What is Yahoo! Search?
Q: What is Yahoo! Search?
A: Yahoo! Search is an Internet search engine owned by Yahoo! Inc.
Q: What was the ranking of Yahoo! Search in terms of query volume as of December 2009?
A: As of December 2009, Yahoo! Search was the 2nd largest search engine on the web in terms of query volume, at 6.42%.
Q: Who was Yahoo! Search's competitor in 2009?
A: In 2009, Yahoo! Search's main competitor was Google, which held 85.35% of the market share.
Q: What was Yahoo! Search originally?
A: Yahoo! Search originally started as a web directory of other websites, organized in a hierarchy rather than a searchable index of pages.
Q: When did Yahoo! Search become independent from using Google as its searchable index?
A: Yahoo! Search became independent from using Google as its searchable index in 2004.
Q: Who currently powers Yahoo! Search?
A: As of the announcement on July 29, 2009, Bing powers Yahoo! Search.
Q: When will all Yahoo! Search global customers and partners be shifted to Bing?
A: All Yahoo! Search global customers and partners will be shifted to Bing by early 2012.