LiveSide - Windows Live news and interviews

LiveSide - News blog

A minor update to Live Search homepage

Posted Oct 04 2008, 12:51 AM by damaster with 8 comment(s)

As I’ve always had My.Live.com set as my homepage, this (minor) update to Live Search homepage over at Live.com actually skipped pass my eyes. It only occurred to me today that they have updated the homepage – but don’t worry, the goodies like hotspots and the daily background images are still there!

I guess the most important bit to note is the inclusion of “Hotmail” at the top-left corner, and on every Live Search page. Microsoft had sure highlighted its importance by making it seem like Hotmail is on the same level as it’s other major online channels – Live Search, MSN, and Windows Live – instead of having Hotmail as a branch of Windows Live. Together with the recent rollout of Hotmail Wave 3, Microsoft seems to be leveraging on Hotmail to gain greater reach to their other Windows Live offerings for those users who are still unsure of what “Windows Live” means. Good move Microsoft!

Filed under: Live Search

Comments

A minor update to Live Search homepage wrote A minor update to Live Search homepage

on 10-03-2008 9:53 AM

Pingback from A minor update to Live Search homepage

Live Search ?????????????????? | LiveSino - LiveSide ????????? wrote Live Search ?????????????????? | LiveSino - LiveSide ?????????

on 10-03-2008 10:08 AM

Pingback from Live Search ?????????????????? | LiveSino - LiveSide ?????????

gregsedwards wrote re: A minor update to Live Search homepage

on 10-03-2008 1:46 PM

Microsoft just can't keep their fingers out of their creation. Remember how clean Live.com used to look? Then the background image started creeping in, then the hotspots. Now there are a bunch of links to IE betas and Microsoft services. What's next, ads?

People like Google.com because it's clean and simple. It kind of reminds me of the "Microsoft" iPod packaging parody (see it on SoapBox: video.msn.com/video.aspx). Microsoft needs to reign this in before it gets ridiculous.

BV2312 wrote re: A minor update to Live Search homepage

on 10-03-2008 2:48 PM

@gregsedwards Rememeber google still has links at the top left and also Live.com is meant to be the portal to Windows Live and Live Search..

Not sure about Hotmail tho.. See what happens

More important Live Search needs to matter on relavance if they nail that then even with the interface people will still use it because they know they will find what they want and not go to google

SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 3, 2008 wrote SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 3, 2008

on 10-03-2008 3:17 PM

Pingback from SearchCap: The Day In Search, October 3, 2008

Khristopher wrote re: A minor update to Live Search homepage

on 10-03-2008 3:54 PM

And still can't see it in Canada. One word: Lame.

BV2312 wrote re: A minor update to Live Search homepage

on 10-03-2008 4:15 PM

@Khristopher which bit can't you see?

nikhil_jain wrote re: A minor update to Live Search homepage

on 10-04-2008 1:14 AM

Acc to Hitwise blog post.

MSN Cashback successfully attracting visitors

chk it on..

weblogs.hitwise.com/.../msn_cashback_successfully_attr.html

using Live ID, Name/Password, or OpenID

or Join LiveSide to leave a comment!

Recent Comments

Tags

Blogs

Tags

Blogs

A minor update to Live Search homepage

Comments