CNET’s Webware , a tech site about “cool web 2.0 apps for everyone,” has announced its annual Webware 100 Nominees, and Live Search is pleased to announce that FOUR Live Search offerings made the list. WOO HOO! Introduced in 2007, the CNET Webware 100...

In our ongoing quest to connect with those of you across the search universe, we’ll be at Web2.0 Expo in San Francisco starting today. We’ve been on the road quite a bit lately, talking about where search is today and getting feedback on areas where people...

It’s that time of the year again: The office pools are going, the sports bars are full, and you’re digging out the colors of your alma mater. Yes, March Madness is already in full swing . While not all of our engineers are huge basketball fans, we are...

Air travel is always a hassle.  Picking someone up — is the flight on time? Going on a flight — have the terminal and gate changed ? You can now check all of this quickly and easily on Live Search. Live Search is becoming more than just a place to...

Stefan here – sorry for the hiatus. We’ve been out on the road talking to people across the search ecosystem to get their feedback on what we think are some unsolved problems in the search space. More on that later because now we’ve got a treat for you...

To hell with unpacking. As we cast a reflective glance at SXSW and MIX09 in the rearview mirror, Live Search is revving up for Search Engine Strategies in NYC next week. Members from both sides of the Search house — Live Search and Microsoft Advertising...

Today at MIX09 , our friends on the Internet Explorer team announced the general availability of Internet Explorer 8. In IE8, Web users will see a number of Live Search accelerators that make surfing the Web faster and easier. Here’s a look at what you...

I was coming out of a doze on the plane from Dallas to Las Vegas and the man next to me with a perfect good ol’ boy Texas drawl said to his friend: “My money has a better time in Vegas than I do; it stays and I have to leave!” Las Vegas, despite its hotels...

Scott Guthrie, Corporate VP at Microsoft, officially kicked off MIX09 this morning. If you aren’t at the show, you don’t have time to watch the webcasts , or aren’t following all the daily twitter action , here are some Live Search-related highlights...

Cheers, webmasters and publishers! You may recall that last November we kicked off Project Silk Road featuring the Live Search API 2.0 at PubCon as a broad beta. The idea was to support publishers and developers like you with a flexible search engine...

10 a.m.-ish Texas time, 4 coffees later, Betsynote: I had intended to finish this post after breakfast, but it looks like Community Server had other plans while I was eating. :) Saturday and Sunday of SxSW were quite full for me - I caught snippets of...

This is not the Texas weather we are used to; in fact it looks a bit like Seattle today mixed with Chicago style winds. The wet air does not smell of smoke, beer, or bbq; there are no bats. But the Internet works and the energy is getting to that crackling...

With more and more Twitter accounts popping up every day, we thought we should follow Danny Sullivan’s lead and identify where you can find all the information from the Live Search team. Below is a list of Live Search team accounts on Twitter —...

You know what they say: everyone’s Irish on March 17 th , and our search data shows it! At the beginning of March the number of people that start searching for green beer increases by 940%. So if you’re one of those people, we thought we’d...

Live Search is busily packing to make a pilgrimage to the annual geek mecca, SXSW Interactive . Our mission is clear: We want to talk to you about search. Sure, you probably like your search just as it is. But we think it can be better. We want to make...