Yahoo announced plans to open up its search to third parties to enhance results. Following word of Yahoo’s massive rollout of Hadoop the company appears hellbent on bolstering its open source street credibility. Of course, the big question is whether these efforts can make a dent in Google’s market share.
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In its search blog, Yahoo outlined how it will allow third parties to tap into the various layers of the company’s search to extend results and get people to where they want to go. What Yahoo has in mind is far easier to show than tell. Here’s what Yahoo says will be the benefit of an open search model:
Yahoo’s game plan is to allow Web site owners to provide more information into the company’s database. It all makes a lot of sense and critical mass shouldn’t be hard to attain.
Tell us what do you think about it, i personally think it is a great move by Yahoo to counter Google.