Yahoo has rolled out several new search shortcuts, continuing the trend also in play at Google and Ask Jeeves to make ready reference information even easier to find.
A new help page lists all of Yahoo's search shortcuts, including a few new ones. Using the proper shortcut term will place a potential answer and links to find more info at the top of the results page.
Some of the shortcuts include an Encyclopedia Lookup, Synonym Finder, Hotel Information, and Traffic Reports.
A review of the shortcuts page also shows that Yahoo now offers many of the shortcuts that Google offers. These include airport info, aircraft number registration info, package tracking, patent search, UPC Codes, and VIN (vehicle identification number) info. Yahoo also recognizes ISBN's (International Standard Book Number) and will produce a link allowing you to compare prices for a book via Yahoo shopping.
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