MaryJo on Microsoft’s new Live Search: 5 take aways:
- Microsoft’s search index is a lot bigger now
- Live Search’s relevancy is noticeably improved.
- Microsoft is focusing on improving search in four verticals with this release. These are: shopping, entertainment, health and local/maps.
- Microsoft is sticking to its plans to do a major spring and a fall release every year of Live Search
- Microsoft is still kicking around the idea of possibly rebranding Live Search
For a snapshot of the search industry, the latest comscore results are here