Yahoo! does a Yubnub
December 20, 2005
I am a big fan of Jon Aquino’s Yubnub, dubbed “a command line for the web”, which provides an incredible array of shortcuts to sites and services.
Now Yahoo! has got into the game with a similar idea, providing registered users with the means to create Open Shortcuts within Yahoo! Search.
In a nutshell:
To use an Open Shortcut, you type ! (exclamation point) followed by the name of the shortcut in the Yahoo! Search box. For example, type: !ebay lamps. This takes you directly to www.ebay.com and searches for lamps.
Then, when you have had your fill of lamps, you can create your own shortcuts to (in their words):
- Instantly navigate to any URL on the Internet
- Easily recall common searches on Yahoo!
- Quickly search favorite sites
- Jump start frequently used Internet applications