A prototype browser called Deepfish arrived for the Windows Mobile platform, stirring up opinions that Microsoft may be more than a little concerned about not owning the dominant browser on mobile phones.
Why Microsoft Pays Waggener Edstrom the Big Money
The Long Tail: The Microsoft Memo: Some choose radical transparency, some have it thrust upon them Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief over at Wired, has a post out today that contains a massive email briefing by Microsoft’s PR firm Waggener Edstrom to a Microsoft executive about an interview with Wired Magazine.
Microsoft And InfoNow Join Forces
Ever use a site’s “find a store” feature? It may have been provided by InfoNow, the company with which Microsoft joined up earlier today. According to an official statement, InfoNow intends to “integrate Microsoft Virtual Earth within its LocationInsight offering.”
Microsoft Acquires devBiz Business Solutions
Microsoft announced it has acquired .NET software development company devBiz Solutions. The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant plans to integrate devBiz’s web client products into its Visual Studio 2005 Team System (VSTS).
Microsoft says the tools devBiz offers will benefit software architects, developers, testers and product managers by allowing multiple ways to access the Team Foundation Server (TFS).
Microsoft’s PR Firm Makes Ironic Blunder
An experienced public relations firm can be just what the doctor ordered when you’re trying to inject a positive message about a new product or service into the collective consciousness of the media. There are rare occasions, however, when PR professionals make the kind of mistakes that you just can’t help but laugh at.
Microsoft Embraces Self Love With ZenZui
It’s self love for two reasons: ZenZui is an independent mobile user-interface company born from Microsoft’s own Research Lab; and it sounds an awful lot like the Japanese phrase for…um…auto-erotica.
First, let’s talk about what this company is, and then we’ll poke some fun.
Microsoft AdCenter: An Insight
Over the past one year of its launch Microsoft adCenter has grown a lot. Won’t say that it matches up with Google’s adWords and Yahoo’s ad serving system but still it is doing a remarkable job.
A brief history, Microsoft adCenter was launched in March 2006 in US. It became live in UK in August and in February this year in Canada.
Google Bomb Returns, Hits Microsoft
A user of the Yelp social network managed to add an image to a Google Maps info box displayed for Microsoft’s Redmond headquarters that the company probably would not have chosen for itself.
Microsoft Loses About 5% Search Share in 2 Years
Ever since Microsoft launched its own search engine, we’ve heard their claims that they’d gain ground on Google and compete in anywhere from 3-5 years.
Well, as Business Week points out, in the two years since Microsoft dumped Inktomi, it’s not exactly headed in the right direction.
Microsoft Gets Off Its Soapbox
In a surprising announcement, Microsoft has temporarily shut down access to its video sharing site. Still operating in public beta, Soapbox was poised to be Microsoft’s answer to YouTube in the real of user generated and submitted video.
After entering an alliance with News Corp. and NBC, however, Microsoft is perhaps moving Soapbox further down on its list of priorities.