Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:55:23 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Microsoft's new search engine . . .
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> scpierce at gmail.com 11/11/04 3:48:41 PM >>>
>And the author of the ad......Google, perchance?

The writers for The Late Show with David Lettermen.  Of course they
might own Google stock <g>.

mjw

>
>On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 12:35:33 -0500, Michael Walsh
><mjw at press.jhu.edu> wrote:
>> 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!"
>>
>