Yahoo Search Assist Adds Real Real Time Queries
The Yahoo Search Blog announced that Yahoo Search Assist, the as you type search suggestion feature, now shows real time information as you type your query. The example given was searching for [netherlands vs] and as you type, you will see it show [netherland vs brazil], which is today’s match. Here is a screen capture: […]
Barry Schwartz on July 2, 2010 at 1:45 pm | Reading time: 1 minute
The Yahoo Search Blog announced that Yahoo Search Assist, the as you type search suggestion feature, now shows real time information as you type your query.
The example given was searching for [netherlands vs] and as you type, you will see it show [netherland vs brazil], which is today’s match. Here is a screen capture:
But when I test it with the New York Mets, who play Washington today, it gets it wrong:
Either way, this type of query suggestion is useful and handy.
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