Major changes in the search results

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Major changes in the search results

Google taken the majority of results

hmgab

9:08 pm on Feb 6, 2003 (gmt 0)

Anyone else see this?
Google results popping up on what used to be (almost) all Yahoo directory results...

hmgab

9:19 pm on Feb 6, 2003 (gmt 0)

Hmm, I just checked from a proxy in the US, and the old results came back on.

hmgab

9:37 pm on Feb 6, 2003 (gmt 0)

Haha, 3rd post.
What I saw was actually ALL Google results.
I am in Sweden.

When going to this proxy, I see old results, but I see more overture sponsored listings than before.

There are definitely changes on the way.

jadakiss2

7:27 pm on Feb 7, 2003 (gmt 0)

Looks like the same old google garbage to me. No change on my end.

hmgab

4:55 pm on Feb 10, 2003 (gmt 0)

I am now seeing these changes in several proxies, I guess they updated all over.
Haha, and I didnt think the situation could get any worse.
With current results, it's pretty much 70% Google.

hmgab

5:15 pm on Feb 10, 2003 (gmt 0)

Hmm, something interesting...
In the result links:
( Searched for "office furniture" )
Search with TEST in the URL [srd.yahoo.com]

Notice the "testg" tag in the URL
Looks like they are testing

[edited by: 2_much at 5:52 am (utc) on Feb. 11, 2003]
[edit reason] fixed URL [/edit]

2_much

5:53 am on Feb 11, 2003 (gmt 0)

Hi Hmgab,

I couldn't quite follow what you were saying at first, but yes, Yahoo seems to be trying different things.

There has been some talks about Yahoo displaying Overture results on the right, similar to Google. Also, a few people have seen the directory results with mor prominence.

Thanks for pointing that out in the URL.