Yahoo! launched a new search shortcut today, the details of which can be found on the Yahoo! blog. Essentially, it allows you to type in “shortcut” in the search box to take the stress off of your tired fingers. A keystroke here, a keystroke there…maybe you can ward off carpal tunnel a few more years.

My favorite shortcut is the one that literally starts with a bang (!). One that starts with a bang can take you directly to a given website. I made one called !Wot that takes me to this site.

Maybe I am missing something. I’d much rather have Yahoo! incorporate these shortcuts with Konfabulator to allow me to create graphical desktop shortcuts that avoid the search box altogether.