Reactions To The MSN Search Debut

On Tuesday, Microsoft officially entered the search engine industry with their official launch of MSN Search. Like most products that come out of Redwood, the launch of MSN Search was greeted with much fanfare. Also consistent with most Microsoft launches was the media and public reaction, which ran the barometer from impressed to disappointed. What follows is a cross section of these reactions: PC Magazine Awards MSN Search 4 Out Of 5 MSN Search Options] are worthless unless the engine successfully handles basic queries-which MSN Search certainly does. It ranks search results from its five billion pages on over 100 criteria, among them the number of inbound links and the page quality (as determined by Microsoft's algorithms). The new MSN Search includes many features requested by users, among them links to cached pages, consolidation of results from the same domain, a Google-like Settings page, and automatic suggestion of alternate search terms or spellings Clearly Microsoft intends the new MSN Search to be a significant challenger to Google. The company has modified it based on user requests and enhanced the search experience with elements that only Microsoft can supply Though Google still reigns supreme, Microsoft's effort is clearly catching up. It's definitely worth a try. Forbes Asks Which Engine Is Best Forbes poll. Does MSN Search Fall Flat? A short write-up in Will Google Root Out The Weeds? 500 plus articles that have appeared about the launch of MSN Search. In search, name recognition is crucial (see Google) and because the industry reacts when Microsoft does something, MSN is well on its way to ensuring people know they have a viable search presence. Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for latest search news