MSN Search Engine

MSN Search is a search engine by Microsoft that comprises of a search engine, index, and crawler. This offers one the ability to search for specific types of information using search tabs that include Web, news, images, music, desktop, local and Microsoft Encarta.

MSN Search aims to make its over 2.5 billion worldwide queries each month “more useful by providing consumers with improved access to information and more precise answers to their questions.” A configuration menu is available to change the default search engine in Explorer, but the selection is sometimes criticized as being limited, and a custom URL cannot be entered without installing an add-on.

MSN (or The Microsoft Network) a collection of Internet services provided by Microsoft. Initially released by Microsoft on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of Windows 95, the range of services has since expanded greatly. The Hotmail webmail service was amongst the first, followed by the instant messenger service MSN Messenger.

Recently, MSN has relaunched many of its services, to compete with rivals, such as Google; new services include MSN Virtual Earth, Desktop Search, and a customizable search engine.

MSN will largely be rebranded to Windows Live in 2006 when Microsoft overhauls its online software and services to attract a broader range of customers, in a climate of increasing competition. The Windows Live brand is currently being rolled out service-by-service, with rebranded services being classed as a BETA test, initially. It is anticipated that the MSN service will aim at the personal and family user, whilst Microsoft Live will be a dedicated search facility for various media.

Latest MSN News

Hoping to raise RM1m in 16 hours (The New Straits Times)

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM) hopes to raise more than RM1 million at the Relay for Life KL campaign, held from 6pm on May 31 to 10am on June 1 at the MSN training stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Google Inching Toward 70% (WebProNews)

Whatever happens in google's peripheral industry dabbling, the search giant lives up to its core reputation by grabbing 67.9 percent of US searches in April, a 4 percent increase year-over-year, according to Hitwise. The usual rivals are present in the top four with a noticeable decline for third-place breath-holder MSN. Microsoft's confusingly branded search engine dropped from 6.65 percent ...

Microsoft turns on Messenger TV (vnunet.com)

Ian Williams, vnunet.com , Wednesday 14 May 2008 at 12:05:00 Deal with Channel 4 and EMI brings video clips to IM Microsoft has unveiled Messenger TV, a service allowing users of Windows Live Messenger to watch and share video content on MSN Video while chatting to friends and family.... >  Read the full article

Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 11th Nov 2005 00:53 UTC (OS News)

Over a year ago we reported on the promising gaim-vv which was supposed to bring MSN/Y! webcam and voice support to Gaim , a feature sorely missed by many IM users today when running Linux.

Sympatico / MSN Accueil (Sympatico Divertissement)

MONTREAL - Le Musée du Château Ramezay, au Vieux-Montréal, présente une exposition sur la relation houleuse entre l'homme et la mer.

Sympatico / MSN Accueil (Sympatico Divertissement)

MONTREAL - L'animatrice Geneviève Borne tiendra le rôle de porte-parole officielle du Festival mode et design de Montréal.

It?s a Touch-Screen Phone, but You Can Still Hunt and Peck (New York Times)

The Samsung Glyde cellphone features a slide-out keyboard for people who like the feel of physical buttons when pecking out e-mail and text messages.

Microsoft Launches Windows Live Messenger TV In Europe (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

InformationWeek - Messenger TV lets a user embed content from MSN Video into their IM's for simultaneous viewing with whomever they're chatting with.

Chinese in Lake Area react to accounts from homeland (11/14) (Lake Charles American Press)

Grant Qui of Lake Charles resident logged on to MSN.com Monday morning only to find that his Chinese homeland had been devastated overnight by a massive earthquake, leaving tens of thousands dead.

Microsoft turns on Messenger TV (VNU Net via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Microsoft has unveiled Messenger TV, a service allowing users of Windows Live Messenger to watch and share video content on MSN Video while chatting to friends and family.