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Live Search homepage updated
Today, Microsoft announced a newly updated Live Search Homepage. So I checked it out and the only thing different is the background with “hotspots.” What are “hotspots” you might wonder? Off to the right of the background, when rolled over, four square boxes activate with a little description and a search icon that will take [...]
Continue reading...Yahoo! rejects Microsoft again
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Continuing the long, 5-month battle, Microsoft and Yahoo! still can’t agree on a deal. Announced today was another rejection from Yahoo! that was handed down to Microsoft. With the help of Carl Icahn, Microsoft is trying to acquire Yahoo’s search business. Yahoo! clearly doesn’t like the idea and is willing to open up talks again [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft makes 404 pages useful
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Ever clicked on a link and the page it took you to said,”We are sorry, the page you requested cannot be found.” Your natural reaction was to hit the back button. With Microsoft’s latest plans, you no longer have to hit that back button, instead they want you to stick around a little longer and [...]
Continue reading...Live Search Books and Academic to be taken down for good
Friday, May 23, 2008
In a move to shift focus to travel and shopping search, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Senior Vice President Search, Portal and Advertising, wrote in a memo on the Windows Live Blog that both Live Search Books and Live Search Academic will see the end of their days. Microsoft will continue to provide Books and scholarly publications [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft re-enters talks with Yahoo
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Contrary to what Microsoft has been saying about moving forward without Yahoo!, it seems that they may need Yahoo! after all. Announced today, Microsoft is willing to re-engage talks with Yahoo!, but this time not for a merger. To compete against the possibility of Yahoo! and Google on a search deal, Microsoft wants to work [...]
Continue reading...Microsoft completes FAST Search & Transfer acquisition
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Originally announced back in January, Microsoft has finalized its deal to acquire FAST Search & Transfer, a leading provider of enterprise search solutions. FAST will operate in Oslo, Norway as a Microsoft subsidiary with its CEO, John Markus Lervik, shifting positions to become Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Enterprise Search. “With our companies combined, we’ll be [...]
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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