Yahoo still considers Bing a search competitor

24.08.2009

For now, Yahoo is testing a new search results page that is available randomly to people worldwide and offers new features to filter search results so that users can better refine their results.

For example, users are given options to narrow the results to those from specific Yahoo or popular external sites, and are given suggestions for exploring related concepts.

In addition, Yahoo is making its engine more "intelligent" so that it can learn from prior searches and adjust the experience accordingly.

Yahoo will also make more easily accessible security features that already exist in its search engine that alert users about malicious sites that may contain malware or may attempt to fraudulently steal sensitive information via phishing tactics.

Yahoo will also enhance and feature more prominently tools to help users refine queries on the fly, like Search Assist, and organize information they find, like Search Pad.