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Why "Yahoo" Is The #1 Search Term On Google

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the because-we're-lazy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google Trends indicates that over the course of the past year the search term "Yahoo" became more popular than "sex", making it the #1 query on Google. Yahoo apparently faces a similar dilemma with roles reversed: When you search for "Google" on Yahoo, Yahoo thoughtfully displays a second search box as if to tell you, "Hey cutie, you have a search engine right in front of you!" A puzzling phenomenon? An strange aberration?"

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  1. kill two birds by FudRucker · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.gahooyoogle.com/

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  2. Re:Not Weird by matt328 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Why not just type yahoo in the address bar, and hit Ctrl+Enter? IE and Firefox both append http://www./ and .com to the beginning and end when you do a Ctrl+Enter on any word in the address bar. With Firefox, Ctrl+Shift+Enter will add .org instead of .com.

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  3. Re:Why is Yahoo the #1 search term on Google? by denttford · · Score: 5, Informative

    Or after typing "yahoo" you just hit control+enter to append www. and .com

    That works in all major browsers, but firefox will also append .net (shift+enter) and .org (control+shift+enter).

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