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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ahh...once again the holidays are approaching. Once again we're thinking of family, gifts, travel, and at least some of us are dreaming about snow-covered slopes. Time for joy, family, fun, and lots of web searches. The Live Search team has made the last part quicker and easier. Here are a couple of instant answers that will simplify some of your holiday tasks. Shopping How about a new digital camera...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
Many of you in the U.S. have noticed some big changes in Live Search Video this week. Now you have lots of tools for browsing to find your favorite TV shows, music videos, and all of the most-watched content on the Web, just by clicking. Based on what we're hearing, it's a primetime hit! And of course, it still includes the best and only "smart-motion preview" technology that plays a preview right...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
When we launched cashback nearly six months ago, we mentioned that we're going to use these three criteria to measure the program: Number of offers in the system Advertiser ROI Percentage of commercial searches as measured by ComScore Well, we've been measuring, and today we can report that we've increased the number of product offers available in Live Search cashback by 30%, indicating strong advertiser...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2008
Today at PubCon we launched a new release of the Live Search API for publishers and web developers. Now, in one place, we're making available what is essentially a content management system for your site or blog, plus the ability to monetize by selling ads. This release is the next step in what we're calling Project Silk Road, a broad range of tools and services we're offering online publishers and...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
On Monday we announced a search distribution deal with Sun Microsystems. Now, when U.S.-based Internet Explorer users download the Java TM Runtime Environment (JRE TM ), they're offered the MSN Toolbar. Like our partnerships with HP and Facebook, this agreement is another example of our strategy for gaining traction in the search market. When Internet Explorer users downloading Sun's JRE opt to download...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
PubCon (Nov 11–14) has established itself as a rich forum for web professionals of all shapes and sizes to come together to network, learn, and share the latest on SEM topics and more. It has become a key event for us on the conference circuit, so our team is excited to be joining Brett Tabke and the WebmasterWorld team in Las Vegas this week for PubCon 2008 . I'm particularly looking forward to having...
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Clickety Clack: Online Ad Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
It feels good to see stories like this make it to techmeme. If you've been tracking the search space, Microsoft has been aggressively pursuing search distribution deals for the past year. There seemed to be a point where senior management...
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the INQUIRER (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Paul Hales the Inquirer , Monday 10 November 2008. 16:54:00 I am a Vole and I live in a hole MICROSOFT said it has talked Sun Microsystems into offering users of its Java technology the option to also download the MSN Toolbar Internet Exploder users who download Java will also be hassled into downloading the MSN toolbar as well....
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Starting in late October, holiday travel fares have been falling quite a bit, and right now the average airfare for both Thanksgiving and Christmas travel are actually below their price points from this time last year. But don't take our word for it. You can see for yourself. Farecast puts the power to predict into your own hands with expert travel advice based on science, not marketing. Farecast...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008
We've been having a great time bringing you our daily homepage updates over the past couple of months. You may have noticed that our normal programming for the Live Search homepage content is occasionally interrupted by newsworthy events, like last week's World Series image of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrating their win. We think that the 2008 presidential election is about as newsworthy an event...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2008
There are really just two types of searches: Browse and seek We want to browse for our best fit when we type "I want to learn how to speak Spanish." Tell me now I just want my question answered when I search for how tall Mount Kilimanjaro is or who the 31st president of the U.S. was. We've been working hard on the "Tell me now" type of search, or as we Live Search boffins call it, "instant answers."...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2008
Regardless who wins next month's election, one thing is certain: there's going to be a new administration in the White House. This means a lot of folks fresh off the campaign trail will relocate to Washington, D.C. to take on roles in government. Whether you're planning a move, a visit, or just want to see what D.C has to offer, check out the latest release of Live Image Search. We worked with Virtual...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/17/2008
I get a little more excited than most people about data, but I think even "normal" people will have fun with the new xTreme movers feature in xRank, which lets you track the searches that are gaining popularity the fastest. Just yesterday, " dow jones ," " recession ," and other economy-related terms were moving incredibly quickly, while today we're noticing that people are interested in recent events...
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MSN Search Weblog (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008
We've all watched the debates and the interviews , tracked the latest polls , and probably watched a few of the recent SNL skits (I'll let you search for those on your own). But did you know that there's an African American woman running for president, too? And Ralph Nader has thrown his hat in the ring again. Yes the presidential election is big news, but are you ready to cast your other votes? We've...
