New details about Yahoo! Search BOSS is out. Yahoo said that the BOSS will be a transition to a paid model early next year and the new version will be rounded up with monetization options and with advanced security access.
Yahoo launched the BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service) in 2008 for providing developers with a way to leverage the search infrastructure and enhance innovation. The BOSS API is connected to Yahoo’s search infrastructure currently, which allows, start ups, individual developers and established consumer Internet companies to take advantage of Yahoo’s search capabilities.
Initially the latest BOSS V2 platform will provide a cost-per-query model. The cost will be based on the type of services that is used and will vary from $0.40 to $0.75 CPM (cost per 1000 BOSS queries). Developers will have the option to legalize the search experience through the ad marketplace that will result from the Microsoft and Yahoo Search Alliance. Yahoo also plans to provide a nominally-priced BOSS version for academic and non profit organizations.
The following points are noteworthy about the BOSS V2 platform:
Yahoo launched the BOSS (Build Your Own Search Service) in 2008 for providing developers with a way to leverage the search infrastructure and enhance innovation. The BOSS API is connected to Yahoo’s search infrastructure currently, which allows, start ups, individual developers and established consumer Internet companies to take advantage of Yahoo’s search capabilities.
Initially the latest BOSS V2 platform will provide a cost-per-query model. The cost will be based on the type of services that is used and will vary from $0.40 to $0.75 CPM (cost per 1000 BOSS queries). Developers will have the option to legalize the search experience through the ad marketplace that will result from the Microsoft and Yahoo Search Alliance. Yahoo also plans to provide a nominally-priced BOSS version for academic and non profit organizations.
The following points are noteworthy about the BOSS V2 platform:
- A RESTful API will be continued for web, news and image search. The Microsoft search platform will power the core web and image results. Yahoo will expand these offers in 2011.
- BOSS also plans to offer full flexibility to stack, blend and re rank results. Additional vertical search services may also be offered in future.
- Developers can access BOSS V2 through Yahoo!
- A self service payment model will also be provided and developers will have the ability to add credit card authentication at the sign up and to check billing, usage and other information on a completely redesigned dashboard interface.
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