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Microsoft Research Shows Glimpse of New Search Products

posted on March 5, 2008


What’s this? Microsoft might actually be working on something innovative in search? No way!

Yes, way!

According to SeattlePI, Microsoft showed a pair of new search related products at its recent TechFest event.

One, SearchTogether, is an Internet Explorer plugin that puts a sidebar into the browser. It’s meant for collaborating on multiple computers, possibly in different locations. In the sidebar, each person can see and follow the Web searches that a friend or co-worker has conducted related to their project or common interest. It uses a Windows Live ID login.

The other, CoSearch, is designed for collaborative searching on a single computer. For example, a person using a mobile phone in the room can control a cursor on the computer screen to click on a link and transfer the result to the phone, even as the people using the PC follow a different link.

Hmm, I’m not sure I’d want to see what a co-worker searched for during their lunch break, would you? ;-)


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  • http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com Search Engine Optimization Journal

    It will be interesting to see the popularity of a product such as this. Imagine you search for something private one day…completely forgetting that this feature is enabled — quite embarrassing. A bit intrusive eh?

  • http://www.newhomessection.com Jayson

    I don’t know – this might catch on for businesses and students (high school, universities). I would find value in this right now at our company and even at my last company. This also seems like a great idea for group and team projects at universities and high schools.

    You never know, Search Together might help companies regulate the surfing employees do – good bye pointless surfing and hello productivity.

    I can’t see the CoSearch idea catching on but??

  • http://www.thevanblog.com Steven Bradley

    Collaborative searching is not for me, but I can see where it would be useful for teams working together. Of course being able to turn it off easily would be a requirement.

  • http://www.whatimnot.com Piper

    While I can definitely see some useful applications of this technology, I cringe at the thought of having yet another source of incoming information.

  • http://www.greatpriceshere.com Nicole

    Both sound useful. In case of CoSearch, would there be multiple cursors on the screen? That could get confusing.

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