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After all the wait and all the confusion (they said it was only an internal name), it appears that MSN/Live search is going to be rebranded - KUMO. What does this mean to users, well I am not sure as it appears to look a lot like their current Live Search homepage (see below for reference).


From all the rumblings in the search community no one is quite sure how much different KUMO will be from Live Search. The thoughts (and associated screenshots) appear to show a tighter integration with the Powerset technology Microsoft previously acquired. I guess what I am most disappointed in is that Microsoft is missing the bigger picture with this update. What people want is a good search engine, but they are also looking towards more 'real time searching' capabilities - like Twitter Search. I hate to see Microsoft always trying to play catch-up and/or add features that do not actually win over new users. I hope there are additional updates before the final release or I suspect this will be a lot of hype and little substance - kinda like the almost dead Cuil search engine (please die already).

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I have noticed some changes within Google. A couple of days ago when I typed 'KUMO' into the search engine, a post on this blog was the 7th result for that term (and article discussing the possible name change from November of 2008) while almost all the other results were news or posts on Microsoft and the possible KUMO name change, and now when I search in Google for 'KUMO' the results are completely different. What do I mean by that, well look below and notice how Google managed to move the results around to focus the results around to favor a restaurant names KUMO (which I am sure is not more popular on the web) and many listings for 'Kuhmo Tires'. Pretty sneaky and pretty crappy if you ask me. Look below for yourself (this is an exact cut and paste from the results in Google for the term 'KUMO' minus destination URLs:


Kumo Japanese Restaurant
NOW OPEN ! - - - - Our newest location - - - 7 Elm Street ( on the Corner of State Street ) in New Haven. www.kumojapaneserestaurant.com. Telephone ...
Show map of 218 Skiff St, Hamden, CT 06473

Microsoft To Rebrand Search. Will It Be Kumo?
Microsoft will relaunch Windows Live Search under a new brand sometime early next year, says a source within the company. What we don't ...

Would you 'Kumo' it? | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
Microsoft takes control of Kumo.com domain – watch out for the . ... Microsoft is apparently considering rebranding its search engine ‘Kumo’ having taken ...

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Kumo
Kumo Restaurant, located on a prime block of Melrose Avenue, is West Hollywood's newest destination for fine Japanese cuisine in a chic all-white setting ...

Kumo
Nov 17, 1999 ... A web-based proof assistant. It assists with proofs in first order hidden logic, using OBJ3 as a reduction engine.

Windows Live Search to be rebranded Kumo? | Microsoft - CNET News
Microsoft has taken control of the domain name, according to reports, and directing internal traffic to the test site. In Japanese, the word means 'cloud' ...
First screenshot of Microsoft's Kumo | Beyond Binary - CNET News
CNET News has a look at the new search engine, which will be available to testers inside Microsoft later this week Read this blog post by Ina Fried on ...

Kumo? K'mon! - PC World
It appears Microsoft is snapping up this domain name; we track the reference into the cloud.

A Sneak Peek Look at Microsoft’s New Kumo: A Spidery Cloud? A ...
Here are three screenshots of Microsoft's internal test of a new search product called Kumo. The long expected upgrade to Live Search from Microsoft is ...

Japanese Restaurant, Kumo Knightsbridge, Japanese cocktail bar and ...
Kumo Knightsbridge is a stylish Japanese Bar and Restaurant, available for venue hire and corporate events.

News results for kumo

Microsoft considers new name for search: Kumo - Mar 8, 2009
Microsoft's search team posted a screen shot of a redesigned search site, called Kumo, on its blog last week. A leaked memo from the team's technical leader ...


ALL I CAN SAY IS BAD GOOGLE, BAD GOOGLE! (isn't your motto, do no evil?)


For more information check out the links below:

CNET Article - Microsoft to start testing 'Kumo' search service

Shore Blog Post - Microsoft's Kumo Prototype Wrestles Powerset Search Features into Live Search

Silicon Alley Insider Blog Post - Microsoft: No 'Real Time Search' In Kumo (MSFT)