Microsoft unveils Newsbot beta
Justin Osmer a product manager with Microsofts online division said Newsbot will be available for a limited amount of time so the company can gather feedback
It will then be taken down and replaced by the final version
Microsoft earlier began testing Newsbot in international markets as part of its online service and said it also planned to launch the technology in the United States
The move is part of Microsofts aggressive 100 million 142 million fight to establish a stronger foothold in the hot field of search an area where Microsoft admits it initially missed the boat...
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News junkies rejoice now theres another place to search the Internet for the hottest news stories of the moment Microsoft Corp on Tuesday launched a test version of a service it calls Newsbot that rivals a similar offering from Google Inc
The goal of both is to give people an easier way to find the latest news online in an easily digestible form
Microsoft said its service aims to be a personal newsstand that will heed user preferences while culling data from more than Englishlanguage news outlets
Googles news site scours Englishlanguage news outlets...
Microsoft Tests News Search Service
News junkies rejoice now theres another place to search the Internet for the hottest news stories of the moment Microsoft Corp on Tuesday launched a test version of a service it calls Newsbot that rivals a similar offering from Google Inc
The goal of both is to give people an easier way to find the latest news online in an easily digestible form
Microsoft said its service aims to be a personal newsstand that will heed user preferences while culling data from more than Englishlanguage news outlets
Googles news site scours Englishlanguage news outlets...
Frothy Offering
July 27
Googles 246 millionshare initial public offering is expected to pull prices from 108 to a whopping 135ashare according to a regulatory filing made public yesterday
Thats high for any stock let alone an
Before Google the highestpriced was Genentech in July which sold shares at 97 according to ipofinancialcom
The plan would raise as much as 33 billion and value the company which will trade using the symbol at as much as 36 billion
The rich pershare price and the minimum purchase of five shares may scare away smaller investors analysts said...
Google Sets IPO Price, Selects Ticker Symbol
The high price indicates that Google the worlds leading Internet searchengine provider intends to prevent the stock from rising too fast in the open market avoiding the potential danger of a crash in price soon after the
The price also indicates that Google will raise as much money as possible from the before its stocks start trading Including stocks held back to cover underwriters overallotments Google could raise up to 38 billion in the
Biggest Web
Google is on target to be the biggest Internetrelated of all time in terms of dollar proceeds surpassing Netscapes celebrated...