Tag: Search

My Bing News on Facebook

Do you spend a lot of time in Facebook?  If so, Bing has just released a new app that can get you caught up on the latest news, follow trends, and set up your own categories to keep you up on all the latest, all from within Facebook and powered by Bing.

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To try it out, just install the app, which will then appear in your list of apps on the left hand sidebar within Facebook, and check it out:

bing news facebook

As you can see, you can easily set up your own news categories, or just check “Everything” for the latest news.

We have to say, this is a really good looking app, although it may be buried a bit within Facebook.  Still, if we remember, we’ll be checking out the latest Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 news whenever we check in on the latest cat pictures on our Facebook Timeline!

Source : My Bing News on Facebook

Verizon chooses Microsoft Live Search over Google and Yahoo

Major win for Microsoft in the field of Internet Search …

… Verizon Communications Inc has chosen Microsoft Corp to provide Internet search services for cell phones, in what is seen as a blow to rivals Google Inc and Yahoo Inc.

Verizon Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said on Wednesday that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer would announce the deal later in the day at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Seidenberg, speaking at a Citigroup conference, gave no further details.

The deal follows more than a year of speculation on who would become the default mobile search provider for Verizon Wireless, which is set to surpass AT&T Inc as the No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier after it closes its purchase of smaller operator Alltel later this week.

"It’s certainly a feather in Microsoft’s cap. Tough news for Google and tougher news for Yahoo," CCS Insight analyst John Jackson said of the agreement. …

Source : MSN Money

Microsoft To Buy Greenfield Online For $486 Million

Microsoft intends to buy Greenfield Online to further expand the Search and e-commerce activities in Europe ..

…Microsoft Corp. on Friday said it will buy Web-based survey company Greenfield Online Inc. for about $486 million in cash in a move that will bolster its search and e-commerce services in Europe.

Microsoft (MSFT) will pay $17.50 a share for Greenfield (SRVY). The deal tops an earlier proposal by buyout firm Quadrangle Group to acquire the company for $ 15.50 per share.

The Microsoft offer represents a premium of about 10% to the closing price of Greenfield shares on Aug. 25, the day before it said it had received a $17.50 acquisition offer without disclosing its origin.

The deal, Microsoft’s first since it failed to acquire Yahoo Inc (YHOO), will give the software giant access to Ciao.com, Greenfield’s popular price comparison and consumer reviews site in Europe.

"Acquiring one of Europe’s leading price comparison, shopping and consumer reviews site will further extend Microsoft’s search and e-commerce services in Europe," said Tami Reller, chief financial officer for Windows and Online services at Microsoft. …

Source:CNN Money

The Forrester Wave(tm): Enterprise Search, Q2 2008

Snapshot of the Enterprise Search market, which is consolodating at a rapid pace. Microsoft did a superb job by acquiring FAST as you can see …

Forrester evaluated enterprise search vendors against 147 criteria and found that Autonomy, Endeca, FAST (a Microsoft subsidiary), and Vivisimo lead the market with impressive technical capabilities and a diverse customer base pushing for further innovation. Over the past two years, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle have all recognized their potential advantage in the enterprise search market. Not only do they have deep financial resources to support their products, but they also can win customers who seek to natively connect and integrate search with existing IBM, Microsoft, or Oracle applications and content repositories. Yet these vendors are still digesting acquisitions and building search features that customers want now. Meanwhile, Recommind and InQuira deliver distinctive solutions for targeted market segments — legal and customer service, respectively—while Coveo is repositioning itself due to industry shakeups. Google competes effectively on ease of administration, low-cost/high-value appliances, and stellar brand. Search is a buyer’s market, and I&KM pros must pragmatically align their requirements to get the best value and fit for their needs.

Source: The Forrester Wave(tm): Enterprise Search, Q2 2008

Search Engine Strategies met Maurits-Jan Groen van Microsoft

Leuk interview met mijn collega Maurits Jan over Search Engine strategies …

Tijdens Search Engine Strategies 2008 in Londen heeft Miriam Martinus namens Checkit enkele interviews opgenomen. ..

… De derde video was een interview door bovengenoemde Bas met Microsoft. De vierde video is weer Nederlandstalig en met niemand minder dan Maurits-Jan Groen van MSN. Enjoy!

Source: Search Engine Strategies met Maurits-Jan Groen