Microsoft has tipped its hand, perhaps intentionally, with the leak of screenshots revealing Kumo — the renamed, revamped version of its Live Search. The screenshots were accompanied by a memo penned by search executive Satya Nadella, asking Microsoft employees for feedback. The new search engine appears to be slated for release in the second part of this year. The layout of the Kumo page is simple: ads relating to the search on the right, images on top and search results dominating the page. The search results are organized into categories.
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Will Microsoft's Kumo Bring New Visual Dimension to Search?
Posted by: Erika Morphy March 3, 2009 12:06 PMMicrosoft has tipped its hand, perhaps intentionally, with the leak of screenshots revealing Kumo — the renamed, revamped version of its Live Search. The screenshots were accompanied by a memo penned by search executive Satya Nadella, asking Microsoft employees for feedback. The new search engine appears to be slated for release in the second part of this year. The layout of the Kumo page is simple: ads relating to the search on the right, images on top and search results dominating the page. The search results are organized into categories.