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September 22, 2009
Yahoo! Rolls Out New Web Search to All Users
Last month, Yahoo! tested a new search that featured 3 columns and updated search results. Now, they're rolling out the new web search to all users in the U.S., U.K., France, Spain, Mexico, and India. Image and video search results are being revamped as part of the update as well.
Within the three column look, the left hand side features search filters including the ability to refine by sites such as Wikipedia and Twitter.
There's also Search Pad, which allows easy note-taking for searches you're conducting. Search Pad will track sites you've visited, but you can also type your own notes into the tool.
From a tech standpoint, much of Yahoo!'s new search was rebuilt. The foundational markup/CSS/JavaScript for the SRP design and core functionality has been rebuilt completely from scratch. As a result, Yahoo! says load time is faster.
Posted by Nathania Johnson on September 22, 2009 12:01 PM
Comments
Todd hebert September 22, 2009 1:39 PM
Good to see innovation at work. One thing I do not see is a blog search option. Also, sponsor results has 4 listings at the top, similar to Bing, rather than the max 4 you find on Google.
David September 23, 2009 11:10 AM
I quite like this new layout and it's interesting to see the search engines are still trying to out do each other with better features.
Oliver September 24, 2009 12:13 PM
Interesting how these Search engine wars are going on right now.