eBay will be retiring the old search engine in April 2009 in favor
of their new search engine. eBay says the new search engine gets more information from
listings to give you better matching results for your search terms. The new
search engine will search titles of listings, as well as the following:
- categories
- item
specifics
- common
spelling errors, abbreviations, and similar words
You can read the FAQ here: http://pages.ebay.com/search/faq/index.html
Here is the original announcement:
Hi everyone...This is Jeff
King, Senior Director of Finding. Last year we introduced new search technology
that makes it faster and easier to find just what you’re looking for on
eBay. In a nutshell, it looks at a multitude of details in listings to deliver
more of the results you want. It makes it easy to browse and narrow your
selection, and lets you choose how you want to see the results. With the new
auto-complete feature it even "anticipates" what you're typing in the
search box. Get a closer look
and some great tips for searching.
The response from the
Community to the new finding has been great—today the vast majority of
eBay buyers and sellers are using it. Some of you have sent great ideas for
making it even better. We've incorporated a lot of these suggestions already
and in the coming months we’ll be introducing more new
features and enhancements to make it even faster and easier.
Sellers: Use product
details!
For sellers, we’re continuing to expand opportunities to use product
details in listings. Be sure to use them--it's one of the best ways to
boost your exposure in the new search.
Retiring the older
technology
Until now, buyers and sellers have been able to choose not to use the new
search engine. With more than 90% of you now on board, we’ll be retiring
the older technology in April of 2009. If you are one of the few who’s
opted out, you’ll see some reminder messages during your searches.
On behalf of the whole
Finding team, thank you for your support and insight.
Sincerely,
Jeff King
Senior Director of Finding
Link
to announcement: http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200902191425232.html
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