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Yahoo! Search BOSS V2 Coming Soon

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-price...