I just checked out? Microsoft’s Live Search again. No doubt Microsoft is serious about search.? Search.msn.com is pretty hot.
I found the interface to be helpful. I didn’t do any formal testing, but moving around, searching and figuring out? the interface is pretty straightforward. They obviously did do the formal testing.? They seem to be? keeping? development cycles small and the stream of improvements? is refreshing to see.? However, Google will remain my default search provder in IE7 and Firefox for now, but
they’re going to have to take a few chances at the GooglePlex? to keep up with Live Search. The social? implications? seem endless compared to Google’s social offerings.
In separate news,? a Live Academic Beta is available. This is a? “Microsoft Web 2.0” search site? aimed at students and teachers. It looks real kewl. I’d be real interested to read opinions from some students or teachers.
From Aloha Workshops on the Big Island of Hawaii, this is Brent Norris for the World Organization of Webmasters and the WOW Technology Minute.
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Additional Resources?
You can also get to Live Search by going to live.com.
Be sure to check out “Search Macros.” This feature lets you build you own search engine of sorts.