Microsoft goes after Google News

anebg · 08-01-2004, 07:27 PM

Microsoft goes after Google News
Will offer similar service

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In an effort to go head to head with Google, Microsoft is testing a new service on its MSNBC news site. The service, nicknamed MSNBC Newsbot, will gather news from multiple sources, enabling users to get up-to-the-minute headlines. The aggregation service is very similar to what Google News currently offers.

In addition to the headline gathering, Newsbot will purportedly allow users to customize their own news pages, tailoring the types of headlines they will see. This is similar to Google's customized alerts.

The Newsbot service is currently available in beta format at MSN, with the following headline:"Dear Reader: Our newsbot is an automated test scan of the Net's most current headlines and is designed to enhance the breadth of MSNBC.com. Your feedback is welcome."

Read more on this topic at CNET.

DaMoUsYs · 08-19-2004, 10:38 PM

that obvious MS
they steal everything

antioco2003 · 09-08-2004, 11:54 PM

Well, the cage of monkeys was opened again and some escaped:

we got qazqaz, the same as eeeeee, the same as blahblah. All three the same.

tntcheats · 09-09-2004, 06:38 AM

Geez, some people try too hard to be morons.

Randuin · 10-11-2004, 07:42 PM

First they steal the music store idea from Apple... now Google?

08-01-2004, 07:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
anebg Noogle Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Microsoft goes after Google News Microsoft goes after Google News Will offer similar service NEWS In an effort to go head to head with Google, Microsoft is testing a new service on its MSNBC news site. The service, nicknamed MSNBC Newsbot, will gather news from multiple sources, enabling users to get up-to-the-minute headlines. The aggregation service is very similar to what Google News currently offers. In addition to the headline gathering, Newsbot will purportedly allow users to customize their own news pages, tailoring the types of headlines they will see. This is similar to Google's customized alerts. The Newsbot service is currently available in beta format at MSN, with the following headline:"Dear Reader: Our newsbot is an automated test scan of the Net's most current headlines and is designed to enhance the breadth of MSNBC.com. Your feedback is welcome." Read more on this topic at CNET.

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08-19-2004, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
DaMoUsYs Googler Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NL Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	that obvious MS they steal everything

09-08-2004, 11:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
antioco2003 Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 514 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well, the cage of monkeys was opened again and some escaped: we got qazqaz, the same as eeeeee, the same as blahblah. All three the same.

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tntcheats Master Googler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Cananada Posts: 539 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Geez, some people try too hard to be morons.

10-11-2004, 07:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
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