How Yahoo can be Better?

Discussion in 'Yahoo' started by webcosmo, Sep 11, 2007.

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    As a search engine Yahoo is still a giant. Although its not preferred by many over some other search engines. How can Yahoo be a better search engine then what they are now?
     
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  2. Claudek

    Claudek Well-Known Member

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    In case you missed other threads recently on DP, Yahoo is currently returning much less spam sites as compared to Google. Search-wise their algorithm is getting quite good.

    Also, you should note that Yahoo is used more than Google in other countries outside the US, eg Japan. Google is actually barely used in South Korea, which is one of the most tech savvy countries in the world.

    Now your question should be on how to get users to use Yahoo instead of Google or MSN. I love Yahoo traffic as the CTR from them is higher than from other search engines traffic.
     
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  3. webcosmo

    webcosmo Notable Member

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    Thanks for the info.
    One thing I noticed is Google gives me more traffic, but Yahoo gives best page views per visitor.
     
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    in searching an IMAGE, i use yahoo to find my needs. I found that the result is very relevant to my searches. Maybe because of their flcker.
     
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    Yahoo is in no way responsible for a user compared to google... It has a lot of irerelevant results. For me the BIG BOSS is GOOGLE....

    A lot has to change in yahoo approach to regain its UNO position.....
     
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    flash902007 Banned

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    the only reason i actually like google is because of their start page. all it consists of is a search box, a few options and their logo. if yahoo was to adopt a similar style layout, i would consider swapping to them.

    i just really hate a really cluttered homepage such as the directory style that yahoo adopts.
     
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    Claudek Well-Known Member

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    Here you go: http://search.yahoo.com/

     
    Claudek, Sep 14, 2007 IP