November, 2006

Microsoft, Google, Yahoo! Unite to Support SiteMaps

Ken Moss, General Manager of Live Search, announced today that Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo! will all support the SiteMaps protocol, a simple, xml based way for web site owners to share information with search engines without having to rely on …

Sprint teams up with Windows Live for Mobile Search

Tonight marks an important milestone for Windows Live Search.  Microsoft just announced that they have inked their first mobile search deal, with wireless carrier Sprint.  From here forward, Sprint will be offering Windows Live Search capabilities on their …

@Live addresses are safe (whew)

In case you missed it in the comments, Kevin Briody from Windows Live took the time to assure our readers that @live accounts, no matter how they were obtained, will not be deleted after all:

Hi all-

We just

Windows Search Preview “indefinitely postponed”

The word is that the Windows Live “desktop search” project has been shelved, as a result of the recent reorg. In Sinofsky’s vision of “Live 2.0” (did I just say that?), the 6 groups rule all, giving consolidation into a …

Office Live goes Live

Office Live, which goes live in the US on Nov 15, and simultaneously begins beta testing in the UK, France, Germany, and Japan,  provides a powerful set of Web-based services to help you manage your valuable information and resources.…

Live Mail to delete new @Live addresses?

In the Hotmail and Live Mail support blog today, it was hinted that the @Live accounts created with the javascript hack posted here on LiveSide (no longer working), on the Mail Support blog itself (in a comment) and on Mess.be …

Free Product Catalog Upload for adCenter Customers

From the adCenter blog:

“We’re excited to announce a new (and free!) opportunity for adCenter customers to drive holiday sales through Live Search. We’ve partnered with our friends on the Live Product Search team to offer the first 200

Coming up in the world of Live…

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Office Live Interview with Baris Cetinok

 

 

Office Live is set to come out of beta on Wed. Nov 15, and at the same time launch into beta in four new markets, United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Japan.  The set of services, aimed at very small businesses …

Live.com to Support Google Universal Gadgets

Is the Live.com team working on support for Google’s universal gadget manifest format? You can’t load a Google gadget manifest yet, but there are signs that it’s not far off. If I’m right (and I’m sensing that I am