Microsoft has given its Live Search service an extreme makeover. In addition to improving the way Live Search makes queries and presents search results, the company has added channels for entertainment, shopping, and health searches. The renovation — the biggest update for the platform since it hit the Web nearly three years ago — could help Microsoft chip away at Google’s gargantuan share of the search market. Live Search is the third-ranked search engine — behind Google and Yahoo — with 70 million regular users.
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Microsoft Gears for Battle With Sharper Search Tools
Posted by: Walaika Haskins September 27, 2007 04:17 PMMicrosoft has given its Live Search service an extreme makeover. In addition to improving the way Live Search makes queries and presents search results, the company has added channels for entertainment, shopping, and health searches. The renovation — the biggest update for the platform since it hit the Web nearly three years ago — could help Microsoft chip away at Google’s gargantuan share of the search market. Live Search is the third-ranked search engine — behind Google and Yahoo — with 70 million regular users.