Yahoo (http://www.yahoo.com) was launched in early 1995 and is a human-compiled subject directory and commercial portal. It is the oldest major directory on the web, launched in late 1994, and is a good starting point for information of general appeal. Yahoo is a major international search engine with several sites specializing in different countries. In the hispanic world there are direct sites for Spain, Argentina and Mexico.

SEARCHES IN:

• Subject directory
• Web

DEFAULTS TO:

OR

SEARCH OPTIONS:

Main Page supports:

• Searches in Yahoo's subject categories
  (defaulting to Inktomi for web searches)
• Implied Boolean (+) and (-) signs
• Double quotes (" ") for phrases
• Field searching of title (t:) and URL (u:)

Advanced Search Page (labeled "Search Options") supports:

• Implied Boolean (+) and (-) signs
• Double quotes (" ") for phrases
• Field searching of title (t:) and URL (u:)
• Boolean-type searching with radio buttons
  ("all" = AND; "any" = OR; "exact phrase match" and "Intelligent default")
• Yahoo subject category searches
• Inktomi web searches
• Usenet newsgroups searches
• Date range searches, from 1 day to 4 years
• Results displayed, from 20 to 100

• Yahoo! News

SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Topic and region-specific Yahoos!
• Automatic truncation
• No case sensitivity
• No stop words