MSN Buys Desktop Search Tool, Re-Orgs Sales Team
Date: 2004-07-16 Source: ClickZ
Only two weeks after updating its look, functionality and search engine, MSN fired a couple more salvos in the search wars today. The company announced it acquired Lookout Inc., makers of a personal Microsoft Outlook search tool. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Suspect in AltaVista hacking case works at Microsoft
Date: 2004-07-09 Source: MSNBC.com
A Kirkland man arrested last week on allegations that he stole proprietary technology from the AltaVista search engine two years ago is a Microsoft Corp. employee who has been working on the Redmond company's MSN Search initiative. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
MSN Gets a Facelift
Date: 2004-07-06 Source: iMedia Connection
The new MSN search page is perfect for our light and lean, low-carb, crazy society with a less cluttered appearance, fewer ads and a fresh approach to search. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Hungry Bot Behind Microsoft's New Search
Date: 2004-07-01 Source: InternetNews.com
MSNbot, the next-generation Web search crawler that Microsoft announced last year, appears to be aggressively crawling the Web as part of the algorithmic search effort to be included at a future point in its newly revised MSN Search portal. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
MSN Search Gets New Look; Microsoft Gets New Search Engine
Date: 2004-07-01 Source: SearchDay
Microsoft released a public preview of its long-awaited web search technology today. The company also gave a facelift to its popular MSN Search site that remains powered by Yahoo's search technology and dropped paid inclusion listings there. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Microsoft Search on the Horizon
Date: 2004-06-28 Source: Search Engine Guide
With Google still riding high and Yahoo! attempting to gain ground with their new search engine, another competitor appears poised on the horizon to join the race. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
A Closer Look at Microsoft's MSNBot
Date: 2004-06-15 Source: Search Engine Guide
If you have been concerned about MSNBot's tendencies in working with your site, I strongly encourage you to review this referenced discussion. Not only will you learn more about MSNBot and it's methods for finding information – but you will also become much more in touch with other similar-minded webmasters throughout the world. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Exec: MSN to offer end-to-end search
Date: 2004-05-27 Source: CBS.MarketWatch.com
Yusuf Mehdi, MSN's top executive, announced the company will soon release technology to enable users to search e-mail, their hard disks and the Internet. The feature will be part of a new beta release of the MSN service, he told the Goldman Sachs Internet conference in Las Vegas. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
An Insider's View of Microsoft's Longhorn Search
Date: 2004-05-24 Source: SearchDay
Longhorn, the long-anticipated upgrade to Windows, will have a completely new, search-centric file system. One of Microsoft's lead developers last week offered a tantalizingly brief preview of search on this upcoming system. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Microsoft To Bundle MSN Toolbar With IM Client
Date: 2004-04-23 Source: Internet Week
MSN Messenger 6.2, which is now shooting for a Monday release, offers users the option of installing the Toolbar. MSN Toolbar tucks into Internet Explorer, and offers shortcuts to MSN Web sites, blocks pop-ups, and provides access to MSN's search engine. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Why MSN Won't Buy AOL
Date: 2004-03-29 Source: Search Engine Guide
While AOL's customer base is shrinking, it is still substantial. MSN's reach is expanding, especially as the portal continues to grow in popularity. By merging these two client bases, Microsoft would have an impressive number of paying portal customers. So you are probably wondering: why won't this happen? One word: Competition. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Ballmer: We fell down on search
Date: 2004-03-25 Source: News.com
Microsoft's failure to invest more in Internet search technology was a significant misstep for the company, but it is working to catch up, said CEO Steve Ballmer. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
Microsoft Concedes Misstep in Search
Date: 2004-03-25 Source: Yahoo! News
Chief executive Steve Ballmer conceded Thursday that one big misstep by Microsoft over the past few years is that the company did not put resources toward in-house research and development of search technology. ... "I want to make sure (a user) can't get through ... an online experience without hitting a Microsoft ad," he said. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
New Look In July, New Search Engine Later, Says MSN
Date: 2004-03-25 Source: SearchDay
MSN announced a redesign for its MSN Search service last week, a cosmetic change that better delineates paid placement listings. But the July release will not coincide with the launch of new underlying technology. And the future paid inclusion at MSN is undergoing active debate. [Recommend Article] [Open In New Window]
