Microsoft is starting to leak out information on a new search engine they are working on to combat the web supremacy that Google and Yahoo have over it currently. The search project dubbed Kumo, which in Japanese means either spider or cloud is set to create something new in the world of how search is done in the first place.
The idea is to incorporate this new search feature into Microsoft's Live Search. This new search engine will be creating a new era of searching by using a visual approach and returning searches based on what it sees in just a wink of the image or a simple glance. Microsoft's Steve Ballmer is set to make an announcement today at the Microsoft MVP 09 Summit on this new project.
Currently, the beta testing for this project is being done internally only and not being released to the public. I caught wind of a possible url for the search engine: www.kumo.com.
But, when i went to the link, I got an Access Denied, You don't have permission to access "http://www.kumo.com/" on this server.Reference #18.675b1208.1236189015.8974c0d page popping up. The new search engine is set to be released in the new few years.
This project sounds like a great idea, but it is going to be an uphill battle for Microsoft to wage against search Kings Google and Yahoo that currently control the lead in search. Microsoft will need to create something new and different that works to sway the popular masses from the current Kings of search. If they can get this search engine to work the way its supposted to, that might be the key to becoming more popular then they were before.
This venture will require more then just simple relaunching or rebranding of Live Search.
Good Luck Microsoft you will need it.
Microsoft Quietly Working on Live Search Service (Daily Tech)
Does Microsoft's Kumo Herald an Era of Visual Search? (PCworld)
Has Microsoft found the answer to Google? Search Me (InfoWorld)
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