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Yahoo discussed the future of Yahoo Search today. They are launching a new search design that goes along with the new look of the Yahoo Home Page, which was recently launched itself.
The new search has a three-column layout (Search Engine Land has a bunch of screenshots), with most of the changes occurring in the left-hand column. This is where filters and search applications reside.
Now when you click the Following and Followers links from your Twitter account you’ll notice some major changes. Twitter has upgraded some of the design of the pages and added multiple new features.
What do you think of the new design and features? Tell us.
This year April 16th is no longer just the day after your taxes must be done (or extensions filed depending on what’s going on). This day is now a new Opening Day of sorts. It is the day the Facebook’s new terms of service (TOS) will be unveiled after the 30 day public comment period.
Rumor had it that Amazon would unveil a new version of its Kindle e-book reader today; pictures of a slim and slick-looking device were already circulating, and Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, had called a press conference in New York. Now, Amazon’s investors and (slightly) late adopters will be happy to hear that the rumor was realized.
Get ready for ISPs to become less than pleased with Google. The search giant, together with the New America Foundation’s Open Technology Institute, the PlanetLab Consortium, and various academic researchers, has introduced something designed to monitor Internet service providers for iffy behavior.
Pity the poor person who’s trying to sell a house in this market; with prices diving and places available on almost every street, they probably won’t get a great deal. But an updated Yahoo Real Estate aims to make sure sales at least occur, and it might become a buyer’s dream.
A whole lot of people love simple, wall-hung calendars, and if we’re to be honest, some of us make do with even less (torn scraps of paper, anyone?). Still, for the uber-organized and tech-inclined, a new calendar from Yahoo has become available.
Ask’s share of the search market is lacking, to say the least; deficiencies in both the tech and PR departments have long kept it fundamentally distinct from Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. But an overhaul and ad campaign seek to fix all that.
Comcast has released details to U.S. regulators about how it will manage traffic on its high speed Internet network."As we previously announced in March, we are changing the way we manage network congestion by the end of this year. The new technique does not manage congestion based on the protocol or application a consumer uses," Comcast said in a statement.
A picture of an ice cave is currently displayed on the Live Search homepage, but Microsoft’s users aren’t being left in the cold when it comes to Olympic-related information. Several special features have already launched, and even more are on the way.The most immediately noticeable thing may be the disappearance of said ice cave. In an email to Murdok, a Microsoft spokesman wrote, "The Live.com Homepage will rotate Olympics images in the background for the duration of the games."
