Rumor has it that Facebook and Microsoft are taking a step back from their previous closeness. In October, 2007, Microsoft announced they were partnering with Facbook to launch an ad platform for the social networking site: Facebook and Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft will take a $240 million equity stake in Facebook’s next round [...]
Facebook and MSN on the Outs?
January 28th, 2010Hello, New MSN! Looking Classy…
November 6th, 2009Microsoft has revamped their portal, giving it a startlingly clean new look and a modernistic feel which is being called the most dramatic redesign of the decade. Microsoft’s new and definitely improved webpage is easier to use and the cluttered effect formerly associated with the MSN portal is finally gone. A central location now exists [...]
The Big Three Struggle For Position
September 28th, 2009Google and Microsoft keep up their constant and nearly simultaneous release of innovations, proving that competition between the two search engine rivals is healthy as can be. Microsoft’s latest is a beta version of ‘visual search’, which transforms a search from a text-based to an image-based experience.They sneakily require you to install Silverlight in order [...]
Yahoo Search – Dead or Alive?
September 25th, 2009Last year, Google and Yahoo had their advertising deal (which would have left Yahoo with its own search technology) killed by the US Department Of Justice. This year, Yahoo’s planning to turn to MSN and Bing for a bailout – but the terms are quite different – Yahoo plans to actually sell off its tech [...]
Microsoft’s Crawler Causing Problems for Bing Users
August 27th, 2009The MSN Bot (formerly of MSN Search, now Bing) is causing problems for website owners by making it look like they have some connection with porn sites. It’s an ongoing problem; Microsoft’s search engine has been generating fake information that makes site owners think they’re getting porn traffic for over two years now. Microsoft’s software [...]













