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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Yahoo gets suggestive about searches

Yahoo Search now has built-in suggestions, which could save you some typing. The suggestions kick in after you have typed three characters. Typing par, for example, produces a drop-down list that starts with Paris Hilton but also includes Linkin Park. By the time you've got to paris h, the suggestions include paris hilton jail and paris hotel las vegas.

You can turn it off if you don't like it.

Google has the same sort of service, Google Suggest, but it's still in the lab.

Of course, Google Suggest has been part of the Google Toolbar for years, and it's already in the Yahoo! Toolbar for Firefox. Yahoo has also been testing the idea as Livesearch at AllTheWeb. But if you haven't tried it before, it's worth a go.

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