[vicsireland] Microsoft reveals new-look MSN
- From: "Flor Lynch" <florlync@xxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:32:02 -0000
[It will come to ireland eventually, perhaps soon after the UK launch.]
Microsoft reveals new-look MSN
Microsoft's web portal MSN.com has been given an extensive revamp for
the first time in almost ten years.
New features include fewer links, a column dedicated to social
networking sites Twitter and Facebook, and a large search engine box.
The company hopes the new look will drive more traffic to its Bing
search engine, launched as a competitor to Google in June 2009.
It will roll out in 2010 with a small group of US users getting access
now.
The new site carries links organised into five categories: news,
entertainment, sports, money, lifestyle and "more". US users will also
be able to get localised information about their area.
Partners supplying content include MSNBC and Fox Sports.
The MSN logo has also been redrawn to more closely resemble that of
Bing.
"More than half of people online start their sessions on sites like MSN
and they told us they want simplicity - yet still want the latest
information and their favourite services delivered together," said Lisa
Gurry, senior director at MSN.
In related news, UK users will have access to relaunched online music
store MSN Music from 4 November.
It has a library of over 1 million tracks, with payment for downloads
operating on a credit-based system.
Users can buy credits in packs of 10 for £7.99. Ten credits will buy one
standard album or ten standard singles.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/technology/8342016.stm
Published: 2009/11/04 11:50:34 GMT
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