It seems as though Yahoo have been getting there house in order after the recent announcement of the much anticipated Yahoo Bing partnership agreement. Already this week we have seen the update of Yahoo owned Delicious and now, close on its heels, Flickr search has undergone a facelift.

Flickr, one of the internet’s most popular image sharing communities, has undergone an update of its search facility. The changes have been designed to improve the user experience of the site and offer more relevant results to the user. Instead of scrolling through a massive list of images, the results are now displayed in a grid formation. This simple change dramatically improves the user experience and simplifies the process of search.

 

Another new addition is the ability to filter image search results by size, although a very simple interface it does offer new value to the user. Something we particularly like is the new information feature, if you hover over an image you will see a small “i” (information icon), clicking on the icon reveals image information including the number of views, comments, date added, favourites and associated tags.

Although the changes are only small it is great to see Yahoo paying an active interest in its website assets. The changes to Flickr improve the user experience, let’s hope Yahoo’s new interest in its products continues and we start to see some exciting new features developing.

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