SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 19, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Topic: Windows Live
Search Engine Land’s Blogroll, Sliced, Diced, & Categorized
We’ve had a huge blogroll on Search Engine Land since we started last year. Inspired by some recent posts, I’ve now organized that massive list into categories, to make it easier for those looking to find some good blog reading. Below, a guide to our blogroll, designed to help those who want to seek out […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 12, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
SearchCap: The Day In Search, November 8, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Live Search Adds “More” Tab To Home Page, Exposes More Vertical Search Tools
Gary Price spotted that Microsoft has added a new “more” tab to the Live Search home page, exposing some Live Search specialized search engines that haven’t been promoted from the home page since last month’s relaunch of Live Search.
Microsoft Willing To Lose Money Online To Fight Google
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was in Japan to promote Windows Live services and was asked about competition from Google and Android. According to this article in the International Herald Tribune, he acknowledged that Google was “ahead” of Microsoft in search. (It’s not clear whether that includes online advertising as well.) Ballmer went on to dismiss […]
Windows Live Comes Out Of Beta, Adds Capabilities
Microsoft took the beta label off Windows Live Services, a mix of desktop and Web apps that are part of the company’s “software + services” strategy to keep those promoting “cloud computing” at bay (e.g., Google). Reuters and eWeek have rundowns of the global launch, while Digital Inspiration complains about the launch of the Live […]
StumbleUpon’s Toolbar Adds More Search Engines
StumbleUpon Expands Social Search Across the Web from TechCrunch reports StumbleUpon has expanded their toolbar from enhancing Google, Yahoo, or Windows Live search results to now also include AOL, Ask.com, Google News, Yahoo News, Flickr, Wikipedia, and YouTube. That means, if you use the StumbleUpon and search at YouTube, you will see “SearchReviews” with a […]
Sorting Out The Mobile Search & SEO Mess
One of the biggest challenges of being a mobile SEO is comparing keyword results across the many different search engines. While the goal of all the mobile engines is the same, their approaches vary considerably. Many traditional SEOs will simply target Google and hope for the best in the other engines, but there is a […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, September 10, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Bundling Software, Apps In New “Windows Live Services”
Microsoft has rolled out something similar to the Google Pack software bundle called “Windows Live Services.” Google Operating System has a lengthy (favorable) overview. The package includes mail and instant messaging, search toolbar, online storage, photosharing and blogging software, all from Microsoft. It operates as something of an extension of Windows desktop software and is […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 23, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Teams Up With Nokia To Provide Windows Live For S60
Microsoft and Nokia team up to offer Windows Live on S60 devices from the LiveSide Blog reports Microsoft and Nokia, in a new agreement, will begin to allow S60 device owners to use Windows Live suite on their devices. The rollout will be across 11 different countries, and you can find in the Windows Live […]
Microsoft Completes aQuantive Acquisition, Creates ‘Advertiser and Publisher Solutions’ Group
Microsoft has officially completed the acquisition of aQuantive Inc., which includes agency Avenue A | Razorfish and the Atlas ad-serving platform. The acquisition was the largest in Microsoft’s history, valued at roughly $6 billion. The company has also simultaneously created a new group that it’s calling the “Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group.”
SearchCap: The Day In Search, August 7, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
MSN Is Back! At Least As Button On Live.com
Just over a year ago, MSN seemed like the brand Microsoft wanted to deny ever existed. Almost like some embarrassing former leader of a country, the MSN name was excised or replaced in favor of the new Windows Live brand. But now MSN is back on Live.com, in the form of a new MSN button. […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 23, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Microsoft Monday: Today’s Google Free Alternative
As part of our Google Free Mondays series this month, today is the day to try Microsoft’s Windows Live. Wait, wasn’t it Google Free Fridays this month? Yes, but I changed it to Mondays. And why do we hate Google so much we’re telling people not to use it? We don’t hate Google, silly. My […]
comScore Also Reports Microsoft Search Share Rise
That rise in Microsoft’s search share that Compete reported last week? Now the latest figures from comScore report the same — that Microsoft’s Live Search Club significantly increased traffic to Windows Live Search. First the numbers, which shows the percentage of searches in the United States handled by each major search network for June 2007, […]
If Search Engines Were Frat Houses From Movies
I love search engines. I love comedy movies. So let’s have fun putting the two together. Which search engines are most like some famous movie fraternities? Yes, there is an Animal House of search! Google: Lambda Lambda Lambda (Revenge Of The Nerds) As I pondered how to match search engines to movie fraternities, this one […]
Buttons, Buttons — Let’s Clean Up The Feed Buttons!
