Yahoo! is Introducing Search Suggest on Yahoo.com
It works like this: When you do a search on Yahoo!, you’ll automatically be given suggestions based on what you have typed – as you’re typing. So, not only does this limit the number of words you need to type into a query, it may also present similar queries to shorten your searching time and get to what you’re looking for quicker. Search Suggest isn’t new, just new to Yahoo.com. Google offers a similar search under the name Google Suggest too.
The ”Suggest feature” is very easy to use – let’s say you are watching TV and wonder what song is in the background of a commercial that just came on. Problem is that you only remember part of the company name, “journey diamond”. You type it into the new search box, and “journey diamond jewelry commercial song” is suggested right away – problem solved. Of course, the assistance it provides when you attempt to find some new bicycle tires, “mavic ksyrium” just after the first few letters, “mavic k” is much appreciated.
The nice thing about the suggestions is that they’re not obtrusive, so if you already know what you’re searching for, you can overlook the suggestions without them getting in your way. But, when you experience those brain dead moments like we all do, it’s the type of feature that just might get things moving again. If you don’t like change, you can turn it off altogether by simply selecting “disable” in the bottom right corner of the drop down menu. And, if you’re having regrets, you can reinstall it by selecting “more” above the search box.
July 12th, 2007
