Yahoo introduced a personal search feature Wednesday, expanding its drive to offer made-to-order online services to consumers and answering the release of similar tools by rival Google.
The Internet giant said the beta, or test, version of My Web, available at the company's site, was built using technology that first debuted in October with its search history product. The goal of the personalized tool is to let Yahoo users archive their search activity and results, and then share that information with other people if they choose to, the company said. The search capability will also find its way into Yahoo's browser toolbar. Yahoo is touting the integration of the search tools with its e-mail, instant messaging and personal networking applications as a major benefit of the technology.
Download: Yahoo! Desktop Search
News source: C|Net News.com
The Internet giant said the beta, or test, version of My Web, available at the company's site, was built using technology that first debuted in October with its search history product. The goal of the personalized tool is to let Yahoo users archive their search activity and results, and then share that information with other people if they choose to, the company said. The search capability will also find its way into Yahoo's browser toolbar. Yahoo is touting the integration of the search tools with its e-mail, instant messaging and personal networking applications as a major benefit of the technology.
Download: Yahoo! Desktop Search News source: C|Net News.com
So let’s speculate on what else the “Do no Evil” campaign has installed for us.
A. G Messenger?
Probability: 90%
As Page stated, 70% of the company’s resources are directed towards searches and related services and only 20% of the company’s income are allotted for the development of other services, like Froogle for instance.
But Page also stressed the importance of online social communication, and considering that out of the 20% allotted to other types of services, Google was able to launch Gmail, the chances for an instant messaging program are very high.
It’s hard to believe the growing popularity of these services and the fact that they represent excellent advertising platforms has not been taken into consideration by Google.
Hello, the photo sharing service, already contains the seeds of an IM service and let’s not forget Orkut, an online social communication network, which is affiliated to Google.
So don’t be shocked if in a short time you will add G Messenger or Google Messenger to your list of messengers along with Yahoo and MSN.
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