In a move to build partnerships with third-party developers, Yahoo on Thursday introduced a new open Web services platform. Yahoo Search BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service) gives outside developers unprecedented access to Yahoo's search technology, including the ability to re-rank and control the presentation of results.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- In an effort to disrupt a market dominated by Google Inc. and underline its own ability to make bold strategic moves that don't involve a merger with Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. said Wednesday that it aims to dramatically open up its online search service to outside developers.

Yahoo!’s oneSearch mobile search service has now gone live across T-Mobile’s Web’n’Walk mobile internet service in Europe.

Yahoo! says it's going to try offloading some ad placement to Google, experimenting with using Google's AdSense for Search service to deliver relevant Google ads alongside Yahoo's search results. Yahoo made the announcement after the stock market closed. It didn't take long for Microsoft's chief counsel Brad Smith to lob antitrust claims at the unholy alliance.

Yahoo! says it's going to try offloading some ad placement to Google, experimenting with using Google's AdSense for Search service to deliver relevant Google ads alongside Yahoo's search results. Yahoo made the announcement after the stock market closed. It didn't take long for Microsoft's chief counsel Brad Smith to lob antitrust claims at the unholy alliance.

Yahoo, after years of battling Internet rival Google for online advertising, has said it will launch a limited test of Google's AdSense for Search service.

Yahoo, after years of battling Internet rival Google for online advertising, said Wednesday it would launch a limited test of Google's AdSense for Search service.

Yahoo has launched its next-generation mobile search service and also appears determined to get a jump on competitors by making it readily available to third-party developers. Yahoo's oneSearch 2.0 will deliver a number of improvements that will allow users to perform quicker, more comprehensive searches through text and voice-based activation.