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LiveSide is retiring, thanks for all your support 32 comments

All good things must come to an end, and this blog is no exception. When Chris Overd, Matthew Weyer, and Harrison Hoffman founded LiveSide.net back in December of 2005 (LiveSide’s first post was on January 3rd, 2006, …

Written by Kip Kniskern
November 24th, 2014 at 7:19 am
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Happy Birthday, Bing 8 comments

Five years ago, on June 3rd, 2009, Microsoft’s search product, which had been known by various names up until then: MSN Search, Windows Live Search, and Live Search, to be more specific, became Bing. That Microsoft was planning …

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June 3rd, 2014 at 11:22 am
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Microsoft, Apple reach search deal 10 comments

After months of rumors and speculation, Steve Ballmer and Steve Jobs jointly announced a new search deal to power Apple’s new iPad.  Speaking from a Starbucks in Renton at a press conference attended only by a kid skateboarding by, the …

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April 1st, 2010 at 8:59 am
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Bing launch wrap up 6 comments

binglogo Bing launched this week, revealing the new name and “decision engine” tagline,  a new more organized layout for search results, tighter integration for verticals like Shopping (including Bing cashback), Travel (including the Farecast technology for predicting airfares and now hotel …

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June 4th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
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The Cat Is Out Of The Bag, It’s…Bing! 13 comments

BingLogo Steve Ballmer just announced Microsoft’s newest search offering on the D7 stage. He introduced it by showing a video, a Star Trek parody called “A bold search for a new name.” The video runs over Microsoft’s chronic re-naming of its …

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May 28th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
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Carol Bartz, CEO Of Yahoo!, Willing To Sell Search For “Boatloads Of Money” 1 comment

In an entertaining, slightly off color, and by some accounts inspiring performance at D: the All Things Digital conference, Yahoo! CEO Carol Bartz left the door open for a search deal.  That deal would have to be made …

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May 27th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
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Some more on Bing.com – that confusing trademark will soon become Blinko 6 comments

Microsoft acquired Bing.com in March, and has a network all set up:

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but as we reported last week, there’s that pesky little US Patent and Trademark Office to get around.  The problem is with Bing Mobile, which is …

Written by Kip Kniskern
May 26th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
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Setting the (search) stage this week: New name, new version, new partnership? 2 comments

This is a big week or so for Microsoft, and for Live Search.  According to reports from the Wall St. Journal, the widely anticipated new version of Live Search, code named Kumo, is set to be unveiled at D: …

Written by Kip Kniskern
May 26th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
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US Trademark Office rejects Bing – “likelihood of confusion” 1 comment

In a document filed this morning and mailed to Microsoft, the US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Microsoft’s filing of “Bing” as a trademark name for “computer search engine software; graphical user interface software, namely, toolbar software for use …

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May 22nd, 2009 at 7:18 pm
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Kumo, Bing, or ???: Are secrets extinct? 13 comments

Delicious Cherries! In the next few weeks, we’re going to be hearing a lot about Microsoft’s new brand for search.  We pretty much know it won’t be called “Live Search” anymore, and we’re hearing again and again that it won’t be called …

Written by Kip Kniskern
May 21st, 2009 at 10:10 am
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