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What’s new with Live Search?
2:50 pm - March 10, 2006 in Live Search
We’ve launched new features designed to put the user in control, while making search tasks easier and more natural on Live Search. There are a host of subtle changes that we hope just make the experience a bit more pleasant, like better description text and improved typography to make quickly scanning results easier. We’ve also tidied up the look of the page from the last version because, well, we look at this page every day, too.
Here’s some of the new functionality that we hope makes working with results easier:
The scope bar that appears after you query provides a natural way to refine the type of information you want about the topic you’ve entered. The level of detail slider is a first step to letting you determine how much information to show on the page. You’ll find, if you slide the peg all the way to the right, the ability to search within a site. With a click, you can do a quick search for something more specific within a given site. Smart Scrolling takes advantage of Ajax to move results fluidly within the page; no more reloading an entire page to get to the next 10 results. We’ve also built an on-the-fly feed reader (in Feeds, click the preview icon next to the feed title) that you can use to preview feeds before subscribing to them (one click adds them to your live.com homepage).
We know that this is just a start and we look forward to improving the search experience based on what our users need to quickly and easily find the answers they are looking for.
Laura Baldwin
GPM MSN Search
What’s new with Live Search?
2:50 pm - March 10, 2006 in Live Search
We’ve launched new features designed to put the user in control, while making search tasks easier and more natural on Live Search. There are a host of subtle changes that we hope just make the experience a bit more pleasant, like better description text and improved typography to make quickly scanning results easier. We’ve also tidied up the look of the page from the last version because, well, we look at this page every day, too.
Here’s some of the new functionality that we hope makes working with results easier:
The scope bar that appears after you query provides a natural way to refine the type of information you want about the topic you’ve entered. The level of detail slider is a first step to letting you determine how much information to show on the page. You’ll find, if you slide the peg all the way to the right, the ability to search within a site. With a click, you can do a quick search for something more specific within a given site. Smart Scrolling takes advantage of Ajax to move results fluidly within the page; no more reloading an entire page to get to the next 10 results. We’ve also built an on-the-fly feed reader (in Feeds, click the preview icon next to the feed title) that you can use to preview feeds before subscribing to them (one click adds them to your live.com homepage).
We know that this is just a start and we look forward to improving the search experience based on what our users need to quickly and easily find the answers they are looking for.
Laura Baldwin
GPM MSN Search
Find a date for the holidays
6:26 pm - April 12, 2006 in Live Search
Betsy Aoki's note: I am using this opportunity to horn in on a blog post with an intriguing subject line and announce my presence on the MSN Search blog. While it seems hard to fill Brady Forrest's shoes (because I think he's at least a men's size 11 and I'm a women's size 8) , the search powers that be over here have asked me to take on the running of this blog.
This team blog stuff is different than working my own blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/betsya . The folks I will be featuring here are the ones in the search trenches and doing the really cool stuff.
And now back to your regularly scheduled Jamie Buckley. :)
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On internet search engines, finding the calendar date for a holiday usually takes a few clicks.
With instant answers, we try to save you time by putting desired information right on the results page. If you're planning a vacation or looking to stay out of the doghouse with gift buying foresight, type a holiday in MSN Search. We’ll show current dates along with a short description at the top of the page.
Some examples:
Thanksgiving
Mother’s Day
Martin Luther King day
We'll be adding some more of these over time. Please try them out and tell us what you think.
Happy holidays,
Jamie Buckley, PM
Instant Answers Team
Find a date for the holidays
6:26 pm - April 12, 2006 in Live Search
Betsy Aoki's note: I am using this opportunity to horn in on a blog post with an intriguing subject line and announce my presence on the MSN Search blog. While it seems hard to fill Brady Forrest's shoes (because I think he's at least a men's size 11 and I'm a women's size 8) , the search powers that be over here have asked me to take on the running of this blog.
This team blog stuff is different than working my own blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/betsya . The folks I will be featuring here are the ones in the search trenches and doing the really cool stuff.
And now back to your regularly scheduled Jamie Buckley. :)
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On internet search engines, finding the calendar date for a holiday usually takes a few clicks.
With instant answers, we try to save you time by putting desired information right on the results page. If you're planning a vacation or looking to stay out of the doghouse with gift buying foresight, type a holiday in MSN Search. We’ll show current dates along with a short description at the top of the page.
Some examples:
Thanksgiving
Mother’s Day
Martin Luther King day
We'll be adding some more of these over time. Please try them out and tell us what you think.
Happy holidays,
Jamie Buckley, PM
Instant Answers Team
