The New Yahoo! Search Assistant
We just went live with the new Yahoo! search assistant. As the user begins to type in the search box, the search assistant appears below displaying likely matches. On the search results page the assistant also shows related “pivot” matches. Let’s say the user is searching for “Star Trek” - pivot matches would be things like “Next Generation” and “Enterprise”. The search assistant can be a huge help in formulating a search, especially when the user isn’t totally sure what they are searching for.
The search assistant came about as a result of a close collaboration between the Yahoo! Search and Front Page design teams. Go to http://www.yahoo.com/ to try the new search assistant for yourself.
October 10th, 2007
