Filed under: Internet, Web services, Microsoft, Search
Microsoft updates its search engine for news
- An orange banner will pop up and highlight breaking news at the top of the site, but only when there's actual breaking news, which is kind of refreshing in today's 24/7 news environment when many news agencies are pretending there's always something breaking.
- See that blue sidebar on the right? Yeah, we thought it was for advertising at first too, but it's actually local news selected for you based on your IP address. No need to sign up and change your settings to get local news tailored to you.
- Once you enter a search term, you can further refine your search from a list of categories, or select from a list of related searches.
- Videos are featured right on the main page, and if you mouse over them you can preview the videos before deciding whether to click to watch the full video.
[via CNet]

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