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April 24, 2008

Start Monkeying Around

In February, we began talking about our plans to open up Yahoo! Search to Web site owners and all third party developers. This new developer platform, which we're calling SearchMonkey, uses data web standards and structured data to enhance the functionality, appearance and usefulness of search results. Specifically, with SearchMonkey:

SearchMonkey Logo_Small.jpg


  • Site owners can build enhanced search results that will provide searchers with a more useful experience by including links, images and name-value pairs in the search results for their pages (likely resulting in an increase in traffic quantity and quality)

  • Developers can build SearchMonkey apps that enhance search results, access Yahoo! Search's user base and help shape the next generation of search

  • Users can customize their search experience with apps built by or for their favorite sites


    • As Ari Balogh, Yahoo!'s new CTO, will discuss in his Web 2.0 Expo keynote this morning, we're rolling out a limited preview of the SearchMonkey Developer Tool starting today. With this online tool, developers can build data services that can be used to present richer, more useful search results. These data services can be constructed using structured data either from the Yahoo! Search index or from publicly available sources (such as APIs).

    In addition to signing up for the preview, head over to the Yahoo! Developer Network booth at Web 2.0 Expo (#901 in the Expo Hall) to check out a demo.

    And what's a new product without a party to kick it off? We're celebrating this component of our open platform with a Developer Event at our Sunnyvale Campus on Thursday, May 15. If you're interested in joining us, here's more information. Hope to see you there.


    Amit Kumar
    Chief SearchMonkey

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    Comments

    I have been researching this and what a way to find the info. I definitely think it needs to be blogged about.

    Is this the first step towards "Everyone should have a search engine"

    Posted by: Keral Patel | April 24, 2008 09:24 PM

    Thanks for the great news! This SearchMonkey Developer Tool seems like a very helpful one. I can't wait to try it out:)

    Posted by: seo pixy | April 25, 2008 12:08 AM

    Sorry for my last post abt Desmond. Apologies.

    Posted by: Real User | April 25, 2008 11:38 AM

    why would you not be open to criticism? Yahoo is late in the game, and that is a fact. You don't like it, so be it. Don't have a comment box then, please, if all you want to read is cheap sycophancy. bye.

    Posted by: Desmond Haynes, Jr. | April 25, 2008 11:51 AM

    The heady plans are smart but have come too late. -Des http://techwatch.reviewk.com/2008/04/yahoo-social-platform/

    Posted by: Desmond Haynes, Jr. | April 25, 2008 11:55 AM

    That's a great concept!

    Posted by: Mohi | April 26, 2008 03:10 AM

    With the deadline reached today, perhaps Yahoo! will release an update to a burning question about its future. Meanwhile, here are some thoughts.

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    Posted by: Digital Lifescapes | April 26, 2008 05:50 AM

    thanks,this is great news.

    Posted by: free image upload | April 26, 2008 11:12 AM

    When will more information be availible on these new functions?

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    Posted by: Linux documents | April 28, 2008 04:24 AM

    That's all well and said, but next time you guys design a mascot/icon/logo for whatever concept you have, email me and let me chip in with one of my designs damn it, I had a wicked idea for a 'search monkey' logo :P

    Posted by: iheartyahoo | April 29, 2008 04:33 PM

    SearchMonkey! Keh. Anyways, its a nice concept. Hoe this will improve search technicalities.

    Posted by: Air Jordan | April 29, 2008 11:09 PM

    I not sure the name SearchMonkey was a good idea but the concept seems very promising.

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    In theory it looks to be good.

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    Posted by: Reviewr | May 2, 2008 01:50 PM

    Can theory match functionality?

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    Posted by: Jan Baker | May 2, 2008 10:51 PM

    Search Money is really nice concept.. Will really make results a lot better.. Where are bananas btw?
    :)

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    seems like a great theory

    Posted by: Guzel Sozler | May 3, 2008 05:32 PM

    Great. Nice feature. Hope its functionality is also good.

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