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Images: Microsoft revs its search engine

February 1, 2005 Software giant replaces Yahoo search technology with its own MSN Search and gives the MSN home page a makeover. TAGS: MSN Search, MSN, search engine, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

MSN to sponsor IQ events

February 22, 2005 MSN Search will be the corporate sponsor of events of the IQ club American Mensa this year. TAGS: MSN Search, MSN, event, Microsoft Corp.

MSN Music to offer free songs

February 7, 2005 Microsoft's music channel is offering free downloads of Grammy-nominated tunes this week. TAGS: MSN, song, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft buys into mobile alerts

May 12, 2005 MSN division buys instant-alerts start-up MessageCast for an undisclosed sum. TAGS: MSN, Microsoft Corp.

MSN, Sprite hip hop for teens

March 23, 2005 Microsoft's MSN and Sprite launch a music site targeted at teenagers. TAGS: MSN, teen, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft buys stake in CareerBuilder

May 9, 2007 Software giant's partnership to have CareerBuilder.com as its exclusive search engine for MSN jobs is extended to 2013. TAGS: job search, MSN, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft adds e-mail, IM to Live.com

November 21, 2005 New Live.com-branded service provides domain name holders with e-mail, IM and access to MSN services. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Live, MSN, domain name, IM, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows

MSN blogs sift through popular culture

August 8, 2005 Microsoft quietly launches MSN Filter, which features blogs that cover five categories of entertainment. TAGS: MSN, blogging, blog, category, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.

Microsoft, can you hear me now?

May 3, 2005 Redmond says several improvements to its MSN Messenger Internet telephony feature are now available to all users of the tool. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., MSN Messenger, IP telephony, MSN, improvement, telephony, VoIP, Microsoft Corp.

MSN to enhance audio, video

March 9, 2005 Microsoft plans to upgrade audio and video features of its messaging software later this year. TAGS: messaging, MSN, MSN Messenger, audio, Amazon.com Inc., video, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft forces IM upgrades

February 11, 2005 Mandatory upgrade of millions of MSN Messenger users is meant to plug vulnerability. TAGS: MSN Messenger, MSN, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., IM, security

MSN Music to offer GarageBand songs

November 16, 2004 MSN Music is teaming up with Garageband.com to distribute free music from artists that aren't signed to traditional music labels. TAGS: GarageBand, MSN, music, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to kill MSN for the Mac

March 11, 2005 Software maker says it will discontinue its dial-up software for Mac users. Perhaps Apples and butterflies don't get along. TAGS: Qwest Communications Inc., MSN, Internet access, Apple Macintosh, representative, Internet service, dialer, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Apple Mac OS X, U.S., Web browser, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Sober worm stalls MSN, Hotmail

December 3, 2005 Microsoft says problem began earlier this week, but is unsure when it may be fixed. TAGS: Sober worm, MSN Hotmail, Comcast Corp., MSN, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, server, Microsoft Corp.

Commentary: MSN Search--just good enough

November 11, 2004 Microsoft has unveiled a new version of its search technology. It won't beat Google, but that's OK--it doesn't have to. TAGS: MSN Search, MSN, personalized search, commentary, Forrester Research Inc., search engine, algorithm, search result, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

MSN vs. Google and Yahoo, Round 3

March 16, 2005 Microsoft's surge into search started with algorithmic and desktop efforts. Now comes the paid-search platform. TAGS: Overture Services Inc., MSN, Yahoo! Inc., ComScore, Google Inc., search, platform, search engine, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

MSN announces satellite-mapping service

May 23, 2005 Scheduled to launch this summer, MSN Virtual Earth will allow users to zoom in on a neighborhood and its businesses. TAGS: MSN Virtual Earth, local search, MSN, Bill Gates, satellite, Amazon.com Inc., Yahoo! Inc., photograph, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Nicol to 'bring out the soul' of MSN

February 10, 2006 GM John Nicol says he'll bring the site "a whole new personality built around video and user-generated content." TAGS: MSN, portal, entertainment, general manager, video service, business development, personality, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Yahoo! Inc., video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

MSN Music presses mute on downloads

November 3, 2006 Two years after trying to take on iTunes, the site will stop selling downloads, instead pointing to Zune site and Rhapsody. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., MSN, Microsoft Zune, RealNetworks Rhapsody, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

MSN Messenger outage blamed on 'data center' issue

February 9, 2005 Microsoft says it has resolved problems that had caused a significant outage affecting its MSN Messenger service. TAGS: outage, MSN Messenger, data center, MSN, IM client, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., IM, Microsoft Corp.
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