Yahoo search and Firefox

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Yahoo search and Firefox

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Yahoo! is not the default search engine for Firefox browser in the United States but they have specially coded their page to help users change their preference. When you first visit Yahoo.com a small box appears to help you switch from Google search to Yahoo! (as pictured above).

Pretty smart! I'm surprised the other search engines bundled with Firefox such as Amazon and eBay have not done the same thing for their power users even if they cannot be a replacement for all things search.

Tags: firefox

Posted on January 9, 2006 at 9:01PM
Updated at 12:56AM
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By Niall Kennedy, a web technologist from
San Francisco, California, United States

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Kevin Burton on January 10, 2006 at 2:29 AM wrote: #

Could be smarter. They could just have a FireFox extension that automatically changes the default search engine.
Cameron Bulock on January 10, 2006 at 7:09 AM wrote: #

I noticed the other day that Google is doing the same thing in IE7.
Caleb on January 10, 2006 at 10:28 AM wrote: #

Here's a screenshot i made a while back of the same thing with google + IE7 http://flickr.com/photos/calebegg/84895735/
consultants on January 10, 2006 at 9:29 PM wrote: #

Very interesting idea about yahoo.com is the default search engine in firefox. Getting idea about firefox a internet browser that ability to secure your computer in different spyware in the net.
Jeremy Zawodny on January 11, 2006 at 5:01 PM wrote: #

Kevin, it sounds like you're referring to the Yahoo Toolbar. See toolbar.yahoo.com to check it out.