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Search Briefs: So Long to A9’s Block Level Imagery, Yellow Pages, Toolbar and Amazon.com Discount; Yahoo to Open Yahoo Mail API

Changes at A9
A busy day!

+ Discontinued: A9 Maps, A9 Yellow Pages and BlockView Imagery* (Wow, so much attention at first and now gone. BlockView imagery debuted on A9 at the end of January 2005)
+ Discontinued: Instant Reward Program (Users Received Discount on Amazon Purchases)
+ Discontinued: A9 Toolbar
+ New: Continuous Page Scrolling (also seen at Microsoft’s Live.com)
+ New Home Page UI ||| Previous UI
Thanks to GB for the news tip.

* Note: Microsoft is currently testing street-level imagery (Street-Side Drive By) for San Francisco and Seattle.

PagesJuanes continues to provide gorgeous street level imagery for major cities in France and Spain.

See Also: MSN Live Becomes Default Web Engine at A9 (5/1/2006)

+ Yahoo to Offer E-mail API to Developers (via Reuters)

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One Response to “Search Briefs: So Long to A9’s Block Level Imagery, Yellow Pages, Toolbar and Amazon.com Discount; Yahoo to Open Yahoo Mail API”

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