[windows2000] Re: Microsoft Launches Web Search Technology
- From: Brain Anderson <brainstem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:13:42 -0800 (PST)
I just tried it. They even copied Google's Adword look
(how suprising). It seems to be a lot quicker than
some of their beta versions. I remember the first time
I tried it and it took almost 40 seconds for it to
load when I searched for "microsoft."
--- "Jim Kenzig http://thethin.net";
<jimkenz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Microsoft Launches Web Search Technology
>
> 1 hour, 57 minutes ago
>
> By ALLISON LINN, AP Business Writer
> SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. finally debuted its own
> Web search technology on Thursday, hoping to
> challenge Google Inc.'s long dominance of the field
> with results tailored to a user's location and
> answers from its Encarta encyclopedia.
>
> Google signaled that it is ready for a fight,
> announcing Wednesday that it would nearly double the
> amount of Web pages available to search through its
> site.
>
> The Microsoft search engine, offered in 11
> languages, will initially be available on a special
> "test" site. Gradually, some users visiting
> Microsoft's MSN site may find that the existing
> search bar uses the new search engine, said Adam
> Sohn, a director with the company's online division.
> But a full rollout, perhaps with new features, isn't
> expected until early next year.
>
> Redmond-based Microsoft has long offered a search
> engine on its MSN Web site, but the technology
> behind was powered by subsidiaries of Yahoo Inc.
> (Nasdaq:YHOO - news)
>
> Earlier this year, company executives conceded that
> they had erred by not developing their own search
> technology and said they had devoted $100 million in
> an aggressive catch-up effort. The company also
> pledged to clearly separate paid search results from
> those based purely on the relevancy. That's
> something its previous search engine hadn't done but
> that the new technology will do.
>
> Microsoft also plans to offer by year's end a test
> version of its hotly anticipated technology for
> quickly locating e-mail, Web pages and other files
> on desktop computers. Google launched a similar
> product last month.
>
> Hoping to steal some of Microsoft's thunder, Google
> nearly doubled the size of its search engine index
> to more than 8 billion Web pages Wednesday evening.
> A Google spokesman downplayed the Microsoft
> connection, saying the Mountain View-based company
> had been working on the expansion for months. Google
> last expanded its Web index to 4.3 billion pages in
> February when another rival, Yahoo Inc., unveiled a
> search engine powered by its own in-house
> technology.
>
> Microsoft says its site will sort through more than
> 5 billion Web pages.
>
> Analysts say that just because Microsoft is a late
> entrant doesn't mean it won't pose a formidable
> threat to Google, Yahoo and others.
>
> Microsoft's search offering has many features likely
> to appeal to users who don't care about particular
> brands, according to Charlene Li of Forrester
> Research.
>
> A feature called "Search Near Me" guesses where
> users are located based on their Internet
> connections and seeks to provide results nearby.
> Another feature promises to answer plain-language
> questions such as "What is the capital of Germany?"
> by culling through Encarta.
>
> Google also offers a localized search function, with
> users telling the search engine where they are. And
> it has a "Google Answers" site, where researchers
> provide data for a minimum fee of $2.50. Microsoft's
> version is free but not as tailored.
>
> Li also said Microsoft has another advantage in that
> many users already visit its MSN Web site and are
> familiar with other products such as its dominant
> Windows operating system or Hotmail e-mail.
>
> In trading Wednesday on the Nasdaq Stock Market,
> Microsoft shares closed 4 cents at $29.73, while
> Google shares lost 84 cents to $167.86 and Yahoo
> shares finished off 37 cents at $36.66.
>
> ___
>
> On the Net:
>
> http://beta.search.msn.com
>
>
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