Yahoo Gets Into Your Mindset

A different approach to searching lets users tilt the results they see toward commercial or informative. Yahoo's new Sherlock Holmes Museum as the first link returned. Moving the slider to the commercial left brings up a top link to Amazon.com for the Sherlock Holmes Search Engine. That engine isn't dedicated to all things Sherlockian, though. It's a true universal search engine that works on local machines or over a network. The Mindset engine attempts to adjust its page as the slider is moved back and forth. For now, the engine provides an interesting step toward a more personal search experience. David Utter is a staff writer for murdok covering technology and business. Email him