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- What a difference a name makes: What if Live Search did Tweet searches?
- The Bing phenomenon continues and one day Microsoft's search rebranding effort may make a great marketing case study. Microsoft renamed its search Bing, added some neat logic, focused on important verticals. Microsoft has even snared a bit of search market share and has generated buzz unforeseen among tech's peanut...
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Bing: a present day "Dogpile"
- Bing: a present day "Dogpile"The Lady doth...protest....The in-browser video preview won me over as well as seperation by catagory search and related searches. Much better than Google in that regard.Bing: Live Search makeoverI see no difference between Bing's core search algorithms and Live Search's core search algorithms. I don't...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- What if the new name for Microsoft Live Search is ... Yahoo?
- What if the new name for Microsoft Live Search is ... Yahoo?Google Search is just simply better, PERIOD.ntMicrosoft loses at auto-correctionEnter "rumplestilskdnin" at Live Search. It finds nothing and more importantly, doesn't say "Did you mean...".Enter the same term at Google and while it finds nothing, it makes a...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-26
- What if the new name for Microsoft Live Search is ... Yahoo?
- Microsoft quietly registered a limited liability company LLC last week, which points to the company being poised to make an acquisition or joint venture. While some are speculating the new company could have something to do with Microsoft buying Citrix, I think all the signs, not to mention the timing,...
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent share
- Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent shareKUMO spelled backwards isOMUK.Omg Microsoft Ur Kooked.Oh My, Ur Krap.RE: Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent shareIt should stop spending so much money in search market! Instead, it should help promote the search and grid open source ex Hadoop!That's not the only...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- Kiev and Kumo: The long and winding road to Live Search's rebrand
- Kiev and Kumo: The long and winding road to Live Search's rebrandJust "Cornhole" it!Cornhole should be the new name for the MS Search klooge. To me, the word Cornhole represents all that is Microsoft and the pride in American ingenuity that Microsoft personifies. So go forth and Cornhole with your...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-08
- Kiev and Kumo: The long and winding road to Live Search's rebrand
- In an April 8 Wall Street Journal story about Microsoft's search-branding challenges , Yusuf Mehdi, Senior Vice President of Microsoft’s Online Audience Business Group, mentioned "Kiev." Kiev seems to be the uber-brand for Microsoft's upcoming search release. Kumo, the codename for the search-engine component, is one piece of Kiev. by...
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- Wait: Could 'Bing' be the new name for Microsoft's Live Search?
- Wait: Could 'Bing' be the new name for Microsoft's Live Search?I think kumo.com is officialIf you go to www.kumo.com through your firefox, you can find windows' icon at the place, where icons are shown in tabs along with blank page.So, it seems to be official.Secondly, after reading this, I...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-03
- Wait: Could 'Bing' be the new name for Microsoft's Live Search?
- Maybe Kumo won't be the final new name for "Live Search" after all. "Bing" also still seems to be in the running. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- Microsoft's Kumo: It's a little early for the obit isn't it?
- Microsoft's Kumo: It's a little early for the obit isn't it?It's results that matterSometimes I actually use the built in help for Windows or Word or Excel. But I usually regret it.I don't know how Google does it, but somehow, Google always seems to find just what I'm looking...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-03
- Microsoft's Kumo: It's a little early for the obit isn't it?
- Microsoft is testing Kumo--the upgrade to Live Search internally--and a few folks are already writing the obit. A wee bit early, don't you think? BoomTown's Kara Swisher posted Microsoft's internal memo on Kumo, but more importantly posted three screen shots. All are worth a look. The interface...
- Blog posts 2009-03-03
- Microsoft begins internal test of Kumo search
- Microsoft has begun internal testing of its new search release, currently known as "Kumo," according to a note sent by the head of Live Search engineering to Microsoft employees. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- Live Search for Windows Mobile 4.0 (Mobile)
- We realize that your mobile phone isn't the same as your PC. That's why Live Search is designed to provide you the information that matters most when you're mobile, and to make it quick and easy to access, no matter what kind of phone you use.Live Search provides local information...
- Software downloads 2009-01-26
- Latest search numbers not good for Microsoft
- Latest search numbers not good for MicrosoftPractice makes perfect.Microsoft is getting a lot of practice at taking punishment.That's OK...It gives them a taste of how everybody else feels trying to compete in the desktop OS market.Live Search is slow and cumbersomeWhy suffer that when there's Google or Yahoo?Even just going...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-22
- Will the Microsoft Live Search turmoil ever end?
- Will the Microsoft Live Search turmoil ever end?At least the new guy ...... Qi Lu seems to believe that MS' core algorithms need to be top notch before the company can seriously take on Google. I hope MS gets its Powerset algorithms working at the heart of its search engine...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-17
- Will the Microsoft Live Search turmoil ever end?
- It was just over a year ago that Microsoft's search team was wrestling with back-to-back executive departures. Now it's the end of 2008 and here we are again in the midst of more Live Search shake-ups. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-12-17
- Microsoft inches ahead with new Live services build, new search brand
- Microsoft has delivered a refreshed beta build of its Windows Live Essentials services and has taken another step forward toward rebranding Live Search. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-12-16
- Chrome's EULA changes: Feels like Hotel California
- Chrome's EULA changes: Feels like Hotel CaliforniaDo no evil?Can anyone say they actualy believe this?Going back to Live SearchI dislike what Google has become so much. That I am retraining myself to use other search engines.Google has become a information stalker.Its other suites like Google Desktop has now started to...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-12
- Microsoft signs major deal with Dell for Live Search
- Microsoft signs major deal with Dell for Live SearchPatience, MikeIt's premature to write: "The future is now, the past is prologue, Microsoft has won."Until Microsoft's victory, savor the slow process of Google's disintegration moment by moment. You wouldn't slug down that Merlot or Cab Sav, would you?!Salute to...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-05
- Microsoft signs major deal with Dell for Live Search
- Microsoft and Dell have signed a deal via which Dell will be shipping new PCs with the Live Search toolbar preinstalled, according to sources familiar with the arrangement between the two companies. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
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