Microsoft Kumo Screenshots
Mon, Mar 2nd, 2009 |
"Kumo" it is--at least for the internal beta test. We'll withhold the Bronx cheer for the name (Better than Windows HotLive Search or whatever the current branding is, but hardly blows our socks off). More importantly, the search interface looks just like...a search interface.
An improvement? Maybe. A game changer? Highly unlikely. Read more about why Kumo is doomed here >
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Would people readily use or think of “Kumo”? Doubt it…a little arcane.
Kumo can even be misspelled:
(”Koomoh”, “Koomo”, “Khumo”, “Kumho”, “Koomho”, “Koomoh”, “Kumoh”, “Khumho”, “coomo”, “coomoh”, …)
People may be more likely to “DirectJump” it though…
It’s a regular sounding word-phrase that makes sense (for English speakers anyways).
MS DirectJump…Microsoft DirectJump…MS DJ…Microsoft DJ…all have a nice vibe…
“DirectJump” - it can be thought of by itself or combined with “Microsoft” in front of it.
In time, it may be thought of as “DJ-ing” it…
Oh well…jmho.
Kumo is japanese for “spider” (e.g. web crawling) or “cloud” (e.g. cloud computing) but most non-Japanese people just won’t incorporate it into their vernacular.
@DirectJump
However, DirectJump is more comprehensible and sounds more normal. It’s regular but catchy. The word “DirectJump” also connotes low-level computer programming which
could even earn the affection of some computer afficionados.