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.

Report finds that most of Yahoo's top 20 Internet properties receive a greater share of traffic from a Google search, rather than a Yahoo search.

Report finds that most of Yahoo's top 20 Internet properties receive a greater share of traffic from a Google search, rather than a Yahoo search.

Report finds that most of Yahoo's top 20 Internet properties receive a greater share of traffic from a Google search, rather than a Yahoo search.

At the Search Engine Roundtable, I reported about a Yahoo Search update that started this weekend. It appears that there are major shifts taking place in the way Yahoo Search ranks and indexes some sites. A WebmasterWorld thread has several SEOs and webmasters tracking the changes in details. We have yet to see an official post from the Yahoo Search Blog , but I believe it is safe to say ...