Yahoo Testing Killer Search Assist Feature

Danny’s got the scoop on a new Yahoo feature that is so good, it could actually inspire people to switch. The feature, Yahoo Search Assist, detects when you pause while typing a search query, and begins offering suggested search queries. Unlike Search Suggest (or Google Suggest), it doesn’t just autocomplete; it analyzes what you might be searching for and gives a bunch of other queries that might work based on its analysis.
The feature looks great, and Danny’s got a screencast to go with it:

Very cool. It comes in when it thinks you need it, offers a bunch of help, and is far more discoverable than most advanced search features. I can’t wait to see this in action, and if the suggestions are relevant enough, it could go a ways towards helping Yahoo reverse its decline.
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Original post by Nathan Weinberg