Yahoo doesn’t really know whether it is a search company or not, but it’s definitely not giving up entirely on this front. With all the focus on the interface and the way the search engine presents the answers, Yahoo has been steadily introducing new features and updates. Now the company has introduced an upgraded Search Assist feature across most of its proprieties with the notable exception of the main search engine. The tool will now show more than just search suggestions, it will offer information or custom actions inside Search Assist depending on the query.
“Today we are rolling out several new Search Assist features for the Web search boxes at the top of nearly every property on Yahoo!, including Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Sports, and Yahoo! Finance. These new features can take you directly to the information you need, whether it is real-time stock quotes or movie trailers. You can also get enhanced search suggestions and easily navigate to the Yahoo! property that fits your needs the most,” Linda Wang, senior product manager for Yahoo Search and Drew Geishecker, director of product management at Yahoo Network Services, wrote.
The new inline information is available for several types of searches like movies, sports, travel destinations, or stock price. Looking up a place you’d want to visit will bring up i… (read more)