Topic Archives: MSN

MSN launches an updated bot & Has comment spam!

MSN has been working hard to improve its natural search offering. The latest [behind the scenes] effort is the release of a new bot which should help index the web better and save the site owner valuable bandwidth through more compressed indexing.
You can read the full blurb here..
While you are there check out the comment [...]

Microsoft pay users to search. Bruce Forsyth would be proud…

The latest attempt for Microsoft to gain traction in the search market comes in the shape of SearchPerks. Like [bust] ad models of days gone by [Alladvantage, bepaid.com etc.] SearchPerks encourages users to sign up and earn credits based on searching behaviour.
The programme, limited to 25,000 people installs a small tracking device [Internet Explorer only [...]

Microsoft Launches Charity Search Engine

Microsoft has entered the charity space with a new US search engine called Search and Give. www.searchandgive.com. The premise is simple, sign up to the service [using your MSN/Live account details], nominate your chosen charity and start searching. Microsoft tracks the searches for the year and then delivers a cheque to the nomiated charity at [...]