Bloglines classic gets new Select & Search feature

I just noticed today that Bloglines Classic has a new search and select feature:

I assume it was added today as I've only noticed one tweet about it so far. Frnnr's Tweet sums up my feelings:

I've never liked the similar feature on the NY Times website. For those of us that select as we read to mark our place it's a distraction. Still, since I use the Beta interface it doesn't concern me much, although it's easy enough to block.

I suppose this is a good sign, in that it shows that Ask.com are still trying to monitize Bloglines by sending traffic to their search business. However I wish they'd found something that didn't have the potential to alienate their users.