Techpreview - New MSN search engine

[Khun]

http://techpreview.search.msn.com/ Have any one seen it yet- new msn search?

[dchman]

It looks like Google. There's nothing wrong with that but I was wondering why MSN, Yahoo, and Overture (text ad) need to use the green color for the URL link. They copied too much from Google.

[NS-Icon]

Not bad, MSN do seem to making changes to their search engine system to keep up with the competition.

Your right about the green colored URL link, maybe it’s because it appears a lot clearer, or it could just be due to the fact that many other search engines have adopted the color too.

Haven’t tested its search capabilities though, looks interesting.

[1PlanHost]

It is so similar that I was wandering if they are not pulling direct from Google itself.

I do see more MSN robot activity in our site logs but the latest cache for our site is already 5 days old. Personally, I dont like search engines caching sites. I know it speeds up their search but sometimes if the cache is not updated frequently enough it plays havoc on us folks who are into search engine optimization.

One thing I do like is that 1PlanHost.com is still #1 with search term windows 2003 web hosting :) We dropped to from #1 to #7 with that phrase on Google this past week so MSN stepping in to increase relevancy is a good thing.

Best Wishes for a .Net Success!

[24x7]

It is not that bad. It is clean and easy to use. :)

[Khun]

This site (discusshosting.com) is on the first page with search term “Web hosting” .....interesting:rolleyes:

[ASP-Hosting.ca]

Originally posted by 1PlanHost
It is so similar that I was wandering if they are not pulling direct from Google itself.

The new MSN search returns very different results compared to Google.
It's all good for me though :).



Peter