A new year is right around the corner so I shared some of our observations from 2008 and my predictions 2009 for what will be affecting airfare pricing. The three main factors that will lead to a lot of volatility in 2009 that I highlight on the Farecast...

As part of Microsoft's commitment to protecting consumers' privacy in the operation of Live Search, we're announcing support today for the Article 29 Working Party's guidelines for search anonymization. These guidelines call for a common industry standard...

But not the political sort. Part of the Live Search team is headed to SES Chicago . We hope to "change" the minds of those who've never tried us before and show something new to those who have. We'll try to do this through a number of panel discussions...

We want to apologize again for the outage on Friday and the inconvenience it has caused. We deeply regret that many users were unable to access the Live Search cashback service. We’ve been working diligently to correct the issues. We’ve been in constant...

We want to answer the most common questions that have appeared in the comments section in response to yesterday's post about Friday's cashback outage ( Black Friday cashback blackout ). How do I receive credit for an order that is not showing the correct...

The web can be a dangerous place; there are threats around every corner. In recent years, threats coming from web pages have significantly increased, from malicious programs hosted on web pages, to downloads that manipulate your computer and steal your...

We want to respond to those of you who've commented about your problems using cashback last Friday. For a few hours on Friday, November 28, Live Search cashback experienced an unexpected outage. If you completed a purchase that day, you can follow up...

When we asked users about the improvements they'd like us make to Live Search cashback, many said they want to receive cashback instantly instead of waiting for 60 days. Well, I'm happy to announce that we've just released the Instant cashback feature...

With features like continuous scroll and an index that encompasses millions of websites, a single image search query is often all you need to find what you are looking for. But sometimes those initial results only give you a hint of what’s available and...