Bing Toolbox

Are you a webmaster, a publisher, a developer or maybe an advertiser? Now you can find everything Bing you need at the Bing Toolbox.   As you can see in the screenshot above (click ... Read more »

Microsoft adCenter Analytics (was Gatineau) to shut down

According to an email to beta testers, and  a blog post and a post on the adCenter website, adCenter Analytics will shut down on Dec 31, 2009, and no new beta participants are being ... Read more »

Microsoft Referrals

Picturepan2, from LiveSino.net, just tipped us on this one. Since Google will end their Referrals program (including referrals for their own software like Google pack), people may be looking for an alternative to fill ... Read more »

Live Search in Europe: Microsoft announces plans to open a Search Technology Center

Microsoft today announced plans at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival to invest in Live Search in Europe. A new Search Technology Center will open sometime during the next twelve months in Europe. The ... Read more »

Get Paid For Streaming With Silverlight?

Remy has just blogged on the Silverlight Streaming blog on dev.live that you will soon be able to put advertising into your Silverlight Streaming app. The pilot scheme is due to start soon this ... Read more »

Microsoft adCenter Analytics (Project Gatineau) releases Beta 2

Microsoft’s analytics piece of their adCenter product has just received an update, and a quick run-through shows some new features, significantly improved performance, and the end of the $5 sign-up fee (although I’m not ... Read more »

adCenter Gatineau web analytics beta now available in other countries

Gatineau, the code name for the web analytics beta run as a tab in Microsoft adCenter, will soon be available outside the US, in the UK, France, and Canada. The service features fancy graphics, ... Read more »

Wall Street Journal signs up with Microsoft for Contextual and Paid Search advertising

Microsoft will become the exclusive third-party ad provider for the Wall Street Journal network of sites, including The Wall Street Journal Online, Barrons.com, MarketWatch.com, AllThingsD.com and others.  From the press release: “This deal is ... Read more »

adCenter Gatineau beta launches: Microsoft website analytics

While not strictly a Windows Live product, website analysis is an important tool that has been missing from Microsoft’s toolkit.  That changed today, as Microsoft’s new addition to its adCenter suite of advertiser and ... Read more »

JiWire to provide advertisers for Microsoft municipal wifi

Last year Microsoft announced its intention to get into the municipal wifi market, which for those non-Americans is free public wifi for entire towns and cities. These networks are currently being built and tested ... Read more »