Thursday, 16 August 2007

Yahoo Adds Sports Search Shortcut

Yahoo Inc. has added a Sports Shortcut to its search engine to let users get the most up-to-date information on their favourite players.

"Unless you're a huge sports fanatic, you may find it hard to keep up with all the new players in professional sports," said Ya-Bing Chu, product manager of Yahoo Search.
“I used to be pretty good at it back when I collected baseball cards or when I was able to watch news and highlights every night. These days, I don't have the time to track it all, especially with the increased action due to the salary cap, free agency and blockbuster trades."

However, Chu said the new sports search shortcut will let users quickly check up on their favourite baseball players.

Yahoo also plans to add shortcuts on players in the NFL, NBA and NHL as their seasons begin.