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Making Search Prettier: Bing Launches Visual Search
Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 14, 2009 10:30 AM / 11 Comments
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Since Microsoft launched Bing, the company has been trying to position it as a 'decision engine' and not just as another search engine. Today, Microsoft is taking another step in Continue reading »


Microsoft Launches Tools For Teachers
Written by Dana Oshiro / September 3, 2009 6:42 PM / 9 Comments
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Microsoft's Education Labs launched a new project this afternoon and it's better on trees and the environment. The group just announced a new Math Worksheet Generator where teachers can generate Continue reading »


Microsoft Windows 7: Partayyy!
Written by Dana Oshiro / September 3, 2009 1:07 PM / 1 Comments
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Don your togas and break out your favorite beer koozie, Microsoft is set to crowdsource a series of global soirees in conjunction with the public launch of Windows 7. According Continue reading »


Microsoft's Global Patent: World Harmony or Legal War?
Written by Dana Oshiro / September 2, 2009 9:00 PM / 5 Comments
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In order to usher the patent system "into the 21st Century", Deputy General Counsel for Microsoft Horacio Gutierrez believes that "global patent harmonization" must happen. In a recent CNET article Continue reading »


Microsoft's Photoshop Blunder: Racist or Shortsighted?
Written by Dana Oshiro / August 25, 2009 10:00 PM / 55 Comments
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Microsoft doctored a stock image to appeal to its Polish customers by literally whitewashing the color from one of the photo's subjects. While US web visitors were greeted by 3 Continue reading »


Bing Continues to Grow, But Yahoo Loses Market Share
Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 25, 2009 11:46 AM / 2 Comments
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Since the launch of Bing, watching the developments in the search engine market is finally interesting again. According to the latest data from Compete for July, Bing continues to grow Continue reading »


What Does Google's High Customer Satisfaction Rating Mean for Bing?
Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 18, 2009 8:51 AM / 16 Comments
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According to the results of a new survey by the American Consumer Satisfaction Index, Google's users are extremely happy with their search engine. Google scored 86 points out of a Continue reading »


Bing Shopping Grows 169% in June
Written by Frederic Lardinois / August 14, 2009 10:41 AM / 10 Comments
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Bing Shopping, the comparison shopping tool that is part of Microsoft's new search engine, saw some impressive growth last month. According to Hitwise's Heather Dougherty, visits to Bing Shopping increased Continue reading »


Amateurs vs. Agencies: Microsoft's Razorfish Acquired
Written by Dana Oshiro / August 9, 2009 6:04 PM / 3 Comments
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Publicis Groupe SA announced today the acquisition of Microsoft's Razorfish advertising agency for $530 million dollars. In a joint press release, the group announced that the deal will increase Publicis' Continue reading »


Bing's Bias: Tinfoil Hats Don't Seem Necessary Yet
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 6, 2009 10:06 AM / 5 Comments
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PCWorld and CIO.com ran a story by Shane O'Neill today alleging that Microsoft's search engine Bing returns results for certain queries that are contrary to the searcher's intent and biased Continue reading »


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