Musings about my first love - Technology !
Yahoo all set to GLUE you to its new search
Monday, May 12, 2008
Yahoo has released a new type of search result for India called “Glue Page.” Instead of the usual text listing, some queries – like blog, Taj Mahal or asthma – will now trigger a comprehensive and very visual result page. This page contains different elements laid out in boxes; there’s “normal” search results, encyclopedic information from health sites or Wikipedia, news results, YouTube videos or Google blog search results (yes, they’re integrating results from competitors, though Google is also a partner of Yahoo in some areas) and more.
This is a very interesting prototypical service; part meta search engine and part original results from Yahoo, and a bit like Google’s universal search approach that brings in results from images, videos, maps, news, or other sources as appropriate. It is also similar in appearance to Ask since its redesign last summer.
What is interesting is that the option is available only in India, maybe because its result of Indian development center. Also its not available for all results but is only triggered in the “glue” approach when the topic is broad enough to yield lots of results from diverse services.
Yahoo Glue only works for certain categories of searches (sports, travel, entertainment, health, stocks, and tech), but it does produce a more satisfying experience than the traditional list of blue links. The only issue is that the results take a little bit longer to load. But humans are visual creatures and we respond better to the visual display of information. Yahoo Glue brings in results in three different panes, both from Yahoo and elsewhere. They can be images, videos, Wikipedia entries, HowStuffWorks entries, sports stats, and news, and results from other sources.
And the dynamism is the beauty of it. Search for the “Taj Mahal” and you get pictures and videos of the Taj Mahal, and a link to the Wikipedia entry. Search for Angelina Jolie and you get a bio, pics, YouTube videos, music charts, news, and results from Yahoo Answers. Search for “soccer” and you get league tables. The traditional link results are still available in the narrow left-hand column, but you almost ignore them.
Labels: New Launch, Product Launch, Technology
posted by Jas @ 11:48 AM,
4 Comments:
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At 5/12/08, 7:28 PM,
Pilot-Pooja said...
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Thats really interesting on Yahoo's front!
What i relished the most was to see you back on your blog!!
Thanks!! -
At 5/13/08, 12:44 PM,
Jas said...
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Thanks a lot Pooja! but the entries may get erratic on time :(
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At 5/13/08, 3:00 PM,
Pilot-Pooja said...
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I tried Yahoo's web engine after reading your post..
Definitely improved, but it'll take some more time for users like me to start using it for frequently!! -
At 5/19/08, 12:05 AM,
Jas said...
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even for me, i ahve more than adapted to the google way of life!!!
But then as post says, even Google is moving the 'universal search' way; as Google call it
