Wednesday, April 21, 2004
ResourceShelf: "Web Search--Yahoo
New, More Yahoo Search Shortcuts
Shortcuts continue to proliferate in the web search world. I just discovered this page that lists all of Yahoo's shortcuts and noticed a few new ones (at least they are new to me). Using the proper 'shortcut' term (in some cases you don't even need to add any extra terms to your query) will place a potential answer and/or links to find more info at the top of the results page. It would be wonderful if the search companies would query busy reference librarians to help create new shortcuts.
What's New
+ Encyclopedia Lookup
Use the term 'facts' after your search term. For example: Tasmania facts. Content comes from the Columbia Encyclopedia.
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+ Synonym Finder
Use the prefix Synonym (search terms) For example: Synonym tired. Content from the Roget's II: The New Thesaurus.
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+ Hotel Info
Use the term Hotels after the location. For example: Seattle hotels
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Traffic Reports
Use the term Traffic after the location. For example: Baltimore traffic
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A review of the shortcuts page also shows that Yahoo now offers many of the shortcuts that Google offers. These include airport info, aircraft number registration info, package tracking, patent search, UPC Codes, and VIN (vehicle identification number) info. Yahoo also recognizes ISBN's and will produce a link allowing you to compare prices for the book via Yahoo shopping.
See Also: Ask Jeeves Launches Famous People Search
Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post "
New, More Yahoo Search Shortcuts
Shortcuts continue to proliferate in the web search world. I just discovered this page that lists all of Yahoo's shortcuts and noticed a few new ones (at least they are new to me). Using the proper 'shortcut' term (in some cases you don't even need to add any extra terms to your query) will place a potential answer and/or links to find more info at the top of the results page. It would be wonderful if the search companies would query busy reference librarians to help create new shortcuts.
What's New
+ Encyclopedia Lookup
Use the term 'facts' after your search term. For example: Tasmania facts. Content comes from the Columbia Encyclopedia.
--
+ Synonym Finder
Use the prefix Synonym (search terms) For example: Synonym tired. Content from the Roget's II: The New Thesaurus.
--
+ Hotel Info
Use the term Hotels after the location. For example: Seattle hotels
--
Traffic Reports
Use the term Traffic after the location. For example: Baltimore traffic
--
A review of the shortcuts page also shows that Yahoo now offers many of the shortcuts that Google offers. These include airport info, aircraft number registration info, package tracking, patent search, UPC Codes, and VIN (vehicle identification number) info. Yahoo also recognizes ISBN's and will produce a link allowing you to compare prices for the book via Yahoo shopping.
See Also: Ask Jeeves Launches Famous People Search
Direct LINK to This ResourceShelf Post "
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