Yahoo Blog
Weather Report: Yahoo! Search Update
by Administrator
10 Mar 2010 at 11:58pm
The Yahoo! Search engineering teams are rolling out updates to crawling, indexing, and ranking algorithms. Similar to previous updates, you may notice some ranking changes and page shuffling during the process, which we expect to complete over the next few days.
To share your thoughts on this latest update, please visit the Site Explorer Suggestion Board.
Dan [...]
Search Trends for Oscar 2010 at Yahoo!
by Administrator
9 Mar 2010 at 11:57pm
Last week, we introduced you to some great search features to keep up with the 82nd Academy Awards. The coveted statuettes have been distributed and the post-show analysis is in full swing!
The buzziest acceptance speeches of the evening: Sandra Bullock and Mo?Nique ? although the story behind Elinor Burkett and her so-called ?hijacked? acceptance speech [...]
Yahoo! at SMX West and Real-Time Search
by Administrator
6 Mar 2010 at 12:16am
We had a great time at the SMX West conference this past week in Santa Clara, CA. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer kicked things off with his keynote speech, where he addressed several questions on the Yahoo! and Microsoft Search Alliance. Yahoo! participated in several different panels throughout the week, including Thursday?s keynote ?The State off [...]
Countdown to the Oscars with Yahoo! Search
by Administrator
3 Mar 2010 at 6:30pm
Continuing our celebration of the Academy Awards, we are rolling out a series of features that make it easier for you to follow coverage of the Oscars on Yahoo! Search.
On Yahoo! Image Search, just search for ?Oscars 2010? and you?ll see our Oscars image carousel, with the latest image search results of the nominees and [...]
A New Decade of SMX West
by Administrator
1 Mar 2010 at 6:01pm
The 2010 SMX West conference kicks off this week in Santa Clara, Calif., and we?re excited to be there! Yahoos will be sitting on a handful of panels, so stop by and learn what we?re up to.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Time: 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Panel: Real Time Search & The Major Search Engines
Speaker: [...]
A Little Bird Just Told Us About a Yahoo! and Twitter Partnership
by Administrator
24 Feb 2010 at 5:02am
The little bird is right. Yahoo! is partnering with Twitter, making it possible to integrate real-time content into social experiences on Yahoo! Starting today, you?ll be able to see more fascinating and news-worthy tweets when you search on Yahoo!
Last year we integrated Twitter results in the Yahoo! News Shortcut and for other buzzing topics. With [...]
Use Zhuyin in Search Suggestions in Yahoo! Taiwan
by Administrator
23 Feb 2010 at 8:52pm
We?ve just added a new search suggestion feature in Web search for Yahoo! Taiwan (Yahoo! Kimo). This feature helps users easily enter queries in traditional Chinese in the search box using the Zhuyin (Bopomofo) system. Zhuyin is a phonetic system widely used in Taiwan.
When Taiwan users type their queries, they often need to switch the [...]
Learn About Yahoo! Key Scientific Challenges Program
by Administrator
20 Feb 2010 at 12:43am
What can search data tell you about people? How can you use search data to project the commercial success of movies, video games, and other products? These are just a few of the challenges from the microeconomics and social systems area of the 2010 Key Scientific Challenges Program that we announced on Jan. 27 this [...]
A Chat with Shashi Seth, Our New SVP of Yahoo! Search Products
by Administrator
19 Feb 2010 at 2:00pm
It has been a busy month since Shashi Seth joined Yahoo! as our new Senior Vice President of Yahoo! Search Products. Shashi brings with him a wealth of experience from Google, eBay, Cooliris, and AOL. As the head of Search, Shashi has emphasized his commitment to Yahoo!?s stake in the search market. In this video, [...]
News about our Search Alliance with Microsoft
by Administrator
18 Feb 2010 at 3:45pm
Today we issued a press release announcing that we?ve received clearance from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission for our search agreement with Microsoft. Now that we?re full steam ahead, I?d like to share what we at Yahoo! see as an exciting opportunity to focus on creating new ways for [...]
