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May 9, 2008
Yahoo! Acquires Assets of the Inquisitor 3 Plug-in for Safari
Yahoo has acquired the assets of the Inquisitor 3 plug-in for the Safari web browser. Mac developer Dave Watanabe created the plug-in, but will not become a Yahoo! employee. Watanabe will, however, temporarily consult for Yahoo.
Inquisitor 3 aids searchers by auto-completing their search keywords and delivers results directly in the Safari browser. When users begin to type in the chrome (you know, that area where the toolbars and menus are), websites and alternative search terms pop up to assist the searcher. Yahoo says the plug-in is similar to their Search Assist-type function, but within the chrome.
Posted by Nathania Johnson at May 9, 2008 11:00 AM
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On the Safari note ... I noticed that Safari doesn't support the OpenSearch standard like FireFox and IE does. Wish they would, as I like variety in my search.
Posted by: duper at May 9, 2008 10:28 AM
