A brief description of what it means when Yahoo farms out its search engine to MicrosoftJuly 30th, 2009 A look at how the Microsoft-Yahoo deal will workAlthough Yahoo and Microsoft could soon be working together on Internet search, their collaboration would mostly occur behind the scenes. Consumers would still see Yahoo's logo striped across Yahoo.com.
Microsoft Unveils Windows Live PortalMarch 10th, 2006 Microsoft unveils Windows Live portal and search interface which is like good 'ol excite.com on AJAX diet and some more. The key features are:
Search results allows controlling the level of details using a scrollbar
Results can be scrolled using a scrollbar and fetched live with AJAX.
Yahoo, Microsoft reach search and ad partnershipJuly 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Internet search firm Yahoo and software giant Microsoft have reached a 10-year deal in which they hope to tackle the online dominance of Google, media reports said Wednesday. Under the terms of the deal, Yahoo will use Microsoft's new search engine on its sites and handle some advertising sales for Microsoft.
Google provides peek into new search engine with different results rankingAugust 11th, 2009 Google provides peek into new search engineNEW YORK — Google has lifted the lid on a new version of its search engine, allowing users to look at the results it will generate. The new engine, available at a separate address, looks the same as the current one but ranks results differently, which could affect businesses who rely on Google results to drive traffic.
Yahoo, Microsoft link up in challenge to Google (Second Lead)July 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Internet search firm Yahoo and software giant Microsoft announced Wednesday a 10-year deal in search and advertising operations in a bid to challenge the online dominance of Google. Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo will use Microsoft's new search engine on its sites and handle some advertising sales for Microsoft.
Microsoft's Bing search engine aims to rival GoogleJune 1st, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft stepped up its efforts to cut into the search dominance of Google, launching a public preview version of its widely praised Bing search site Monday. The site offers several features that are not automatically available on Google such as instant excerpts that allow users to see the contents of a page without actually clicking on it and a sidebar detailing related searches.
Microsoft discovers another way to beat google. Kumo? WTF!May 20th, 2009 With Google retaining its top slot in the search engines market, Microsoft is trying to set its foot with new Live Search property. Microsoft's new face of Live Search, Kumo will be released at the D: All Things Digital conference, to be held in Carlsbad, Calif.
Google Warns Australia of Going Back To Pre-Internet EraNovember 8th, 2006 Internet search engine leader, Google has warned Australia (why does Google start sounding like Microsoft with each passing day?) of going back to "pre-internet era" if the proposed changes to Australia's copyright laws are legislated. "Given the vast size of the Internet, it is impossible for a search engine to contact personally each owner of a web page to determine whether the owner desires its web page to be searched, indexed or cached," Google said Tuesday.
Google Remains the Top Search EngineMay 19th, 2009 Google retains its top slot in the search engine market being the destination for largest number of web surfers in April. According to the recent data released by comSourceThe searchers throughout the month touched the 9.5 billion mark.
Web surfers can now 'Huli ia Google,' or 'search Google,' in Hawaiian languageAugust 7th, 2009 Google search engine now available in HawaiianHILO, Hawaii — Google users can now use the popular Internet search engine in the Hawaiian language. Web surfers can find the option, "Huli ia Google," or "search Google," on Apple's Safari browser, thanks to a project by a University of Hawaii at Hilo professor.
Microsoft's Paids Release Click Up by 8% Within a Week of Bing'June 12th, 2009 We had highlighted Bing's power to woo-the-advertisers in our previous article. Things are heading according to the augury.
Microsoft's Bing brings in more Internet search traffic as Google, Yahoo taper offAugust 18th, 2009 Bing rings up search gains, dinging Google, YahooSAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp.'s souped-up Internet search engine gained a little more ground on industry leaders Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.
Microsoft To Revamp MSN To Strengthen Bing tiesJune 20th, 2009 Microsoft isn't too busy with Bing to put its decade-old portal site MSN out of focus. The software giant is working on a revamp for MSN.
Microsoft, Yahoo join forces to challenge Google (Third Lead, changing dateline)July 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Tech giants Microsoft and Yahoo reached a long-awaited partnership Wednesday in a bid to challenge Google, which holds a 65 percent market share in online search. Under a 10-year deal, websites from both companies would use Microsoft's Bing search engine, which could now integrate Yahoo's considerable trove of search technology.
Microsoft Snatches Dell Deal from Google for Default Search Engines, At Last, At least Something!January 13th, 2009 So at last, however small it be, Microsoft tastes victory over Google in the internet market. Reportedly, they have become the default search engine on Dells entire range of computers.
June 4th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Bing is a silly name for a search engine, IMO. If MS wanted to have a name that’s easy to remember, they should have look at what the guys at Find.com, Ask.com had come up for their names.