Yahoo Introduces Social Search
Friday, 1. July 2005 - 5:35 pm
MARKET WATCH — June 29 — Yahooon Tuesday quietly introduced a beta site of what it calls a "social
search engine." It's in very early stages, according to Yahoo, and can
be accessed at My Web 2.0for a limited number of users. The Social search engine is
designed to enable searchers to scour the knowledge and expertise of
their friends in their social networks, in addition to the Web. For
example, if someone is looking for a new computer, a person could
search for recommendations amongst friends. Idealab is incubating
Insider Pages, which is an online Yellow Pages written by friends; a
resource for local information made up of recommendations. FULL ARTICLE @ MARKET WATCH