledgeable
Date : 2007 10 05 Yahoo! Search BlogToday we're integrating Yahoo! Answers content into our mobile search service, oneSearch, and launching it globally in 18+ countries. We're rolling this out today to Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Thailand, read more »
Launch Party at the "Search Bar"
Date : 2007 10 03 Yahoo! Search BlogHere are a few photos taken at yesterday's internal launch party for the new Yahoo! Search. After many sleepless nights, it's great to see some of the positive reactions from users. Now that we've had a few celebratory drinks -- the Yahootini was quite popular -- we're back to working on more new features a read more »
From "To Do" to "Done" in One Search
Date : 2007 10 01 Yahoo! Search BlogThat sums up Yahoo! Search in a nutshell; the whole point is we want to get you from "to do" to "done." Whatever it is you want to do: research a topic, find a website, plan a vacation, research a medical condition, view a funny video, or any of the other billions of queries we get from users -- their intents read more »
Flickr and Explorer Bar Expand in Image Search
Date : 2007 09 19 Yahoo! Search BlogBuilding on our initial announcement of Flickr's integration into Yahoo! Image Search earlier this summer, we've now expanded the integration to the countries, regions and languages listed below. You can now access many Flickr images when doing your Yahoo! Image Search from the following countries: Asia, Ar read more »
One Weekend, oneSearch
Date : 2007 09 14 Yahoo! Search BlogI went to a wedding in Marquette, Michigan a couple of weekends ago. The weather? A beautiful 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The weekend-long celebration? Actually, pretty fun. My date? Yahoo! oneSearch. Yes, Yahoo! oneSearch and I were quite the pair. I color-coordinated my tie and dress shirt with oneSearch's read more »
Come and Explore your Site...
Date : 2007 09 10 Yahoo! Search BlogYahoo! Small Business just made it easier for customers to submit and authenticate their sites to Yahoo! Site Explorer. Now, all you have to do is make sure that 'sitemap.xml' is enabled and your site will be submitted to Yahoo! Site Explorer automatically. With this feature, new stores as well as existing read more »
Take to the Open Roads...
Date : 2007 08 30 Yahoo! Search BlogGas relief comes not from a bottle, but from the pumps. As summer draws to an end, the meter has dropped a few pennies -- enough to tempt perhaps one more asphalt adventure. And, with Labor Day weekend upon us, what better way to spend your time than the open roads? "Road trips" buzz usually peaks in April, read more »
First-Timer with Yahoo! and SES San Jose
Date : 2007 08 27 Yahoo! Search BlogHeading into the Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference in San Jose last week, I'd been at Yahoo! just over a week. The four-day summer event was a welcome respite to my new gig and certainly to some of my colleagues who were beginning to feel a little stuffed in their cubes and meeting rooms. We all hea read more »
Are You Ready for Some Football?
Date : 2007 08 23 Yahoo! Search BlogFor the past few weeks, Major League Baseball has been the only game in town -- and the only Sports Shortcut on Yahoo! Search. But all that has changed. The National Football League is on the horizon, putting an end to the preseason speculation, the glory of last year's Fantasy Football championships and th read more »