PPC Blog by Gordon Choi

Microsoft is trying to launch into as many international markets as possible to catch up with its other two major rivals in search - Google and Yahoo!. The latest move of Microsoft is the launch of its new Live Search service into 34 new markets.

• China: Simplified Chinese
• Netherlands: Dutch
• Belgium: French
• Belgium: Dutch
• Brazil: Brazilian Portuguese
• Denmark: Danish
• India: English
• Russia: Russian
• Sweden: Swedish
• Taiwan: Traditional Chinese
• Arabia: English
• Argentina: Spanish
• Austria: German
• Chile: Spanish
• Finland: Finnish
• Greece: Greek
• Hong Kong SAR: Traditional Chinese
• Hungary: Hungarian
• Indonesia: English
• Ireland: English
• Malaysia: English
• New Zealand: English
• Philippines: English
• Poland: Polish
• Portugal: Brazilian Portuguese
• Singapore: English
• South Africa: English
• Switzerland: German
• Switzerland: French
• Turkey: Turkish
• Czech Republic: Czech
• Slovakia: Slovak
• Slovenia: Slovenian
• Latin America: Spanish

In addition, Microsoft is to launch its MSN Live Search into its Windows Live Messenger using AJAX technology. The new search feature will be in the activities menu of the conversation window which will include web, news, and image search capabilities. Search results can be previewed in Messenger. Images being searched can be sent to your contact lists as a desktop pattern or a conversation background.

Posted in: MSN