Docs is a Microsoft Office Web App for Facebook that offers instantly personalized document authorization and sharing on the cloud by integrating Facebook Social Plugins.
Featured on Facebook Platform Showcase, Docs is still in Beta stage but it could be one of the most valuable Open Graph protocol integrations for ...
The Microsoft and Yahoo search deal, now being referred to as the ‘search alliance’ appears to finally be underway. In recent months, speculation has been focused on the regulatory approval required for the deal to move forward. With the recent regulatory approval, all attention is now focused on the integration...
Microsoft is set to roll out a £2 Billion ad campaign for its search engine Bing that specifically targets Google, the dominant search engine with 90% of the UK market share. In an attempt to establish an ‘emotional connection’ with search users, the aim of the campaign will be to contrast the ‘visually richâ...
Mobile and gaming devices are adopting innovative user interfaces, from touch screens and voice interfaces on smartphones and tablet PCs to motion tracking interfaces on game consoles. Traditional personal computers still stick to the keyboard and mouse, but technologies like Microsoft Surface are emerging in entert...
Microsoft has just done a complete revamp of the MSN.com homepage with two main objectives in mind, getting their 100 million monthly visitors to spend more time and return more often, as well as optimizing the amount of Bing search traffic that comes from this site. Here is what they have done to make it happen:
Last week it was speculated that the Microsoft/Yahoo search deal, a agreement that would see Yahoo sell its search ads through Microsoft’s new Bing brand, could be facing some significant delays. On October 27th, the two internet giants were supposed to have concluded all negotiations. However, a filing with the S...
The balance of power in browser wars is about to shift, thanks to European Union’s antitrust concerns that made Microsoft include a browser ballot screen to enable Internet Explorer’s uninstall and the choice of a competing browser during the installation of Windows 7.
Google knows what’s at stake, and started a sof...
Update: Microsoft has officially announced a deal with Twitter AND Facebook, allowing Bing to index and display status updates from both services in its search results. Danny Sullivan has a closer look at the added features and the potential future of Bing search (social search). Google also announced a deal with Tw...
The recent launch of a Delta 2 satellite saw the names of two search engines carried to space with it. While Bing saw its name launched into space on the rocket’s side, Google subsequently announced a partnership with DigitalGlobe, the company behind the surveillance satellite named WorldView 2. For both engines, ...
Things are really revving up in the mobile industry this week, and this time it is Microsoft that has made a move. It appears that the Google/Microsoft battle has spilled out into the streets as mobile phones (smartphones in particular) garner all of the attention. With the release of Windows Mobile 6.5, Sprint has ...
