Eytan Seidman, a lead program manager for Live Search, confirmed on the MSNSearch blog that some of the advanced query syntax in the Live Search engine, such as link:, linkdomain:, and inurl: has been turned off, due to “what appears …
Windows Live Core – the Software as a Service platform
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MSN Soapbox closed to new users amid piracy concerns
ZDNet News is reporting that MSN Soapbox is being closed to new users for up to 2 months as Microsoft sorts out piracy issues. ZDNet quotes Adam Sohn, a director in Microsoft’s online-services group, as saying that no new subscribers will …
Windows Live Hotmail M10 begins rollout
Thanks to Brandon for pointing to the Windows Live Hotmail team’s Spaces blog, announcing the upcoming rollout of M10 (milestone 10) of the Windows Live Hotmail (formerly Windows Live Mail, formerly Kahuna) beta. According to the blog entry:
…You
Live Search and Ad Platform announced
Microsoft today announced the creation of a new group spun out of Windows Live, the Live Search and Ad Platform. Live Search (formerly Windows Live Search, formerly MSN Search) will join adCenter in a new group that will not report …
Writing A Quick Application That Uses Windows Live ID
With the release of the Windows Live ID SDK comes the ability to add the trusted security of Windows Live to your application, but how much work is needed to actually get this functionality into your program? Turns out, not …
Live Search increases US search share by 0.7%
Fresh out of Nielson Netratings is their Februay search share analysis – Live Search increasing from 8.9% in January to 9.6% in February. While it may be too early to start celebrating, it’s the 2nd consecutive month of growth in 2007 …
Comcast unhappy with Google, may use MS Search?
According to an article appearing today in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required, free preview here), Comcast Corp. is unhappy with their relationship with Google Inc., and is in negotiations with Microsoft to perhaps switch services:
…Comcast Corp. is
Microsoft becomes even more mobile with Tellme
Microsoft is clearly investing in more mobile technologies by announcing Thursday that they will be purchasing Tellme Networks. Founded in 1999, Tellme is a provider of voice-enabled services, which include their free service +1 800 555 TELL [8355], as …
On Winning, Windows Live, and a New World Order
As you know, most of us at LiveSide are Microsoft MVPs, and attended the MVP Summit last week. It was an interesting experience, to say the least.
We’re enthusiasts. We all use Windows Live products. We follow it incessantly, spend most …
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