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Live.com upgrades include new Windows Live Search

Live.com, Microsoft’s personalized start page, has just been upgraded with some impressive new features, the new features of Live.com are as follows, found via Richard MacManus Blog:

Improved user experience and features

  • Pages – you can have multiple pages for all the gadgets and feeds you want. One of the nice things about PageFlakes (the new kid on the Ajax Homepages block) is the ability to have multiple pages. In my previous use of Live.com, I’ve struggled to fit everything I want onto the 1 page. So this is a much-needed feature! You can double click to rename your page and drag your pages to re-order them.
  • Search for feeds using the new Windows Live Search – and add them to your page(s) right from the search interface. Also, like a search query, you can save your search by adding it to live.com using a mini-search gadget. 
  • Find feeds using the new Windows Live toolbar and add them to live.com right from the toolbar.
  • Integrated experience for adding and managing your stuff (feeds and gadgets), drag and drop items right from that area on to your page.
  • Much improved RSS reading experience.
  • Much improved experience for ‘my stuff’ for example importing your OPML file.
  • Performance the Live.com team says there is more work to be done, but users should notice performance improvements.
  • New themes.

New gadgets

  • Image search search for images right on live.com and enjoy a little slide show of your images powered by the hot new Windows Live search
  • Windows Live gallery view all windows live services and add their gadgets if there is one available
  • Gadget gallery the latest and greatest gadgets from microsoftgadgets.com, add the gadget you like to live.com with one click
  • Weather gorgeous icons, drag and drop of cities and see the current conditions for your default city when collapsed!
  • Stocks drag and drop of stocks, collapsed form now shows your stocks in ticker form and chart integration
  • Clock track the time in multiple cities, we even have a nice effect for sunrise and sunset!, collapse it to see the time for your default
  • MSN Video search for any video you like, or browse across categories and watch them inline right on live.com!

Via: Richard MacManus Blog | Robert Scoble’s Blog

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