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Images: Yahoo's Instant Search game

By // July 18, 2006, 8:45 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • Yahoo unveils Instant Search Beta, a sure time killer for corporate workers. The simple-looking tool is set up to produce a search result for each key you type. For example, typing "A" brings no results, but "Ap" finds "Associated Press."

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  • Typing "App" yields a surprise.

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  • When letters do not find an instant match, the main screen appears.

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  • The Apple search is a hit, in this case, but you can always try the "Search the Web" button and get ordinary search results.

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  • Yahoo's beta version of Instant Search appears to recognize Steve Jobs but not Bill Gates.

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  • Entering the name of a public figure will uncover the latest related news stories. The first Instant Searches found General Electric (Ge) and Geo Storm (Geo).

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  • The Instant Search on a sports team will give you the latest scores, news and ticket information. First results from "Boston Red Sox" were NIC Bolivia (Bo), Logan Airport Weather (Bos), and Boston.com (Boston).

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Yahoo unveils Instant Search Beta, a sure time killer for corporate workers. The simple-looking tool is set up to produce a search result for each key you type. For example, typing "A" brings no results, but "Ap" finds "Associated Press."

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