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Whether intentionally or not, Yahoo briefly showcased some of its RSS search plans on Friday when Webloggers discovered and then posted screen shots of a Yahoo site for finding syndication feeds.

Yahoo Inc. executives previously have hinted at a possible search engine for blogs and feeds, but this week's sighting indicates that Yahoo is getting closer to releasing at least a test version of RSS search, search experts say.

It also could usher in competition from a major Web search player for startups such as Technorati Inc. and Feedster Inc., which concentrate on feed search.

A Yahoo spokesperson would neither confirm nor deny the appearance of Yahoo's test version of the RSS search site or provide details about the company's RSS search plans. At least three bloggers, though, were able to conduct and document a limited number of queries on a Yahoo RSS search site.

"We're always testing new services, but we have no comment on the screen shots," said Yahoo spokesperson Meagan Busath.

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