Comments on: Open Thread: What one feature would YOU add to MSN Search? http://selberg.org/2005/10/13/open-thread-what-one-feature-would-you-add-to-msn-search/ Erik Selberg's Homepage & Blog Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:28:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Paul From Nata1 http://selberg.org/2005/10/13/open-thread-what-one-feature-would-you-add-to-msn-search/#comment-246 Paul From Nata1 Sun, 23 Oct 2005 19:19:28 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2005/10/13/open-thread-what-one-feature-would-you-add-to-msn-search/#comment-246 After the Channel 9 video, I don't have anything to add. I can't believe you guys are exposing ranking modifiers! Microsoft Search says "people" won't use those. I have some things I'd like to see, but, well, that's top secret - and if the VC finally goes through - sad thing is, maybe some features I've dreamed up have already been done - like you were saying about Altavista and the others - that you guys might bring back features that were already there, what features? Where's the museum where I can find out? Above all, DON'T let MSN get into the search appliance space - with Microsoft Search running that, the competition is a joke - if you guys took that on, I'm moving to a different space :) After the Channel 9 video, I don’t have anything to add. I can’t believe you guys are exposing ranking modifiers! Microsoft Search says “people” won’t use those.

I have some things I’d like to see, but, well, that’s top secret - and if the VC finally goes through - sad thing is, maybe some features I’ve dreamed up have already been done - like you were saying about Altavista and the others - that you guys might bring back features that were already there, what features? Where’s the museum where I can find out?

Above all, DON’T let MSN get into the search appliance space - with Microsoft Search running that, the competition is a joke - if you guys took that on, I’m moving to a different space :)

]]> By: Ignace http://selberg.org/2005/10/13/open-thread-what-one-feature-would-you-add-to-msn-search/#comment-241 Ignace Sat, 22 Oct 2005 19:18:07 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2005/10/13/open-thread-what-one-feature-would-you-add-to-msn-search/#comment-241 Search all scientific papers available, including those that are normally members only like IEEE papers. Microsoft should buy experts-exchange.com to be able to search answers to PC problems. Search all scientific papers available, including those that are normally members only like IEEE papers.

Microsoft should buy experts-exchange.com to be able to search answers to PC problems.

]]> By: Tifoso http://selberg.org/2005/10/13/open-thread-what-one-feature-would-you-add-to-msn-search/#comment-240 Tifoso Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:48:14 +0000 http://www.selberg.org/2005/10/13/open-thread-what-one-feature-would-you-add-to-msn-search/#comment-240 A few things: 1. Change the UI please. I don't understand why EVERY search result needs to have its title text in bold. It is irritating to the eye. 2. Search Result Clustering. How much would it take for you guys to integrate MSR's Search results clustering app into the main MSN Search. If it just happens to be Beta, (even Alpha!), the idea is great, and it wouldn't be bad to experiment with it. 3. Pull results for searches about .net etc, from the MSDN newsgroups. :) A few things:

1. Change the UI please. I don’t understand why EVERY search result needs to have its title text in bold. It is irritating to the eye.

2. Search Result Clustering. How much would it take for you guys to integrate MSR’s Search results clustering app into the main MSN Search. If it just happens to be Beta, (even Alpha!), the idea is great, and it wouldn’t be bad to experiment with it.

3. Pull results for searches about .net etc, from the MSDN newsgroups.

:)

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