Last time we took a look at Search, let us take a look at Mail now.

Looking at the above, the rankings are:
1. Yahoo! – Yahoo! Mail
2. Microsoft – Windows Live Hotmail
3. Google – Gmail

In this …

The latest search market share numbers for January show a slight decline for MSN/Live Search, a nosedive for Yahoo!, and more steady increases for Google, according to an entry in the Compete.com blog.

We compared Compete, Nielsen, and …

Gatineau, the code name for the web analytics beta run as a tab in Microsoft adCenter, will soon be available outside the US, in the UK, France, and Canada.

The service features fancy graphics, integrated demographics data for web …

Michael Arrington at TechCrunch is reporting that Yahoo! is holding a special board of directors meeting "to determine, effectively, the fate of the company". No one has stepped up to save Yahoo! from Microsoft, according to Arrington, with SoftBank bowing …

The use of Windows Live Messenger IM Control is getting more and more popular. Angus Logan just posted on his blog that the Dutch Microsoft ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) Team is putting it to good use. ALM describes methods to …

Lots of talk about the Microsoft proposal to Yahoo. Google has made an offer to Yahoo! now too. Looks like the battle over Yahoo! and it’s services has begun. Let us take a look at Search.

Microsoft continues to invest in Virtual Earth, especially in the area of 3D, announcing yesterday it has acquired Caligari, makers of trueSpace, a 3D modeling program.  Last December, Microsoft also acquired MultiMap, a London based mapping service, and in …

Yesterday two partnership announcements appeared concerning MSN Video, one with MTV Networks and one with Sony BMG. They are European deals, but who says it won’t expanded in the future? MSN Video is currently available in over 23 countries. On …

Virtual Earth/Live Maps doesn’t have the user base that Google Maps does, but it is continually advancing the platform, adding terabytes of data, and signing up new customers.  Today, for example, Virtual Earth signed up two significant new customers, …

Everyone seems to have an opinion about Microsoft’s blockbuster announcement (including me), but sometimes it’s difficult to sort through all the opinion to get at the facts.  Here’s a list of factual information, so far:

• Microsoft’s Press Release announcing the