Keep up with the Presidential Race on Yahoo! Search
With just over a month until the 2008 United States Presidential Election, there is quite a bit of activity ahead and certainly a lot to keep up with. To help you get quick updates on the candidates, election news, polling numbers, and more on a state and national level, Yahoo! Search is launching a series of new election shortcuts. Pulling information directly from the Yahoo! News elections hub as well as the political dashboard, the shortcuts provide fresh, up-to-date information.
If you’re interested in what’s going on with a particular candidate, simply search [Obama] or [McCain] and get up-to-date information on poll results, recent headlines and relevant discussions. We’re also including a short bio, photos and videos to thumb through when you search for candidates.
If you’re just looking for a quick snapshot of the race, search [presidential election] and Yahoo! Search will give you a shortcut with fresh results on Obama and McCain news and national poll averages. You can also learn how to register to vote by following the link in the shortcut.
If you’re curious about a specific state and want to hone in on its election news and polls, just add it to the search box (e.g. California presidential election).
And in honor of the upcoming 56th presidential election, we’ve made some changes to the search results page when you search for election related queries. Click the “VOTE” badge in the top right hand corner to be taken directly to the Yahoo! News election page.
Try it out before the big day on November 4th and let us know what you think in the comments below.
Yuko Kamae
Yahoo! Search
I love the way Yahoo! keeps me informed of the latest news seamlessly while I work. Very convenient indeed.
I’m following this at every stage, its amazing to watch from over here in the UK
Thanks for the update, good to see the debate getting heated.
This looks fantastic – I especially like the really visual snapshot you get for typing in ‘presidential election’. It’s great for people who aren’t that political but want to know how its all going, very useable. I wonder if any other searches trigger this response?
I tried using the Dashboard, which was OK and full of relevant chunks. On the search output I tried ‘Palin debate’ and the output was a bit sparse, but could have used more white space at that (IMHO) to improve readability.
What I would REALLY like to see is some real-time streaming feature so that if you stay on the page you will see new comments and micro-blog results come in via an AJAX style refresh.. that would be a wonderful companion to have during a debate or on election night itself…!