Yahoo aims to make searching for information and researching topics online even less of a chore with its latest 'Search Pad' interactive note-taking software.
If you are planning on buying a car or going on holiday then Yahoo claims that Search Pad will assist you, by automatically tracking and organising sites you find on Yahoo! Search.
Yahoo's latest app will allow users to "capture, organise, save and share information they find while researching online" with the company pegging it as ideal for "extensive research in categories such as academic, health, jobs, travel, or shopping".
Intelligent detection
Search Pad "intelligently detects" when a user is researching around a particular topic, and after a few searches a pop-up window asks you if you wish Yahoo to be taking notes for you.
"We've been paying attention to this customer need for some time and on how to address it. Other search engines aren't addressing it," says Tom Chi, senior director of user experience at Yahoo.
You may remember that Google dropped a similar service called Google Notebook earlier this year. Still, TechRadar will give Yahoo Search Pad a whirl, but we're yet to be convinced that it could replace our beloved Evernote, as our favourite digital notepad.
Intrigued? Head over to Yahoo now for a video demo of Search Pad
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kaylasmith
July 10th
1. Yahoo is making a good move here by trying to introduce something to improve its search service. The leading theory it seemed was that Yahoo would lose out to Bing on that number two spot and no one was really sure if they would focus on search any longer.
This at least lets it be known that Yahoo still considers search an important enough part of its services to continue to grow. Which should make it's shareholders happy for whatever its worth.
Couple this with news of all of Microsoft's new partnerships and additions and it looks like the search industry might begin to pick up with a new fire being lid underneath the challengers to Google's throne.
It looks like the search industry is getting to the point where innovation and advancements should become a frequent occurrence because companies are trying to be the leader. It might yet take years for a real game changer to surface but it's at promising to know it could happen.
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