As part of adding our new "Lands" tabs to Search Engine Land last month, I cleaned up our feed page that helps people understand how to add our feeds to various feed readers. The biggest challenge was dealing with the inconsistent sizes of feed buttons from the different providers. I wanted to share how we […]
This July: Try Google-Free Fridays!
Back in 2002, I called Google the "Marcia Brady" of search. Fans of the Brady Bunch know that Marcia was one of six children, and middle daughter Jan felt Marcia got all the attention. "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia," she’d often complain, just as today, it often seems to be "Google, Google, Google" that’s all you hear […]
Can You Get By Without Google & Major Search Engines?
There are two projects going on today to see if we can survive without the major search engines. The first project is for searchers, to see if they can search alternative search engines without using the five major engines. The second project is for search marketers, to see if they can generate enough traffic and […]
Microsoft Virtual Earth Expands 3-D Coverage To Include New York
When Microsoft debuted Live Search Maps/Virtual Earth in 3-D last November there were many “oohs” and “aahs” but there was also the question: “Where’s New York?” It was not among the original 3-D cities that the Virtual Earth team rolled out. Now that omission has been rectified with the launch this morning of New York […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 17, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Imagine Live Search – Microsoft’s Test Site Launches
Spotted via LiveSide, Imagine Live Search is a new experimental search engine from Windows Live. Like those from Ask (Ask X), Google (SearchMash) and Yahoo (Alpha), it provides a mixture of results all on the same page. Below is a look at Microsoft’s new test bed search engine, Imagine Live Search, as well as a […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, May 14, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, April 26, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
SearchCap: The Day In Search, March 14, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Microsoft Inks Distribution Deal With Lenovo
Buyers of Lenovo computers, including ThinkPad notebooks, ThinkCentre desktops, Lenovo 3000 PCs and Lenovo-brand PCs available in China will soon have Windows Live software and and Windows Live Toolbar preinstalled on their machines. This is a minor coup for Microsoft. Lenovo computers (many branded with the IBM logo) previously shipped with the Google Desktop and […]
Dissecting Microsoft Slams At Google As Copyright Infringer
Last October, Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer gave us a taste of how Microsoft was going to position Google as a copyright leech. Today, Microsoft launched a full-out assault on the company. Google deserves some of this, no doubt. But the idea as Microsoft as some altruistic copyright savior deserves some critical analysis, as well. Below, I’ll dissect Microsoft’s slams against […]
Google Maps Tailgates Yahoo, Microsoft With Real-Time Traffic Info
Google Maps has caught up with Yahoo and Microsoft in adding live traffic reporting for the United States to their online mapping service. Google Operating System spotted the change today (and Google now has the official word up here). To see the traffic yourself, just go to Google Maps and click on the new "Traffic" […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, Feb. 12, 2007
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Yahoo Signs Mobile Advertisers; Google Partners With Vodafone On Maps, Live Search Mobile Leaving Beta
The 3GSM World Congress is happening this week, so expect a variety of mobile announcements. Here’s a rundown on some that have caught my eye:
Ironically, You Need A Map To Find Google & Microsoft’s Windows Mobile Map Apps
I was thrilled to hear Google was offering Google Maps For Windows Mobile recently. I’m a big Windows Mobile user, and I’ve often felt abandoned by Google on my device. But actually finding that app using my Windows Mobile device turned out to be an incredible challenge. The same was true trying to find Microsoft’s […]
Microsoft Lowers Search Growth Expectations
Microsoft ‘not happy’ with search results at News.com reports that Microsoft has lowered their expectations for growth of their search sales in the first two quarters of this year. Microsoft lowered those expectations from as high as 11 percent to as low as 3 percent growth. Microsoft CFO, Chris Liddell, said that Microsoft is “clearly […]
Looking At Microsoft’s Continued Long Game In Search
Hooked on Google from the San Jose Mercury News revisits a theme from Microsoft that I’ve reported to readers over the years. That’s how Microsoft’s failure to beat Google in search — despite millions in spending — gets the "it’s early days, give us time" defense from Microsoft. The defense is partially true, but it […]