More on Yahoo Mindset !!

More on yahoo mindset

How is yahoo mindset different?

It allows you to sort search results for your query into commercial or non-commercial (informational) results, based on whether you’re shopping or seeking information.

What is commercial and non commercial information?

Commercial implies that the primary purpose of a given page is to sell you something.
Informational implies that the primary purpose of the page is to provide information
related to your search

Aren’t most websites combination of commercial and informational?

To solve this problem yahoo has a ranking system so a website which can be classified as most commercial is given a rank of -2 and a website which can be classified most informational is given a rank of +2. Those websites which are a balance of informational and commercial are ranked 0.

This technology falls under intent driven search.

This new technology represents the cutting edge of search engines and has the potential to affect the entire SEO industry. Since users are able to target their searches site designers and marketers can tailor web sites to a particular niche.

In next few blogs I will talk about the intent driven search in general and the math behind it. This technology can change the whole outlook towards how we sort and query data to get information.