Will Microsoft's Kumo Bring New Visual Dimension to Search?
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has tipped its hand, perhaps intentionally, with the leak of screenshots revealing Kumo -- the renamed, revamped version of its Live Search.
The screenshots were accompanied by a memo penned by search executive Satya Nadella, asking Microsoft employees for feedback. The new search engine appears to be slated for release in the second part of this year.
The layout of the Kumo page is simple: ads relating to the search on the right, images on top and search results dominating the page. One of the search samples -- country singer Taylor Swift -- displays the predictable concert ticket ads, along with images of the singer.
The search results are organized a bit differently from other search engines, with groupings into categories such as as Taylor Swift Songs, Taylor Swift Biography, Taylor Swift Albums and so on.
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