Yahoo Testing Search Mash-Up Glue Page In India
This story was written by Nikhil Pahwa.
From our sister site ContentSutra.com: Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) has unveiled a new beta search-related product in India called "Glue Page" that adds context to search results by mashing up content from multiple outside sources including Wikipedia, YouTube, HolidayIQ, TrainEnquiry, LastFM and some Yahoo sites - Answers, Local, Flickr and Images. It's like a more visual Wikipedia, and then some.
This feature doesn't appear to have been enabled for other geographies. The search results appear to work for specific queries - like Iron Man, Mumbai, Harbhajan Singh, and not for generic queries like "Restaurant in Delhi" or even "Harbhajan Singh Sreesanth". Not all specific searches work either: Frasier throws up a Glue Page result, Sex and the City does not. Another issue - the Glue Page relegates the actual search results to just one-fourth of the page. However, one can click on a tab to access the classic search results.
There appears to be a trend of Yahoo India launching mashups - with OurCity and Local. This, I think, is their best and probably the most important implementation of mashups yet.
By Nikhil Pahwa