Yahoo?
I made a comment in an email today that Yahoo is looking less worthwhile. Then I got this news from SitePoint‘s newsletter:
Yahoo! is becoming less and less relevant by the day… Quote from http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/ysearch/ysearch-22.html :
“You may have noticed that the Yahoo! Search results look a little different.
As part of our ongoing efforts to offer you the easiest and most rewarding search experience, by default we now list results ranked by relevancy that combine Web page matches from both third parties and the Yahoo! Directory.
Previously, by default we listed search results from the Yahoo! Directory and third-party search engine providers separately. Directory listings can still be viewed separately by clicking on the “Directory Site Matches” option in the navigation bar located below the search box.”
Most primary results now come through Google, and if a site is listed in Yahoo it is marked with a red icon. This means that Google is more important than ever, and the $299/year commercial listings in Yahoo! are now almost worthless.