Windows Live Search Offers Google News Alternative
Windows Live Search has added a News component, according to a report by CNet’s News.com blog. A meme tracker design has been employed for the front page of the news section. (If you don’t know what a meme tracker is, check out Techmeme.com or Megite.com).
Also on the front page is a search box and an aggregate of local news in a sidebar to the right. Scroll down just below the fold and you’ll find a row of news videos from mainstream media sites such as USA Today, AP Video, Reuters Video and Fox News.
When conducting a search, the results page loses its meme tracker feel. There’s a listing of headlines with the first paragraphs of the stories. Thumbnail photos with stories accompany the articles in the listings.
On the sidebar of search results are options to refine the search geographically or conduct recommended related searches.
Like Google news, there are no ads on either the home page or search results page.
There’s no official word yet from the Live Search blog. The feature comes a week after the release of updates to Live Search Maps and Virtual Earth 3D.
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