Kapow! Microsoft Live Search News Wants a Piece of Google News

Published: April 16, 2008, 10:12 am

It appears Microsoft’s “Live” brand might actually have launched a service I may use–I know, right, who would have thunk it? CNET is reporting the quiet launch of Live Search News and I have to admit, I like the simplicity of the site. As you can see, it’s a surprisingly clean interface, local news is shown on the right (it sniffs your IP location), there are video results, and there are related links that look a lot like Techmeme’s “Discussion” section. That said, there’s one glaring omission. Can you spot it? I’ll give you a minute to take a look. Give up? No RSS feeds anywhere in sight? I couldn’t find one for the main news topics nor for any search I completed. What’s up with that? Live Search News is also missing Marketing Pilgrim from its list of sources, but they can fix that right after they add RSS feeds. Pilgrim’s Partners: SponsoredReviews.com - Bloggers earn cash, Advertisers build buzz!

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