You might have heard today that Microsoft released a bunch of updates to the Live.com services. For one thing, the search is much improved and I love the new interface! Searches load pretty quickly too. The great thing is that there is no more “page 1” or “page 2” or results. Instead, you simply scroll down through the results. While scrolling may not sound like the best interface, it’s a start towards something better. Perhaps the only thing I don’t like about the search is that the URL is kind of ugly. A search for “mastermaq” for example, looks like this: http://www.live.com/#q=mastermaq&offset=1. Not bad, but could be better.
Also announced today is Live Clipboard which enables “PC to web structured data exchange”. Basically its a simple way of transferring data between your computer and the web. The technology is Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie’s baby, so chances are it’ll be good. Lots of commentary out there on Live Clipboard.
Live.com is starting to look more and more interesting, though I am still somewhat concerned with the branding.
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