Firefox and Internet Explorer Get Inquisitor
Yahoo Search Blog, Thursday, October 23, 2008 3 PM
Yahoo has launched Inquisitor for Firefox 2 and 3 and Internet Explorer 7 and 8, so the majority of Internet users can now access the search experience from their browser search box. The look and feel of IE and Firefox versions bear a striking resemblance to the original Safari version launched earlier this year, but there are some important improvements to note, according to Ariel Seidman.
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The algorithm that generates the personalized results has been enhanced to return more targeted results. Yahoo also added a bookmark-based retrieval feature for IE. So, if you are looking for a page you bookmarked a few months ago, such as an expense report guide on your local Intranet, you won't need to fumble around your hundreds of bookmarks and folders to find that page.
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