Soapbox represented Microsoft’s attempt kill YouTube. It failed. Actually, since Soapbox was pulled off the market, then reintroduced, you could say that it failed twice. In any event, Microsoft may now take another shot at YouTube, and this time the company’s hopes rest with Silverlight.
GE, Microsoft Look To Out-Murdoch News Corp
News Corp.’s bid to buy Dow Jones, and by default, the most influential financial newspaper in the world, the Wall Street Journal, seems to have spooked media rival General Electric into making a bid for the company as well.
Google Names Microsoft In Antitrust Matter
Google filed an antitrust complaint against Microsoft, in secret, several months ago; the complaint suggested that Vista’s desktop search function is too hard to turn off.
Now, as you might have noticed, the complaint has become public, and several interesting details relating to the matter have also come to light.
Microsoft Office Live Teams with Website Pros
Microsoft Office Live is teaming up with Website Pros, a provider of website building tools, internet marketing, and lead generation solutions, to offer web site design and search engine marketing services. Microsoft Office Live is attempting to make it easier for small business to get online by offering them new “Do-It-for-Me Services”.
Not only will they provide easy and affordable do-it-yourself tools, Microsoft Office Live will add “do-it-for-me” help as well.
SMX Day 1: Meet Satya Nadella Of Microsoft
Danny Sullivan introduced keynote speaker, Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s Corporate VP, Search & Advertising Platform Group, as a 15 year old. To which the calm man only smiled. Who would have thought the man would look more at ease as more questions fired his way.
Microsoft’s Soapbox Gets A Second Chance
Microsoft’s Soapbox video-sharing service got pulled out of the public’s view back in March; this past Friday, it finally floated back into sight. The site has gained a new color scheme, and (probably more importantly), it’s “conducting proactive filtering of all uploaded content.”
Microsoft Building New Engine, World Shrugs
Rumors of a new effort by Microsoft to tap Silicon Valley’s bright young techies and build a better search engine have been met with a collective arching of the shoulders.
Google Book Search Tool May Madden Microsoft
Everyone knows that Google and Microsoft are rivals, but the first area of competition that comes to mind does not involve books. Nonetheless, the two appear to be at it again, and it seems as if Google is readying a new tool for attack.
More on Microsoft’s Surface Computing
I talked with Microsoft’s Surface computing team today. Here’s some more details I learned.
Microsoft, Google Chart New Map Views
Google Maps and Microsoft Live Search Maps released new ways of looking at the world through their products at the Where 2.0 conference.