Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:35:33 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Microsoft's new search engine . . .
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

from Letterman last night:

Have you heard that Microsoft is launching a new search engine to
compete with Google? They've come out with this commercial.

"Microsoft if proud to announce a new, comprehensive Internet search
engine that is far superior to Google. And using the Microsoft search
engine couldn't be easier: simply go to www.msn.com, click the sign-in
button, register to create a .net password, complete the registration
check, read the terms of use and statement of privacy and confirm your
agreement, return to the www.msn.com homepage, click search.msn.com,
stipulate how your search words are to be interpreted, then adjust how
the results are to be displayed, indicate the file types your search
should cover, then specify the content to be found on those sites, type
search.msn.com/default.aspx, enter the desire topic, and click the
search button. It's just that easy. The new Microsoft search engine ---
Try it today!"