Comments on: Why Microsoft’s Solution To Beat Google Is Yahoo And Kumo

By: currency dash x dot com

currency dash x dot com — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:13:21 +0000

Kumo means spider, yes it is a Japonese word.

The most important factor in using a search engine si the quality of results it returns fro your queries. Microsoft can name it Booo, Huuu, Asdfg, etc. as long as the search results from Google and Yahoo are better, it will not matter much.

The best results are returned by google, followed by yahoo and live…

By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » » Microsoft Loses Their LiveSearch GM

tinyComb » Blog Archive » » Microsoft Loses Their LiveSearch GM — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:35:31 +0000

[...] not clear when Microsoft will go ahead with a re-brand, considering the speculation is Microsoft wants to use the Kumo domain after they acquire [...]

By: antiquarian books

antiquarian books — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:43:03 +0000

Great site. Thanks…

By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » Microsoft Begins Its Quest For Kumo With More Yahoo Talks…Supposedly

Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:40:31 +0000

[...] It turns out we may have been onto something last week when we talked about how Microsoft and their new Kumo.com domain, partnered with Yahoo could be what it takes to start catching up to Google. Read here [...]

By: Whatdoesthatmean?

Whatdoesthatmean? — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:05:29 +0000

I think Kumo is a japanese word. Any idea what it stands for. I can;t find a translation on BabelFish.

By: Zoho

Zoho — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:59:17 +0000

Kumo sounds a little like Zoho. Integrating in office products in the cloud around a search brand could really stir things up.

By: KumoBullish

KumoBullish — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:57:13 +0000

Bullish on Kumo even though I don’t know much about it. Yahoo + Kumo for microsoft could gain them anoth 5% market share and can continue to build up from there. It’s all gravy, and Yahoo is cheap. Just do it.

I like the idea about mixing in Live Office products around a new brand though.