Thanks to those of you who dove in and tried it out the Video Search API / Video iPod example that I posted to the Yahoo! Search Blog last Friday.

Now we�ve got more new features to show you on Yahoo! Video Search. We've changed our search result pages to make it easier to find the videos you want, but also to help you learn more about other videos you might be interested in. Specifically, we've tightened up the default view of the product, now called the Grid View, to give you more information in the same amount of space.

We�ve also added a new List View that you can select at the upper-left corner of the search engine results page. In the new List View you�re able to see more text information describing your Video Search results, such as provider name, publication date, summary and/or transcript excerpt (when available), and more.

This is particularly useful when searching for news clips about Hurricane Katrina, where you can read a description to determine whether the clip is about the the cost of the cleanup or something else, as well as view it. Same for Bloomberg market reports. Try toggling between the views to see the differences and decide which is best for your needs. And expect to see more descriptions in the List View as we continue to uncover additional useful information about video available on the Internet.

In addition, you can view the Transcripts (when available) from the List View, view more clips from this site (for when you just want to see content from a single provider), and save it to My Web to keep a list of your favorite videos and share them with your friends.

The next time you're searching for video of news events, music videos, or the next web video microhit, try out our new features and let us know what you think by leaving a comment here.

Andy Volk
Product Manager, Yahoo! Video Search