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- Google loses out to Microsoft in Dell search deal - Rumour
- Dell is replacing its existing search deal with Google and is in the process of negotiating a new deal with Microsoft. The new will reportedly see new PCs sold with Microsoft's Live Search toolbar pre-installed, according to online rumours. The...
- Articles 2008-12-08
- Industry Moves: Microsoft's Search Guru Brad Goldberg Turns VC
- And another one bites the dust. Brad Goldberg, Microsoft's GM for Live Search, is leaving to head up the online business at Peak6, a Chicago-based investment firm. TechFlash confirmed the news with a MSFT exec who said the departure was "amicable." The company will replace Goldberg with Mike Nichols...
- External links 2008-12-17
- Microsoft's Cashback Ad Plan Is (Maybe) Working
- I've written about Microsoft's plan to actually pay consumers to use Live Search in past (and offer advertisers the chance to only pay per action, instead of click) before. First I said it looked utterly hopeless, and then only probably hopeless. Now it looks like it may...
- Blog posts 2008-07-19
- Three Free Alternatives to Pricey 411 Calls
- Need to look up a phone number while you're out and about? Don't dial 411 -- unless you like paying upwards of a buck or more for the privilege. Instead, add one of these free alternatives to your speed-dial: Free 411 (800-373-3411)Â If you don't mind listening...
- Blog posts 2008-12-10
- Get Cash Back with Live Search
- For years, I've been a sucker for the Discover Card, even though my experiences with the card often mimic this Futurama scene between Fry and a store clerk in the year 3000: Fry: "Do you take Visa?" Clerk: "Visa hasn't existed for five hundred years." ...
- Blog posts 2009-01-08
- Translate Text into 15 Languages Using Microsoft Office
- Everyone knows how you can use Babel Fish and Google Translate to convert text from English to Dutch or Polish to English. But did you know there's a translator built right into Microsoft Office? Watch our Business Hacks exclusive video (try it in full screen mode for best...
- Blog posts 2009-04-22
- Microsoft Unveils Bing Search Engine. Nice! Now, Back to Google
- Microsoft took the wraps off the Bing search engine, heir apparent to the unfortunately named Live Search, a few days early. Quick verdict: better, but far from a Google-killer. Before I explain that, you might want to watch Microsoft's promo video, which dubs Bing a "decision engine"...
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- Microsoft: Live Search Cashback Ad Biz Growing
- Jason Kincaid submits: Microsoft MSFT has released the latest set of data for its controversial Live Search Cashback program, which offers users monetary incentives to click through and buy goods from the ads they’re shown. The results? Things seem to be looking good from a ROI perspective, as users...
- External links 2008-11-13
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- Microsoft strikes deals for Live Search
- This story was co-written by Marguerite Reardon.LAS VEGAS--Microsoft is hoping two new distribution deals will give its Live Search a much-needed boost.The company is announcing on Wednesday a global deal with Dell that will see Live Search be the default search engine and a Windows Live toolbar bundled on the...
- News items 2009-08-07
- China YouTV's CnBoo Web Site Ranks No.1 on Microsoft Live Search Engine
- China YouTV Corp. (OTCBB: CYTV), a publicly traded company that provides online video viewing services through its CnBoo web site in China reported that CnBoo.com is currently ranked No.1 among all online video companies in China based on Microsoft's Live Search rankings. Meanwhile, the combined traffic of CnBoo.com increased 49%...
- Research articles 2007-08-08
- Live Search Pushes onto Google Turf
- News Analysis. Microsoft bundling deals with Dell and Verizon mark a strategic turning point. After years of losing out to Google for lucrative search deals, Microsoft reverses momentum. To be clear: Microsoft isn't going to magically reverse Google search market share gains simply by cutting deals like these. But Microsoft...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Microsoft's Search Strategy Goes Vertical
- How often do you query the Web through MSN or Windows Live? Right, and that's one of Microsoft's biggest problems. Hardly anyone uses its online search services, which means it's losing out big time on advertising opportunities. The Google brand of Internet search is so far ahead and has stood...
- Blog posts 2007-06-27
- Search With Microsoft, Win a Prize!
- Microsoft is rolling out yet another way to entice users over to is failing search engine -- prizes! This comes after the Redmond-based giant tried paying customers with its Cashback initiative to draw users to its Microsoft Live Search at the beginning of the summer, which turned out to...
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Microsoft to reward Live Search shoppers with cash
- SAN FRANCISCO AFP — Microsoft said Wednesday it will reward US Live Search shoppers with cash for purchases, essentially trying to buy market share it tried to win with its failed bid to take over Yahoo. Under the Live Search "cashback" program, shoppers using Microsoft's Internet search service will...
- Research articles 2008-05-21
- OK, Microsoft's Search Engine Scheme May Not Be Completely Stupid
- On Thursday, I somewhat dismissively wrote about Microsoft's attempt to pay users to use its search engine, while promising potential advertisers they'll only pay for their ads when someone actually buys. It seemed at the time like a deal struck from a defensive crouch by a software giant who still...
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Microsoft livens up Live Search to battle Google and Yahoo
- MOUNTAIN VIEW, United States AFP — Microsoft on Thursday began phasing in a slick new version of its Live Search service in a bid to gain ground on leading Internet search rivals Google and Yahoo. Microsoft's improved Live Search will be available throughout the United States in a week...
- Research articles 2007-09-26
- Revamped Yahoo vows to fight Microsoft despite search alliance
- Yahoo showed yesterday that it intends to keep fighting Microsoft on multiple fronts, demonstrating an array of improvements in the way it presents search results and other offerings.The long-time rivals announced an alliance last month designed to keep them within sight of Google, the internet search leader. But that...
- External links 2009-08-24
- Microsoft's Live Search Cashback Fails To Move the Market Needle
- Erick Schonfeld submits: When it comes to search, Microsoft MSFT is trying everything it can to become a serious player. It tried to acquire Yahoo YHOO, its latest version of Internet Explorer attempts to steer Web surfers away from Google GOOG, and then there is straight-out payola...
- External links 2008-08-28
- Do More with Windows Live Search for Mobile
- Microsoft just took the wraps off version 2 of Windows Live Search for Mobile, the whiz-bang search app for cell phones. In case you're unfamiliar with it, WLS taps Windows Live Local to provide area-specific searches. Just choose your location (by providing a city name, ZIP code, etc.), then access business listings,...
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- LibreDigital Announces Migration Program for Microsoft Live Search Books Publishers
- LibreDigital Internet Warehouse Accepts Microsoft Scans and Content
- Research articles 2008-05-28
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