This might be a sad news for the users who enjoyed using Yahoo BOSS, the build your own search service as Yahoo is all set to close is down officially. The service was launched on July 10, 2008, on the search engine land.
Let’s check out BOSS API page:
- BOSS- allowed developers and non-developers the ability to build a search service which is simple through their search tools.
- Earlier, BOSS was powered by Yahoo’s search technology, but later on, Microsoft took over the search.
- BOSS API and developer tools used simple web interfaces that low users to construct personalized search services.
- Yahoo search Boss provides complete solutions to create powerful search experiences depending on who you are and what your search needs they provide the right products for you as the tagline depicts-Your ideals Our search perfect.
- When Microsoft took over at that point of time, some of the features got migrated to Microsoft’s index that even added a fee structure based on query volume.
Boss.yahoo.com page reads as follows:
- At Yahoo, we’re looking ways to streamline as well as simplify products for our customers. Focusing this in mind we will discontinue the BOSS JSON search API as earlier as possible might be by the end of next month.
- Access to the BOSS APIs will continue until next month. Moving forward, customers who are leveraging the BOSS JSON search API can use the alternative like YPA.
- YPA is a javascript solution that provides algorithmic web results with search ads for publishers who would like to manage their own search engine results pages (SERPs).
- To know more about Yahoo Partner Manager, as they can help you to explore more options regarding BOSS and YPA.
- Yahoo is all set to close BOSS on March 31st, 2016.