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Search Blog — Feb 2009

  • Feb
    04
    20 09

    Fly like a bird…over Paris

    Grab a baguette, a little cheese, a bottle of wine, and head to Paris. It’s a click away with the new bird’s-eye images of Paris (and a long list of other locales). These new imagery updates are brought to you by the Virtual Earth team. The Digital Globe satellite imagery and the new bird’s-eye photos are magnifique and make the visuals at Live Search Maps almost as good as being there. Find the full list of updates and details on the Virtual Earth team blog .   Kristin Meldahl, Senior Product Manager, Live Search Read More Grab a baguette, a little cheese, a bottle of wine, and head to Paris. It’s a click away with the new bird’s-eye images of Paris (and a long list of other locales). These new imagery updates are brought to you by the Virtual Earth team. The Digital Globe satellite imagery and the new bird’s-eye photos are magnifique and make the visuals at Live Search Maps almost as good as being there. Find the full list of updates and details on the Virtual Earth team blog .   Kristin Meldahl, Senior Product Manager, Live Search Read More
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  • Feb
    03
    20 09

    The most popular how-to searches of 2008

    Search is increasingly becoming a tool to help people accomplish certain tasks. We took a look at some data from 2008 and want to share our findings. Last year people in the U.S. were learning to cook turkeys and to brine them. To argue with their spouses (maybe about whether to cook or brine the turkey) and to improve their marriages (probably after getting too worked up about the turkey). They wanted to learn how to make money and how to save it, how to lose weight both in general and in specific places, and how to lose their tan lines. In that way, 2008 wasn’t a lot different from the years before. But look a little closer and you might see some unusual trends. Here were the leading searches in 2008 using “How to” questions in the U.S. market: How to lose back fat How to tie a tie How to avoid tan lines How to save money How to write a resume How to lose weight How to make money How to improve your marriage How to save on home heating bills How to cook a turkey How to pronounce palahniuk How to brine a turkey How to argue with your spouse How to choose a pediatrician How to reduce stress in your life How to be happy at work How to make gravy How to recycle cell... Read More Search is increasingly becoming a tool to help people accomplish certain tasks. We took a look at some data from 2008 and want to share our findings. Last year people in the U.S. were learning to cook turkeys and to brine them. To argue with their spouses (maybe about whether to cook or brine the turkey) and to improve their marriages (probably after getting too worked up about the turkey). They wanted to learn how to make money and how to save it, how to lose weight both in general and in specific places, and how to lose their tan lines. In that way, 2008 wasn’t a lot different from the... Read More
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  • Feb
    03
    20 09

    Instant Answers in your IE8 search box...

    IE8 users can now get Live Search instant answers, including financial information, weather conditions, movie show times, calculations, equations, conversions, and definitions directly in the IE8 search box. To see the stock quote answer in action, type MSFT in the search box; you’ll get the current stock information, plus the performance graph supplied by Comstock. If you want details, just click on the image and you’ll go to moneycentral.msn.com for more info. To see the latest weather forecast, type weather in the search box and you’ll get the weather icon, current temp, as well as the predicted high and low temps from Foreca. Want to try a few of your own? Use the queries below (in bold )  to see more: 2+2 (calculations) x*5=7 (equations) 71 degrees F in C (conversions) define alert (definitions ) bella bottega (show time info for a theater ) The Uninvited (show time info for a movie) Instant answers are available by default with IE8 when you're using Live Search in the U.S. Enjoy! - Alfred Liu, Senior Development Lead, and Beatrice Oltean, Program Manager Read More IE8 users can now get Live Search instant answers, including financial information, weather conditions, movie show times, calculations, equations, conversions, and definitions directly in the IE8 search box. To see the stock quote answer in action, type MSFT in the search box; you’ll get the current stock information, plus the performance graph supplied by Comstock. If you want details, just click on the image and you’ll go to moneycentral.msn.com for more info. To see the latest weather forecast, type weather in the search box and you’ll get the weather icon, current temp, as... Read More
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