How Long Until People View Google Like Microsoft?
From the Official Google blog 9 months ago Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC? While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought to establish proprietary monopolies -- an...
Goodbye IE, hello Firefox
After using Microsoft Internet Explorer for all my life I’ve just made the change and switched to Mozilla Firefox. Why? Well I finally got sick of IE crashing, locking up and generally misbehaving. As I make my living online my web browser gets a lot of use and IE just wasn’t up to the job. It ...
Microsoft's Answer to Google PageRank: BrowseRank
CNet reports that Microsoft has announced BrowseRank, which they feel may help boost the search's popularity. CNet explains the difference between BrowseRank (BR?) and PageRank: Essentially, the researchers tested out a system that replaces PageRanks' link graph--a mathematical model of... ...
Hell Freezes Over: Microsoft Sponsoring Apache
Microsoft made three announcements at the 2008 OSCON in Portland, one of which should be a stunner to anyone who's followed the company over the past decade. read more ...
No Interest In Yahoo? Why, Microsoft?
Microsoft washed its hands of pursuing Yahoo, and the executive responsible for chasing and failing to catch Yahoo has a new job. There is a sense that Microsoft could be back. read more ...
Microsoft Plans to Advertise within Facebook
According to The New York Times, Microsoft will soon be advertising within Facebook. Perhaps this is because Microsoft currently has an ad deal with Digg and Digg might be acquired by Google soon, possibly nullifying the contract (though I don't... ...
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 24, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Video As A Search Marketing Tool For SMBs Video is becoming an important part of local search marketing campaigns, and this week's SMX Local Mobile conference feat...
Microsoft Live Search to Integrate with Facebook
Facebook and Microsoft have been linked in the news before?especially after a deal last October where Microsoft purchased a 1.6% stake in Facebook for $240M. This year we’ve seen multiple reports this year that Microsoft might buy the social networking sweetheart. Microsoft has had a limited searc...
Microsoft Live Search Coming To Facebook
When Microsoft made its investment in Facebook I always had thought that Live Search would come to the site, together with search monetization. Later it appeared that search wasn't part of the deal. Facebook's competitors all have web search, including Google's much publicized deal with MySpace. Wel...
Amid Economic Woes, Microsoft Pushes Into Your Home
More money spent on gas and groceries means less for luxuries. In the past that meant more people going to the movies and picking up used musical instruments. Now, Microsoft wants to be an entertainment outlet, serving games, videos, and oh yes, advertising. read more ...