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New Live Search

MaryJo on Microsoft’s new Live Search: 5 take aways:

  1. Microsoft’s search index is a lot bigger now
  2. Live Search’s relevancy is noticeably improved.
  3. Microsoft is focusing on improving search in four verticals with this release. These are: shopping, entertainment, health and local/maps.
  4. Microsoft is sticking to its plans to do a major spring and a fall release every year of Live Search
  5. 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