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Yahoo's Y!Q Contextual Search Beta

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the punctuation-equals-edgy-we-swear dept.

skeptic1 writes "Just days after Microsoft unvieled its new MSN search, Yahoo released a new search tool called Y!Q that allows users to search within the context of the web pages they are currently viewing. It's not the typical textbox input search, and you don't even have to leave the current page you're on to use it. The current release is only the beta version."

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  1. Is that useful? by BigDogCH · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Cant you already use google, specify the website or domain, and input your search request? Also, could anyone explain when this would be useful? Why not just go to the site, and search there?

    1. Re:Is that useful? by FreshlyShornBalls · · Score: 2, Insightful

      I think the point is that the functionality is what's new....the idea that the search "pops-up" on the same page withouth having to open a new window.

      Certainly not something that would make me switch to using Yahoo! instead of Google, but.....I can definitely see it being useful to a lot of users.

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  2. Tinfoil hat time... by kuwan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So will Yahoo! use this "service" to track what web pages you view and what you're interested in when you view them? A quick preview of their terms of service links to their privacy policy which states:

    Yahoo! collects personal information when you register with Yahoo!, when you use Yahoo! products or services, when you visit Yahoo! pages or the pages of certain Yahoo! partners, and when you enter promotions or sweepstakes. Yahoo! may combine information about you that we have with information we obtain from business partners or other companies.

    So Yahoo! will be tracking what you view and what you search for when you view it.

    Downloader beware.

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    1. Re:Tinfoil hat time... by spac3manspiff · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Amazing how yahoo has really gone under the radar,
      remember the controversy that stired up when google came out with gmail?

  3. You search in context by ackthpt · · Score: 2, Insightful
    While they track your search in context to sell as marketing data. Lovely.

    this guy searches site frequently for Tex Ritter, Cool Whip and Kazoos, I guess we could sell that to goatse.cx guy...

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  4. Don't we already have this? by akeyes · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If I remember correctly, my browser already has this feature built in, I think I can get to it with a simple CTRL + F Now, where can I get some real news?

  5. Re:Extension? by orasio · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In Firefox running on xfree or xorg, without extensions, you can highlight the word, middle-click in the google box, press Enter.

    Also, highlight the word, Ctrl-C,K,V, Enter does it, even more efective.

    Just kidding, but the real issue is that Firefox already has all the searching functionality I can use right now.