March 19, 2009

Internet Explorer 8 with Instant Visual Search Suggestions from Yahoo!

Today, we are introducing instant visual results under the search box for the Yahoo! optimized version of the new Internet Explorer 8. Instant visual results are rolling out in three categories: Weather, Movie Reviews and Showtimes, and Stock Quotes.

When you type a query from any of these three categories in Internet Explorer 8, instant visual results will appear with related information. For example, when you search for “weather Santa Clara, CA,” a three-day weather forecast for the area appears right below the search box.

Try searching for the following examples to see for yourself:

• “Yhoo” or “Quote Yahoo”

Instant visual results display the current stock chart for Yahoo!.

• “Movie Taken”

See movie synopsis and critic/user ratings.

• “Movie Slumdog Millionaire Santa Clara, CA”

See local show times, synopsis, and ratings.

Users will also continue to get instant text suggestions below the visual suggestions with Yahoo! Search Assist.

Download a Yahoo! optimized version of Internet Explorer 8 to check out this new feature. We plan to expand the list of visual search suggestions so please let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Rajiv Thondanoor
Yahoo! Search

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Comments

1. pleas make it to for chrome!

   Posted by: johannes | March 21st, 2009 5:28 am

2. the visual results under the search box of yahoop is great we use it for our websites.

   Posted by: general shopping store | March 22nd, 2009 9:01 am

3. pleas make it to for chrome!

   Posted by: sparkletrade | March 23rd, 2009 2:09 am

4. Can we use it with firefox ?

   Posted by: Website Design Company | March 24th, 2009 9:51 pm

5. What a shame that Microsoft can still not make a standards compliant browser that passes the Acid3 rendering test. Web designers should be able to code a site once and expect the same results across multiple browsers. However this is sadly lacking – even with IE8 the score is only 20/100, which means code once for standards based rendering (Firefox, Chrome, Safari) and then code again for Internet Explorer.
   Whilst this is an improvement on the previous version of IE and there are a swathe of new features in IE8, surely with the resources Microsoft has at it’s disposal they could aim higher than this.

   Posted by: iQ Developer | March 25th, 2009 12:22 am

6. Thanks, I am using FF, now should move to try IE8 to get this feature.

   Posted by: Tinh | March 25th, 2009 7:07 pm

7. I want my internet explorer 7 back, I don’t have anything at the top of the screen, no printer to click, nothing,,,,,,,
   give me back to my old windows now….

   Posted by: carolyn | March 25th, 2009 7:28 pm

8. Searching for Weather, London shows temperature in Farenheits, which is a bit meaningless for the people outside of the States.

   Posted by: Roman | March 26th, 2009 9:46 am

9. That’s good hope to see the same in firefox,chrome & seamonkey :)

   Posted by: kesa ranjith | April 10th, 2009 11:02 am

10. I find the internet explorer 8 coming along very nicely. Keep up the improvements!

    Posted by: Games | April 12th, 2009 11:38 am

11. i guess 7 is far mroe better than this. i am switching to firefox..again..

    Posted by: Julie | April 12th, 2009 9:09 pm

12. I think its awesome… just tried it
    I used to use google only for searches but for movies, weather and stocks you guys always rocked and rocking even harder now!!!

    Posted by: femdom | April 16th, 2009 3:39 am

13. Downloaded Yahoo Explorer 8 and ever since my computer freezes up. Never had this problem before. Followed all steps to clean disk and defrag, still happening.

    Posted by: Carol | April 16th, 2009 7:46 am

14. Nice work dude… It is helpful for me as well as others..

    Posted by: SEO Consultant | May 29th, 2009 4:34 am

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