AltaVista Shortcuts

AltaVista announces the official launch of "AltaVista Shortcuts." This is one attempt to provide content from the "Invisible Web" by providing specially chosen links for common Web searches. From the press release: "AltaVista Shortcuts are integrated directly into the first Web search results page. Users can easily test the new feature by doing a search for their favorite large city (i.e. San Francisco) and then looking for the small blue arrow icons. The arrows will highlight AltaVista Shortcuts to key information on the selected city, including maps, directions, local resources, city guides, weather, yellow pages and more."